Adekunle Gold returns with model new single, “Coco Cash”
Afropop star ushers in a brand new period of inventive freedom and launches sickle cell basis
World Afropop trailblazer Adekunle Gold unveils his model new single, “Coco Cash”, an brisk celebration of success, freedom, and resilience.
Following the success of his heartfelt ballad “Obimo”, “Coco Cash” flips the tone with an infectious, sun-soaked anthem that blends vibrant Afro-fusion manufacturing with AG Child’s signature lyrical confidence.
Produced by Nigerian abilities Niphkeys and Seyifunmi, the observe cleverly incorporates a pattern of the long-lasting line from Rihanna’s “Bitch Higher Have My Cash“, recontextualized right into a daring, rhythmic chorus.
The document radiates pleasure and self-assurance — a soundtrack for individuals who’ve earned their shine.
“Coco Cash” additionally breaks sonic floor with the usage of the standard Elegbe call-and-response riff — marking the primary time an artist has woven this distinct cultural motif into a contemporary Afropop single.
The riff, which is deeply rooted in Fuji music traditions, provides a uncooked, percussive urgency that nods to the style’s Yoruba avenue origins.
Layered with wealthy orchestral and violin prospers, and set towards pitched, digital vocal textures, the manufacturing creates a lush, genre-blending soundscape that feels each ancestral and futuristic.
Lyrically, Adekunle Gold delivers sharp commentary with swagger.
From the hypnotic “Kowope, Kowope — bitch higher have my cash” hook to Yoruba proverbs like “Ase to ba d’eko waa ko’gbon” (once you get to Lagos, you’ll learn to be sensible/sensible), therefore Lagos is named the jungle, the place individuals hustle and make cash, leaving a sensible lesson.
“Coco Cash” weaves collectively wit, wealth, and West African id.
He critiques misplaced priorities, invokes issues of prosperity via “Oro Aje”.
The result’s a daring, layered anthem that strikes a stability between social commentary and party-starting power.
Coinciding with the only launch, Adekunle Gold just lately launched the Adekunle Gold Basis and its first main initiative: 5 Star Care — a groundbreaking well being program offering free insurance coverage to 1,000 individuals residing with sickle cell illness in Nigeria.
Unveiled on World Sickle Cell Day, the initiative is backed by partnerships with the Lagos State Well being Administration Company (LASHMA), Sickle Cell Advocacy and Administration Initiative (SAMI), and the Lagos State Ministry of Well being.
Members will achieve entry to routine care, emergency companies, and long-term help.
“I’ve lived with sickle cell all my life,” Adekunle Gold shares. “This basis is about giving others the type of care, dignity, and hope I at all times wished for. Everybody deserves 5-star care.”
Study extra or help the initiative on AdekunleGoldFoundation.com
With “Coco Cash” and 5 Star Care, Adekunle Gold enters a brand new chapter — musically unbiased, socially pushed, and creatively unstoppable.
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