Date 2023-05-05
Category Naija Songs, New Music
From the Yusful Music extended play that just drop, YKB releases the song, “komplete riddim” produced by Steph. Listen, stream, buy the track.
In the wake of YKB’s highly-confessional 2021 debut, Before I Blow, the singer born Yusuf Oluwo started to realise that there was much he still needed to leam about mastering his craft. “All the time I’ve been making music, I just wanted to get a message across,” YKB tells Apple Music. “But I realised that if I am more knowledgeable in music [as a medium] it made that purpose easier.’ That quest for self-development has led the singer down a path of enlightenment against a backdrop of familial and personal drama that has provided ample inspiration for his new project, YUSFUL MUSIC.
Where Before I Blow was marked by a hovering desire to make a name for himself, YIJSFIJL MUSIC is strongly defined by a grown-up’s acceptance of life’s quirks and contortions. Whether reflecting on pressure from loved ones, attempting to woo a love interest, or recounting his joumey with music, the vibe is sweet and the groove is unending as YKB smoothly glides between sounds and styles. “YUSFUL MUSIC is life through my lens,” YKB says. “What I stand to gain with music is connecting to people and making sure that I’m able to create something that they can find themselves inside.” The intersection of the singer’s songwriting depth and an intuitive appreciation of melody gives the songs a lived-in feel. Read on as YKB runs us through the EP track by track.
According to YKB,
“‘komplete riddim’ was actually funny, because this is the song where I had the most fun. It was me and [the producer] Steph that made the song. We were just vibing out that night. Somebody sent the guitar that was on the song and I wrote a part, ‘Complete me baby/But then you want another man.’ So it was just a fun session. It was later that I realised that I needed a song where it’s just me having fun on this project and I added that.”
YKB – komplete riddim (prod. Steph)
5 May 2023
1 Song, 3 minutes
℗ 2023 MOTHER AFRICA REIGNS SUPREME (MARS)
