Tiakola has Rema on “Best,” the love cut that lands with his sophomore album WpointM today.
Four years after Mélo, his thank-you post yesterday called the new LP the long follow-up. Rema is the Nigeria name on that roll-out. Last summer Asake put Tiakola on “Badman Gansta,” and the record opened at Official Nigeria No. 1, the first French act to sit alone at that summit. Today Tiakola is the host.
“Best” keeps the ask in both languages. Rema’s hook leans on wanting to be her best because she deserves it. Tiakola answers in French about staying when the pace gets messy. London, AOD, and Washy build the midtempo pocket under the trade.
WpointM is the frame Rema walks into. For readers who first clocked Tiakola as Asake’s French feature, “Best” is the reverse shot on album morning.