Nigerian gospel artist Diamond Jimma keeps the “GOD IN CHARGE” EP momentum moving on “Chosen One.”
The title shift is deliberate. Where “Mowa O” opened the EP with collective arrival – “We Have Come” – “Chosen One” turns the declaration personal. So the project moves from communal worship into individual identity. That sequence across the first two tracks shows real structural thinking for a five-song EP. Each record serves a different emotional purpose rather than repeating the same register twice.
“Chosen One” sits in territory Diamond Jimma navigates consistently across his catalogue. The affirmation of divine selection – that God chose you specifically, not generically – carries the kind of personal spiritual confidence that Nigerian gospel audiences respond to deeply. But Diamond Jimma does not make it arrogant. He keeps the delivery rooted in gratitude rather than pride. Because the difference between those two emotional registers is exactly what separates sincere faith music from performance.
The contemporary Afrocentric production continues the sonic identity established on “Mowa O” throughout. So “Chosen One” sits naturally beside its predecessor without sounding like a duplicate. The melodic layering stays warm and accessible while Diamond Jimma’s vocal expressiveness gives the record its character. His decade of gospel production work across Nigeria also shows in how confidently the arrangement serves the message rather than competing with it.
Within the “GOD IN CHARGE” EP context, “Chosen One” does exactly what a second track should – it deepens the listener’s investment in the project before the remaining three records carry the experience forward.
Stream “Chosen One” off the “GOD IN CHARGE” EP today and tell us – does this record speak to your identity right now?
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