Magixx and Shoday’s “FERAWA” has been out since November 6, and it is the second time the two have shared a record in six weeks. In September, Shoday put out “CHE” with Magixx as the featured voice, and on his birthday two days later Magixx asked fans to stream “Che by me and Shoday” as his birthday wish.
This time Magixx leads, on Mavin. The Apple Music credits list both singers as writers under their given names, Alexander Adewunmi Adelabu and Segun Solomon Shodade, with Shallythechampion producing, Ifeanyi-Amogu Shalom as composer, Kashthemyth on mix and master, and George Momoh and Skillsbeat recording. “CHE” also lists a producer credited as Shally, and on release day Shallythechampion posted “Made beautiful music with Magixx.”
The rollout started as a joke on Shoday’s timeline. On November 1, Shoday posted a line about John Legend being boring and Seyi Vibez making better bedroom music, then tagged Magixx with a clip and asked “when please??” Magixx answered “When do you guys want it?” On November 5 he set it for midnight with a teaser, the label repeated the date, and Shoday quoted the announcement with the same John Legend line. The next morning Magixx confirmed it was out and credited the producer by name. Two days after that, the label was still pushing it: “Have you streamed FERAWA today?”
The 30-second Apple preview is built on melody. The percussion stays light under the vocals, the opening 20 seconds loop short, repeated hook phrases, and the energy dips as a new section starts in the final third. Apple marks the song explicit.
It fits a busy year for both. Magixx followed his 13-track album I Dream In Color with the ATOM II EP in June and “Be The One” in September, and in October he wrote “My sound is Afro fusion I’ve always said this.” Shoday arrives eight days after “INFERNO” with Peruzzi and Zlatan.
Listen on Apple Music: music.apple.com/ng/album/ferawa/6822328519
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/0N1DsTvTxWE6fjN1kjIOgh