Nigerian singer, Adedamola Adefolahan, known as Fireboy DML has stated that the Afrobeats scene prior to his arrival was merely “vibes” and lacked “pure soul and lyricism.”
In a recent interview with BET, Fireboy said that he developed his own Afrobeats sub-genre since he recognised his sound was “different.”
He claimed that his genre, unlike popular Afrobeats, has “some depth.”
He said, “The Afrobeats scene before I came in. It was built on vibes. But I realized that there was something lacking, and that was pure soul and lyricism in our music. That was what I brought into the game. That’s why I call it Afro-Life — it’s Afrobeats that has some depth to it.”
Fireboy said listening to artists like Elton John, James Blunt, Celine Dion, Wande Coal and 2Baba while growing up inspired the kind of music he makes.
