Following the success of his singles ‘Emiliana’ and ‘Love Nwantiti,’ as well as his international performances, CKay returns with WATAWI, a collaboration with fellow Nigerian superstar Davido and South Africa’s Amapiano new school cool kids, Focalistic and Abidoza.
CKay’s career streams have topped 3 billion, and his first two US gigs were recently sold out.
WATAWI is another opportunity for CKay to captivate the ears and hearts of his fans around the world, with Love ‘Nwantiti’ breaking multiple records, including being the most streamed song globally on Spotify and Emiliana once receiving over 700,000 Spotify streams in a single day.
Multi-platinum musicians Davido of Nigeria and Focalistic of South Africa’s Amapiano are featured on this new hit produced by Abidoza. Davido tunes in with his smooth flow while Abidoza puts his Midas touch to the beat.
18 bars of Sipotori rap saved by Focalistic (a language which blends various languages, popular in the townships of Pretoria).
The soulful Amapiano production is complimented by CKay’s vocals and distinctive layered harmonies, which propel the song on a catchy sing along. WATAWI / what are we? is a prominent topic in modern relationships, and the song addresses it in its lyrics. The situation is described by CKay, Davido, and Focalistic through the smoothest of melodies, as they make it obvious to their respective ladies that no labels are required for who they are.
“A lot of individuals have been in difficult situations where their “situationship” tries to push things further than they need to be,” CKay says of WATAWI’s story. “Sometimes it’s preferable to just let things be and vibe without feeling obligated to define the nature of the relationship.”
