Rema is on the cover of New Music Daily today on Apple Music. He speaks to Zane Lowe about his collaboration with Rvssian on “Beamer (Bad Boys)” and discusses the year ahead and the new generation of Afrobeat artists. He also speaks about his peers (Santi, Joey, Fireboy) and his role of mixing cultures in his music.
Video | Rema Tells Apple Music About His Collaboration With Rvssian on “Beamer (Bad Boys)”
Audio | Rema Tells Apple Music About His Collaboration With Rvssian on “Beamer (Bad Boys)”
Rema Tells Apple Music About The Coming Year And The New Generation of Afrobeat Artists…
“First of all, I want to thank God. A lot of big stuff coming through this year. You know, it’s a, it’s the new generation coming out, you know, new generation of Afrobeat artists and I’m glad to be among them and I’m glad to, you know, share my song with the world and it’s a spiritual and unexpected vibe that’s going to hit the world this year and, um, I want the world to prepare for it, yeah.”
Rema Tells Apple Music The Meaning of His Name and Giving People Music That Feels Like It’s From Another Dimension…
“I don’t want to be boxed, also, I don’t want to give people what they expect because, you know, I’m doing me. I don’t want to follow the, the s- the same routes or the same line, I just want to give people, you know, something else, something spiritual, something from another dimension. You know, my name Rema means a revelation from another dimension. So I want to keep up with that name, I want to keep up with that vibe, that energy. People who find it hard to accept it, I just think they need more time, or they need to grow to that level or state of mind.”
Rema Tells Apple Music About His Role and Mixing Cultures…
“Every single artist, you know, have their, their roles to play in the army of the new generation. Me, I’m the bad commando. That’s what I call myself, yeah. And, um, my role is to actually, you know, mix vibes and I want to share the, you know, vulnerability of Afrobeats through mixing cultures together.”
