Afropop powerhouse Yemi Alade returns with her seventh studio album, ‘It’s Yemi Alade’, a vibrant 15-track project that finds the global star looking back to her roots while pushing her sound forward.
Over the years, Yemi Alade has built a catalogue that travels effortlessly between African traditions and contemporary pop, earning her billions of streams, major international recognition, a GRAMMY win and unforgettable records like ‘Johnny’, ‘Baddie’, ‘Africa’ and ‘Oh My Gosh’.
On ‘It’s Yemi Alade’, she taps into that history without sounding stuck in it.
The album moves through highlife, afrobeats, disco, house and afropop, with love, life, resilience, identity and gratitude forming its emotional backbone.
Her collaborators including Don Jazzy, Bien, Teni, FAVE, Spyro, Jeriq and others further widen the album’s African musical landscape.
Among the standout moments, ‘Alhaja’ immediately brings a sense of character and cultural familiarity, setting the tone for an album deeply connected to African musical heritage.
‘Titanium’, meanwhile, leans into strength and resilience, capturing the spirit of someone who has weathered pressure and emerged even more determined.
Across 15 tracks, ‘It’s Yemi Alade’ feels less like a reinvention and more like a homecoming one where Yemi revisits the sounds that shaped her, adds everything she has learned along the way, and turns it into something distinctly hers.
For longtime fans and new listeners alike, this is Yemi Alade reminding us exactly why her music continues to travel.
