Boj enlists Olamide and Mavo for double single release and video
Alté pioneer Boj returns tomorrow with a double single, ‘Contraband’featuring Nigerian superstar Olamide and ‘Diamonds’featuring rising star Mavo, which they are sharing alongside a very sick ‘Diamonds’ music video, filmed in Lagos and featuring both artists (video dropping alongside both singles @ midnight)
Both releases set the stage for his upcoming sixth studio album, ‘Duplicity’, out December 5th. The singles capture Duplicity’s central theme, the balance between light and dark, good and bad. Olamide’s flow turns “Contraband” into a vibesy club track, while Mavo matches BOJ’s smooth delivery on “Diamonds”, creating an Afrofuturist anthem and one of my favourites from the forthcoming album. Produced by Blaise Beats (Davido, Fireboy DML, Rema) and Genio (Cruel Santino, Teni), the tracks showcase BOJ at his most experimental and confident, pushing the Alté sound he helped define into bold new territory.
Further info on Boj :
– London Listening event was attended by Odumodublvck, King promise, Teezee, NSG, and Ajerbutter22 amongst others.
– This year at LFW attended MAINS (Skepta), Labrum, and Charlie Constantinou.
– His album ‘Gbagada Express‘ won the Headie Award for Best Alternative Album, AIM nomination for Best Album, and named one of The Guardian UK’s Albums of the Year.
– Boj sold out Village Underground and bought out Wizkid and Enny at this headline show
– He featured on Dave’s platinum-certified ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’.
– In 2024 he dropped his acclaimed ‘12 Summers’ album which featured hit singles, ‘Jabo’ featuring Odumodublvck and ‘Love Garden’ featuring Adekunle Gold.
– Boj has collaborated with Wizkid, Dave, Skepta, Tiwa Savage, Mr Eazi, Ayra Starr, Knucks, Fireboy, Sainte, Blanco, Enny, and Davido.