Rapper, actor and activist, Folarin Falana, aka Falz, has opened up on why he did not include social commentary in his newly released Extended Play album titled, Before the Feast.
Speaking in an interview with Sunday Scoop, he said, “On this project, I am not doing much of the social or political commentary that I typically do. There are socially conscious lyrics, but not particularly about the affairs of the country. That is intentional as well. I resolved not to complain, because the emotion I am trying to convey has to be one that comes without that element of complaining. I want to put the listener in the mindset I feel they should have as African existings in 2024.”
Asked why the EP is a fusion of different genres of music, Falz said, “It was very intentional. What I want to do with the EP is to cleanse the palette of the listener. I aimed to make it as diverse as possible with the sounds. It is interesting that only one producer worked on more than one song on the project. Each song has a new producer, which was not even intentional. That allowed us to achieve a wide range of sounds. So, yes, it was intentional.”
Speaking about his experience working with Adekunle Gold on the track, Who go Pay, he said, “Before the song, if I had been asked what kind of vibe I would feature Adekunle Gold on, I would never have predicted it would be this kind of vibe. But, as soon as we did it, I absolutely loved it.”
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