On December 5, 2025, BOJ one of the pioneering voices of alté music in Nigeria released his long-awaited sixth studio album, Duplicity. The announcement had been brewing since mid-October, when a cinematic teaser first revealed the album title and release date.

From the outset, Duplicity positions itself not just as a collection of songs, but as a carefully curated journey through contrasts: lover-boy softness and street-edge grit, introspection and party energy, smooth grooves and bold experiments. BOJ himself has described the album as an exploration of “the two sides of me the version the world thinks it knows, and the one only the closest to me ever meet.

He launched the campaign with double singles a now-familiar move for the album rollout. On October 24, two tracks dropped simultaneously: “After Hours”, featuring French Gabonese singer Anaïs Cardot, which introduced listeners to a softer, more intimate side of BOJ; and “Shana”, featuring longtime collaborators Show Dem Camp and Ghana’s Joey B, which leaned into a moodier, street-alté vibe.

In the lead-up to the full release, BOJ also teased collaborations with both legends and rising stars. Among the voices featured on Duplicity are established heavyweights like Olamide, and emerging voices such as Mavo. Early singles like “Contraband” (with Olamide) and “Diamonds” (with Mavo) hinted at something bigger a record built not only on nostalgia or comfort, but on stylistic ambition and genre-blending.

Musically, Duplicity moves fluidly across alté, Afrobeat, Afropop, soul, and experimental soundscapes. Tracks such as “Italawa” (featuring ODUMODUBLVCK & SGaWD) push into darker, rawer territory; others lean into groove, reflection, or emotional vulnerability. The album balances its laid-back swagger with nights-out energy polished yet unpredictable.

But more than the sound, Duplicity feels like a statement: BOJ refusing to be pigeon-holed. For over a decade, he’s helped define “alté” a label that originally described alternative lifestyles and experimental sounds beyond mainstream Afrobeats. Through this album, he extends that legacy: challenging expectations, embracing complexity, and showing that growth can be both subtle and radical.

For listeners not just fans, but anyone curious about the evolving face of Nigerian music Duplicity is a rich entry point. It’s a reminder that alté isn’t a relic of a past era but a living, breathing aesthetic: one that adapts, reinvents, and sometimes disrupts.