“Jealous” was that song. Featured in 2018 on the in-house YBNL Mafia album, the song grew into a force of its own in 2019, when its visuals were released. On it, we see a love-struck Fireboy marauding the streets of Lagos, searching for a departed lover. In his crazed moments of The Search, the director flips the linearity, featuring scenes which depict warm moments of love and sexually-charged activities. Suitably, Fireboy DML revealed that it was inspired by a personal experience. “I had a roller-coaster affair with a young lady that turned into an unhealthy addiction. I wanted to relive the experience in a song, so I did.”
Since “Jealous,” Fireboy DML, born Adedamola Adefola, has risen through the ranks, carried on the wings of his music, which he chooses to describe as Afro Highlife. His songwriting skills are impeccable, his voice too. His fashion, fashioned by Uncle Soft (a Lagos-based fashion designer and writer) is avant-garde, one which leans on the experimental and detached coolness of youth.
His singles include “Sing” (a collaboration with Oxlade), “What If I Say,” “You,” and his recent songs such as Scatter, Vibration, Need You released with accompanying visuals. One of Fireboy’s biggest wins so far will be his performance at the O2 Arena in London, alongside Wizkid at the Starboy Fest. While he performed, Rema won the Headies Next Rated back in Lagos, surely the new kids are here to stay.
Fireboy DML, in what seems like forever, with the released of his recent debut album, titled “Laughter, Tears & Goosebumps.”
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