Spinall’s ‘Top Boy’ was released Friday, February 17th, 2023 and it packs 15 tracks with guest appearances from different artists across the world. it’s available on all streaming platforms.
In an interview with Apple Music Africa Now Radio, Nigerian superstar DJ, music producer, and artist, Spinall, talks about his new album ‘Top Boy’ and the creative process behind it.
Explaining the meaning of “Top Boy”, Spinall calls himself – Top Boy, which is a tag that is common to his music and brand.
When asked by host Dada Boy Ehiz: What’s the meaning of Top Boy?
Spinall revealed that a “Top Boy” could be referred to as someone who had beaten the odds and made something tangible out of whatever resources he had.
“A top boy is anyone who has beaten the odds and used the resources made available to him to get from point A to point B. That’s who I am, and I feel like that for all the people that I have on the project as well.
‘They’re genuinely passionate about music and they just give the best with the little resources they have. A lot of them are not signed to any majors. They’re doing this with a little at their disposal, and that’s what a Top Boy is.” He stated.
On the making of ‘Top Boy’; According to Spinall, ‘Top Boy’ is an album that’s different from the albums he previously released.
He revealed that he produced and co-wrote a good amount of the album while also traveling to different parts of the world to collaborate with other creatives: “This album is different from a lot of the albums I’ve put out in the past.
“This album resonated with me on so many terms – from producing most of the tracks to co-writing, to flying here and there, to find somebody – it was that album that asked me to do what I wanted to do – this or not. I’m glad that we’re able to answer this question after three years.
“It was a lot of lessons and a lot of blessings in the making. I still wanted to put away more people on the project, honestly, but I think I’m very satisfied with where we are on the final cut of the album.”
On the types of music in ‘Top Boy’, Spinall revealed that while he’s known for making party songs, his new album had a collection of different sounds that includes Pop and R&B:
“I know I’ve put out a lot of dance records, but there’s a lot of R&B records, records that you can create moments too – not just in the clubs or at the parties, there are personal records. There are records with people like VanJess, there’s a record with Amaarae, and there are so many records that could fill a void that you probably didn’t even know existed.
“With this album, we were all things that are SPINALL, from Afro to Afro-house to deeper house to R&B to different sub-genres of Afrobeats. It’s amazing and I’m grateful to everyone that worked with me on this project.”
