When I created “Surely,” I wanted to make something different.

I began by producing the beat with the intention of creating an Afrobeats instrumental. However, one thing I have always done is follow the direction of the sound rather than…

When I first began thinking about a title for this album, I had several ideas.

One of the earliest was Shitta boy—a name that represented where I come from and the environment that helped shape me. At the time, it…