{"id":90588,"date":"2021-10-21T16:48:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T14:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=90588"},"modified":"2021-10-21T16:48:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T14:48:23","slug":"obongjayar-message-in-a-hammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/obongjayar-message-in-a-hammer\/","title":{"rendered":"Obongjayar drops cinematic video for \u201cMessage In A Hammer\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The track reportedly marks the first single from the London-based singer’s official debut album.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2021 has been a pivotal year for Obongjayar<\/a>. The British-Nigerian artist returned to Lagos and teamed up with producer Sarz on Sweetness<\/a><\/em>, a sultry four-track EP at the intersection between 80s-sounding synth pop and Afrobeats. Then, he got a feature on \u201cStyle & Fashion<\/a>,\u201d by none other than Pa Salieu, followed by “Point and Kill<\/a>” by the equally prominent Little Simz. The young singer had already made a name for himself in previous years, notably through an appearance on Richard Russell’s very ambitious Everything Is Recorded<\/a><\/em> project in 2019, or through his second EP, Which Way is Forward?<\/a>,<\/em> in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMessage In A Hammer\u201d opens the most ambitious chapter in Obongjayar’s young career. The track has been announced as the first single from his debut album, a project whose title and release date are yet to be revealed. The track is accompanied here by a spectacular, highly-cinematic video directed by the talented Rollo Jackson (Danny Brown, Jamie xx, Future…). Obongjayar plays the role of a vengeful master driver targeting an organised crime figure.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to “Message In A Hammer” in our Songs of the Week playlist on Spotify<\/a> and Deezer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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