Seyi Vibez stays rooted in the street-driven sound he has built his recent run on with “AKPAN AKPARI.” The song lands as the 12th track on his 14-song project, so it arrives deep into the album’s second half. It follows “ALUBARIKA” and sits just before “OBLE” and the title track, “SWAGUU,” which features Quavo and closes the record.

That placement matters, because the closing stretch of an album often carries its heaviest mood. “AKPAN AKPARI” keeps Seyi Vibez in familiar territory, with his distinctive vocal style and direct songwriting leading the way. The singer carries the record with the same expressive delivery that runs through the rest of the project.

SWAGUU was executive produced by Burna Boy and released through NSNV Inc and EMPIRE. Those names alone tell you the scale Seyi Vibez is working at right now. Yet the music stays close to the streets that raised him.

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