Wave
by Asake (featuring Central Cee)

Album: Lungu Boy (2024)
Charted: 41
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Songfacts®:

  • "Wave" is a collaboration between Asake and Central Cee. It blends Asake's distinctive Afrobeat/Amapiano rhythms and soulful melodies with Central Cee's gritty UK rap vibe.
  • The song is the lead single from Asake's third album, Lungu Boy. It came hot on the heels of his two chart-topping albums, Mr. Money With the Vibe and Work of Art. Asake boasts about being "on a wave," reflecting his current success and unstoppable momentum.

    Central Cee jumps on the track with a similar swagger, rapping about his own rise to the top and luxurious lifestyle.
  • "Wave" was produced by Asake's longtime collaborator Magicsticks. He has also produced tracks for the likes of Davido, Peruzzi and Joeboy.
  • The colorful video, directed by Edgar Esteves, shows Asake and Central Cee having fun and living it up in Lagos, Nigeria. Esteves' resumé also includes Mike WiLL Made It's "What That Speed Bout!?," G-Eazy's "Provide" and Ice Spice's "Princess Diana."

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