Didi B’s SHOGUN IN LAGOS has been out since November 6, and he set the question himself four days earlier. “Can Côte d’Ivoire’s Rap Heavyweight conquer Lagos?” he asked on X. The 23-track project, which he calls a mixtape, is his answer, with Nigerian guests on seven of its songs.
He posted it just after midnight Lagos time with “Dream come true” and a shout to “all my Guest.” That list, from the Apple Music tracklist, runs Zlatan and Chley on “Je m’appelle,” Khaid on “MALADE,” Phyno on “GBEDU,” Davido on “PARTY,” Qing Madi on “ADIOS,” Young Jonn on “Raba” and Mavo on “Fire in your Eyes,” with Tayc, 6uff, NSG, Focalistic and King Promise widening the map. Seven of the songs were already out as singles, going back to “Je m’appelle” in April, and the project is released through Repat Agency, distributed by Sony Music Entertainment France. Qing Madi is a repeat partner: the two shared “LOCA” with Jux in 2025.
The credits lean on a small crew. Swankii produced six tracks, including “FREE” and “OH MAMA,” and Aykbeats handled five. Sarz joins Saszy Afroshii on “IGBO,” Yung Alpha made “PARTY,” and Mellow & Sleazy produced “FASHION NOVA.”
In the 30-second Apple previews, “FREE” opens on a sung “I just wanna be free.” “GBEDU” is the most drum-forward of the clips we heard, with a quick verse in French giving way to a chant of the title. “PARTY” sits on melody, the percussion pulled back under the voices. “OH MAMA” is the softest, and its title hook lands halfway through; he wrote on X that he had “finally found the courage” to make a song for his mother.
The Lagos frame was a live plan too. Just after midnight on November 7 he announced “my first concert live show in Lagos” for November 8 at the Afrika Shrine, and later that day he shared a video for “PARTY” with Davido.
He arrives with a long résumé. He started out in Kiff No Beat, the group formed in Abidjan in 2009, went solo with Mojo Trône Vol. 1 in 2013, followed with History (Mojotrône II) in 2022, and put out Juventus Nueva Era in November 2025.
Listen on Apple Music: music.apple.com/ng/album/shogun-in-lagos/6825863696
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0Uq4u4UvnkLtofhMy4TOwe