WhoisAkin makes music that sounds like the evening breeze. You know that kind of evening breeze that caresses you at the beach and lulls you into a trance? Precisely that. His music is primarily RnB, with a tinge of Afro. We hopped on a call alongside someone on his team, his operations manager whose name is Inioluwa.
Each character would have its moment and just like in the movie Split, WhoisAkin tells me, different personas would be vying for the centre stage. Every character would be based on his experiences as he navigates through the intricacies of life. The Biker personality is darker than Wolf and the music would reflect that. I was forced to ask if that was the end of Wolf as Biker has now hijacked the wheels.
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What did the recording camp mean to WhoisAkin? Instead of being inspired, he became scared. Why? It became clear to him that he had to let go of his introversion (temporarily) to be a part of the process. That was terrifying for him.
I haven\u2019t written to you in a while because I have been trying to sniff out the kind of story I believe you would like to read. Every day I teeter on the edge of music journalism, afraid to leap into the waters. I have my reason but it probably doesn\u2019t justify my fear. But yeah, anyway, I did conquer a part of that fear and did an interview with an artist that is phenomenally gifted.
Before I dive into the artist\u2019s story, I want to remind you of something that I hold dear. Stories. I love telling stories and I found out recently how unimaginably important telling these meaningful stories are. What are meaningful stories? Stories that capture the essence of an artist, what they stand for. I mean, every artist (person, generally) should stand for something, right?
I have been following WhoisAkin for at least two years now. I stumbled upon his music one time when I was scrolling mindlessly on Twitter. I don\u2019t exactly remember what convinced me to check his music out but I\u2019m glad that I did. As a person who scarcely looks for new music, you sincerely hope that for every time you break that rule, you don\u2019t end up in a pile of regret.
One of the first things that struck me about WhoisAkin was how he presented himself to the world. I was curious about how he uses different personas as a mode of expression. These personas don\u2019t just have names but they fully embody the identity of the artiste.
Hopping on a Google Meet call, I learned that WhoisAkin is reticent. There\u2019s a hint of that in his music, but speaking to him confirmed that. He started his music career professionally in 2020, after being inspired by Mr. Eazi. He always had a penchant for music and when he began listening to Eazi in 2015, it became clear to him that he didn\u2019t have to be the greatest singer to pursue a career in music.
He released his first body of work titled Full Moon Weekends, a 5-track EP, in 2020. It is somewhat ridiculous that it was in that same year that he began recording music seriously. He released the EP under the Wolf persona. According to him, he was going through certain experiences that forged that persona. When I ask him if that\u2019s how he intends to continue with his music career, if he\u2019s going to keep peddling music through different characters, he affirmed that it has always been the plan.
WhoisAkin doesn\u2019t want to associate his personal life with his professional life as an artiste. He has no plans to reveal his face to music listeners. So, the closest anyone would come to knowing the singer is through the characters/personas. There\u2019s always going to be a moment of transitioning between the characters. Transitioning into another character means that there\u2019ll be a halt until the transitioning is complete, which means WhoisAkin\u2019s fans wouldn\u2019t get any music within that period.
I pointed out the implication of that. Is it sustainable? I popped the question. His response hit me like a bowling ball. \u201CI\u2019m the artiste. I\u2019m the creative. I sing about my experiences. I would release music whenever I\u2019m ready. Bruh, look at Frank Ocean\u201D. He was right. Creatives should determine when they want to share their art with the world, even if it takes two years. But in this day and age, many artistes refuse to follow that approach. They know that listeners have short attention spans and they try to keep up by releasing music every now and then.
WhoisAkin\u2019s latest release comes in the form of a two-song capsule titled After The Full Moon, Before the Blues. He told me that the first song in the capsule, Superman, was recorded in 2020, during his Wolf era. However, he recorded Do in 2022, when he had transitioned into Biker. That was the purpose of the tape; to reveal that he has transitioned. The tape\u2019s release was preceded by a fascinating visual, a two-minutes video.
What is his process as an artiste? I was once again taken aback by his response. WhoisAkin doesn\u2019t record for fun. Neither does he record simply for the purpose of recording. He only records music when he\u2019s confident that he has something to say, a feeling to convey, a story to tell. When he mentioned this, I had to quickly remind him that it goes against the grain. Majority of the artistes that I know record so as to improve their sound or songwriting or whatever goal they have in mind. Biker assures me that he simply doesn\u2019t operate that way. Why? I ask him abruptly.
\u201CI don\u2019t record if I don\u2019t have something to say. I need to be feeling the emotion I want to express with my music. That was how I recorded my EP in 2020. I was going through some things then.\u201D
It is an audacious thing to do, yet I was impressed by the commitment to his artistry. He has a recording setup in his house so he does his own recording. Does he go out to studios to link up with fellow artistes? Not particularly. He moves like a hermit, confined to his own space. But he\u2019s attuned to the fact that he has to make that compromise at some point. He has gotten requests from esteemed names in the industry, asking that he pull up to the studio. He intends to honour these requests soon.
The most poignant song of his debut EP, Space, introduced listeners to the singer\u2019s moony world of RnB. I tease him about it, about his RnB leanings. He grew up on 2000s RnB, adulating the likes of Usher and Craig David. Space highlighted the emotional distress he underwent over a toxic relationship, as the singer hummed over cushy percussion. The song earned a spot on Rolling Stone barely two months after the EP\u2019s release.
For the larger part of 2021, WhoisAkin didn\u2019t record music. When Mr. Eazi found out that the singer had not been recording music, he invited him over to a camp in Ghana where music producers like Kel P and Killertunez were present. It was a foreign experience for WhoisAkin, one that opened his eyes to the true reality of the game. Recording camps have recently gained more popularity in this part of the world. They are important for artist development and Mr. Eazi seemingly wanted WhoisAkin to be a part of that process.
How did Biker meet Mr. Eazi? Was he scouted, I inquired? Meeting Eazi happened spontaneously. After WhoisAkin finished working on his EP, he decided to put it out on his social media. His gut feeling pushed him to tag Mr. Eazi as he posted the link on Twitter. It came as a bit of surprise when Mr. Eazi posted the link to the EP on his timeline and asked people to listen. However, Mr. Eazi didn\u2019t reach out to the singer until several months after.
During our conversation, WhoisAkin exited the call to attend to something important. He returned almost immediately. I was touched by the honesty in every answer he gave. He spoke in a low voice and occasionally laughed softly. I wanted to know the nature of the deal that he had with Mr. Eazi\u2019s emPawa Africa, if it was an actual record deal or a distribution deal. He gleefully told me that it was the latter.
\u201CI no fit sign to record label. Because I won\u2019t release music when I\u2019m expected to. I don\u2019t think I\u2019m that kind of artist,\u201D he says in relation to the question about the nature of his deal.
In addition to that, he told me assuringly that he doesn\u2019t see himself distributing with any other company. He has his own team and they\u2019re consistently working hard to make sure everything runs smoothly. He likes to run at his own pace. He doesn\u2019t like to rush his process. He wants to build a community of people who have a staunch loyalty to his art. 152ee80cbc
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