Her winning song is a remake of Seye Sodimu’s classic song which famously featured and introduced the world to Nollywood actress, Shaffy Bello, who played his love interest in the video of the song. While the internet is bugging out following Tems’ failure to mention Sodinmu in her acceptance speech at the Grammys, we present excerpts of TLR’s reviews of the album and our thoughts on the song:
Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has won the Best African Music Performance category at the 67th Grammy Awards. The...
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Morayo is just a nominal dedication with erratic lyrics, jumping between different ideas, moods, and styles. It feels fragmented, thematically reflecting an artist at a crossroads. It oscillates between Wizkid’s penchant for romantic, mellow tendencies and upbeat, danceable tracks. The result is a sonically rich yet thematically inconsistent experience
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If this album is a collection of her experiences, she should have more to share than love and the struggles of adjusting to her newfound fame.
Tracks from Tems’ debut album, Born in the Wild, have made a significant impact on Billboard’s US Afrobeats Songs chart...
"Falling" featuring J. Cole depicts, on the other hand, the end of a romantic relationship. Tems' lyrics reveal a sense of disillusionment and self-realization, expressing the need to part ways despite lingering emotions. J. Cole's verse adds depth, illustrating the confusion and pain of a love turned toxic, and the inevitable dissolution.
But it is the newcomers that provide some of the album's sharpest sonic touch points. P.Priime works in a brilliant interpolation of Wande Coal's You Bad for Jazzy's Song, as Ayra revels in a night spent grooving inebriated in a club
Tems, the Nigerian singer-songwriter who has captivated the world with her deep, dynamic vocals, is stepping into the spotlight with...