“hectic” was interesting because the first part of it was just 234jaydaa. I was just recording with her, and we were trying some

stuff. I wrote that part, but I wanted someone else to sing it. We were also trying to work on another song, that’s why, if you

notice, at the start of the song, she says, “I’m just gonna read it,” but the recording already started. She was reading and

singing it and it just sounded so beautiful. I was thinking of making it a full song, then I made this other song, “hectic.” I

sent it to Amaarae, and she just slides on it. It was the kind of R&B stuff I grew up on. For me to hear myself making music that

sounded like what I grew up on, it just gave me confidence that it was what I was meant to be doing. It sounded like the quality

level that I admire. At that time, Solis was already sending me demos. She used to sing covers on her webcam. She was just coming

up and making lo-fi pop vibe, and I thought she’d do well on it.

The crazy thing about “Rapid Fire” is that Genio didn’t make the beat for me; it was for Tomi Thomas. I just came inside, heard

the beat, and was like, “Guy!…” The thing about these sorts of songs is that they’re really easy for me to make. I’ve probably

made like nine of those types of songs, but this one was sweet to make… there was something about it. I just did one verse and the

hook and was just playing it. I didn’t necessarily have much plans for the song, I just knew the song was made. My friend, Tomi

Agape, was on the song, but we cut her part short and then Phi (manager at the time) was like, “Let’s put Shane, this rapper from

South Africa and this girl from Ghana, her name is Amaarae.” I was like, “Yeah, I know her, cool.” When it all came together, it

was like, “Oh shit.” Shane’s verse was even cut short because he rapped on the whole thing. Amaa killed the song, too. The thing

with “Rapid Fire” is that it was made with a purity that was intentional. The way the songs were made, the way we shot the video,

the way we called all the guys, the way we all stayed there till the video was done–it was a pure era. People were just watching

us live our lives, but we didn’t even know. We’d just record music and go about. It was just me, Ashley (Okoli), Odunsi (The

Engine), and everybody. That’s how “Rapid Fire” came about. With the video, I’m very inspired by crime and Nollywood, so that’s

where that came from.

It’s a special record produced by Odunsi (The Engine). It’s inspired by a lot of HAIM (rock band). Again, it’s just pop music. I

used to listen to a lot of HAIM when I was younger. I don’t think they sing that much again. Also, I would say early Post Malone.

There’s a way Post Malone used to sing in his early days that resonated with me and I feel like I picked up a lot of things about

feeling comfortable enough to sing like a popstar on crazy beats. So, the feeling of the beat just made me feel like this is

freedom for me. The thing about me is that when I make a song, I love bringing people on and seeing how they approach it. So, I

put Tay (Iwar) then I sent it to Amaa(rae) to hop on it, and she did.