Turbulence
by Wizkid (featuring Asake)

Album: Real, Vol. 1 (2026)
Charted: 76
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Songfacts®:

  • "Turbulence" is a smooth, introspective Afrobeats track where Wizkid and Asake explore resilience amid life's challenges.
  • The song's titular metaphor of turbulence represents the chaos, pressure, and negativity that accompany fame and success. Rather than being overwhelmed by these forces, both artists emphasize the importance of minding their own business, protecting their energy, and trusting in God's plan. The track balances street wisdom with spiritual grounding, delivered primarily in Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin.
  • Magicsticks and 4Tunes produced the track. Magicsticks has been instrumental in crafting Asake's "Omopiano" sound, a fusion of fuji music with Amapiano. Their restrained, upbeat production favors a smooth rhythmic flow and melodic textures that reinforce the song's core message: turbulence, when handled correctly, can signal movement and progress rather than disaster.
  • "Turbulence" opens Wizkid and Asake's joint four-track Real, Vol. 1 EP. According to Asake, the EP's overarching theme revolves around "real people in one room. Genuine people, heart-to-heart conversations every time." This real talk manifests in "Turbulence" as both artists openly state their intentions regardless of what disruption it causes.
  • As the opening track of the four-song EP, "Turbulence" sets the emotional and thematic tone for Real Vol. 1. It acts as a moment of calm introspection before the project pivots toward more celebratory and hedonistic territory, including the dance-driven follow-up "Jogodo."

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