Walk With Me, Rotimi's new and highly anticipated EP, dropped Friday—giving us a seven-track peek into who the singer and actor truly is sonically.
The night before, the Nigerian-American crooner gathered over 100 tastemakers and day-one supporters to Brooklyn's Okay Space—the shared gallery space between Okayplayer and OkayAfrica—for an intimate listening party celebrating the release, as well as his music video for "Love Riddim" which also dropped this week.
The night was simply a vibe—folks enjoyed libations and bites from The Suya Guy, with sounds by DJ Tunez. Rotimi opened the gathering up with a thoughtful prayer, with the music video reveal to follow. The singer then walked the audience through each track from Walk With Me, opening up about the creative process of how each track came to life.
Following, Rotimi engaged in an even more in-depth Q+A session with OkayAfrica's arts and culture editor, Antoinette Isama, where he touched on his experience touring with Wizkid back in 2011, his thoughts on the continued rise in popularity afrobeats is having in mainstream music, his hopes for the future and more. Tunez then ran the EP back when the party ensued, as the project is full of tracks that are worthy of being on repeat.
Listen to Walk With Me below, and be sure to take a look at photos from the listening party by Nerdscarf Photography.
Photo by Nerdscarf Photography.
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Photo by Nerdscarf Photography.
Photo by Nerdscarf Photography.
Photo by Nerdscarf Photography.
Photo by Nerdscarf Photography.
Photo by Nerdscarf Photography.
ICYMI: Revisit Rotimi speak on growing up as a first-generation Nigerian immigrant and 'Walk With me' in our latest installment of 'Moments With' here.