FOLA, BhadBoi OML
SB produced “alone.” The song was sampled from Wande Coal’s “Again,” so SB and Melvitto are co-producers. I didn’t know
I was making a song like that when I was writing “alone.” I never knew it would be my song because I got a call from a
friend of mine, Nelly Baradi, who sings. She was having a creative block, and she’s someone I always help out because we
make music together all of the time. It’s normal to have creative blocks, so she called me that day to help her put
something together on the beat. I didn’t answer initially because I had a lot of things going on, but she knew I was
going to help her out. This time was different because I didn’t attend to her request promptly. It took me about three
days because I was just feeling so reluctant. She kept disturbing me, so on the third day, I decided to get it done. I
locked in and I wrote out the first one minute. It was sounding really great, and I told myself I wasn’t sending it back
to her. I recorded it myself and put it out on socials, and everybody went crazy. I have to give a big shoutout to
BhadBoi Oml; he and I were already planning to make something together. He’s someone I really like because he sings so
well. I really fuck with him, so I’d been in his DM. I told him I really like what he does and I’d love to make
something with him someday. He responded and said, “Why not my G?” So, we already planned on making the song, but we
didn’t have a direction. All we knew was that we were going to link up and make something. I posted “alone” after this
conversation, and he really liked it. So, he sent it to me and told me that he thinks this is the one we should work on
together. We went into the studio, made it, and it became a whole track. We dropped it, and it just went crazy.
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Blaqbonez, FOLA
The way FOLA and I worked on “Despacito” is almost like the way I made “Bizzy Body.” I invited him to my house. Ramoni
(credited producer) started playing chords, and he basically created the hook on the chords. He just sang the whole
thing, and Ramoni and I started working on how the beat would actually be. Then, I recorded my part, and that’s when
FOLA actually heard it. At track five, it felt like I needed to switch things up. We had come with mad energy from the
beginning, so it felt like it was time to soften the vibe a little bit, but it needed to be beautiful and still
energetic. “Despacito” was the right song to transition with. It's a hip-hop song, but it has some amapiano elements. I
feel like it was giving me a version of AKA on soulful songs that just connect in a way, and that’s what introduces
“Nati” with Olamide.
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FOLA, Kizz Dani...
I have to give a big shoutout to Vado. Kizz Daniel is another person who goes out of his way for me. I can’t thank him
enough. “lost” was actually written because people rarely sing about the ups and downs of love. No one talks about when
you’re crying in that corner of your room because that girl is not responding to your text. No one talks about when
you’re feeling down because that guy is acting anyhow. No one really talks about those parts, and that’s what “lost” is
all about. It’s written in homage to the bad sides of love. Having Kizz Daniel on the song changed its dimension. I
wasn’t expecting the delivery to come out that way. He really showed the big OG that he is. There are levels to this
music thing, and Kizz Daniel is just at the top.
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FOLA
“you” wasn’t written based on my perspective or something I was going through. My manager, MelvinTheWave, was in love at
that point. He was so in love, and I was always observing him and his actions. So, I was just copying and pasting his
lifestyle on that song. It’s a love song talking about your girl and how she’s making you feel. “You” was written in
March of 2025, and it was produced by Kel P. Kel P is so great at what he does; he won’t let you sing rubbish. He’s one
of the producers I’ve met who is very deliberate about what he does. A lot of producers don’t care about what you’re
singing as long as you work with them and use their beats. Most people just want to record and go, but Kel P won’t let
you do that; it has to be up to standard. In fact, he won’t let you write your songs alone; he wants to listen before
you record. He’s very interested in what you want to put down. Even if it’s great, he’s still looking for a way to make
it better.
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