Nigerian singer-songwriter Kunmie brings a little levity to his 13-song debut album “22” with “Abeg O”. The name itself suggests a shift in tone.
After the heavier introspection of “Calvary,” “Answer Me,” and “Prisoner,” Kunmie uses a familiar Nigerian pidgin phrase to bring some levity back into the project. “Abeg O” carries that mix of pleading and playfulness unique to pidgin expression, and the song leans fully into that duality.
That balance matters for how “22” holds together as a full album. Kunmie has built much of this project around personal, unresolved emotion, so a track that allows him to exhale a little gives the sequencing room to breathe. He does not abandon honesty here. He just approaches it with a lighter touch.
The Afrobeats foundation stays consistent with the rest of the album, but the energy picks up noticeably. Where earlier cuts kept production restrained to let vulnerability lead, “Abeg O” trusts rhythm and groove to carry more of the weight, giving Kunmie space to loosen up without losing the thread of his own story.
Sitting among features from Phyno, Wizard Chan, Lojay, Zlatan, G4ZI, and Joeboy, “Abeg O” proves Kunmie can shift gears without breaking the album’s flow – tell us in the comments if this is the track that gets you moving on “22.”
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