‘I wasn’t able to see his face, he was in a mask even in the studio’- Fireboy talking about Lagbaja

Popular Nigerian Musician, Adedamola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy DML, spoke about how it felt collaborating with Lagbaja, Seun Kuti, Jon Baptiste, and Lojay, on his latest album ‘Adedamola’

While speaking in a recent interview with Apple Music Nigeria Now, he spoke about his new album and the experience of being in the studio with top legends.

He revealed that he never saw the face of Lagbaja all through the collaboration of their song ‘Back and forth’

“That’s a special record, right there. It means a lot to me getting a legend like Lagbaja on that record, in [the] time that we are in now. One major theme around the album is nostalgia—there’s this nostalgic feeling when you listen to the album, so it’s only right that I employed my legends in the game to help me push this message. Right from the very beginning, I knew this record was special, and I could not wait for everyone to listen to it.

“You would not believe this: [Lagbaja] was masked up in the studio. It was crazy—I did not get to see his face. I had a few interesting thoughts; I wanted to ask him if I could see his face! But you know, all that matters is that we made the music. That’s what makes Lagbaja, Lagbaja. You know, “Lagbaja,” where I’m from, in the Yoruba language, means, “Mr. Nobody,” an anonymous person; so it’s only right that I do not get to see his face. I’m glad he got to be on the record—a special person, a special artist, a special record.”

He also talked about the collaboration with Seun Kuti, Fireboy gave a big shout-out to Olamide for his support on the fourth album.

He described Seun Kuti as a funny and big personality.

“Big shout out to Olamide, one of the A&Rs on the album. When we worked on the song together in the studio, he advised me, “I hear Seun Kuti on this,” and the moment he said that it just clicked. I just imagined him in one very dark room, spotlight on him, with the sax just blowing away, and it just made perfect sense to me. He’s a very cool guy, Seun Kuti. Amazing person, very funny, down to earth, and really hilarious. He has a very colourful personality and it was fun making the record with him.”