{"id":4434,"date":"2026-10-08T05:41:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T05:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/?p=4434"},"modified":"2026-10-08T05:41:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T05:41:52","slug":"fola-unveils-tracklist-for-sophomore-album-9-out-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/fola-unveils-tracklist-for-sophomore-album-9-out-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"FOLA Unveils Tracklist for Sophomore Album 9, Out Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nigerian singer FOLA has unveiled the official tracklist for his highly anticipated sophomore album, 9, ahead of its release this Friday, October 9.<\/p>\n

The 14-track project follows his 2025 debut album, Catharsis, and marks another major step in FOLA\u2019s rapidly growing career. 9 will be released through Dangbana Republik and EMPIRE.<\/p>\n

The album features an impressive lineup of Nigerian stars, including Davido, Ayra Starr, BNXN, Darkoo, Bella Shmurda and Zlatan.<\/p>\n

The project opens with \u201cawade\u201d, followed by \u201chow many?\u201d before Davido joins FOLA on \u201c2am in toronto.\u201d Ayra Starr appears on \u201ctreat u right,\u201d while BNXN features on \u201cmy type.\u201d Darkoo also joins the project on \u201chold u down,\u201d with Bella Shmurda and Zlatan appearing together on the closing track, \u201cit\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n

The complete tracklist is:<\/p>\n

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  1. awade<\/li>\n
  2. how many<\/li>\n
  3. 2am in toronto ft. Davido<\/li>\n
  4. stubborn<\/li>\n
  5. miss u ii<\/li>\n
  6. in order<\/li>\n
  7. treat u right ft. Ayra Starr<\/li>\n
  8. attention!<\/li>\n
  9. fine $hit<\/li>\n
  10. waf<\/li>\n
  11. crime<\/li>\n
  12. my type ft. BNXN<\/li>\n
  13. hold u down ft. Darkoo<\/li>\n
  14. it\u2019s over ft. Bella Shmurda & Zlatan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Several songs on the album have already been introduced to listeners, including \u201ctreat u right,\u201d \u201cattention!,\u201d \u201cfine ting (fine $hit)\u201d and \u201cmiss u ii (nriri).\u201d Apple Music currently lists 9 as a 14-song release arriving October 9.<\/p>\n

    The album\u2019s title continues FOLA\u2019s football-inspired identity. The number nine represents the traditional striker \u2014 the player expected to deliver when the team needs a goal. FOLA has previously embraced the \u201cstriker\u201d identity, describing himself as the artist to call when you need a hit.<\/p>\n

    FOLA also explained that the project was built from personal experiences and collaborations with musicians and producers he admires, hoping the songs connect with listeners wherever they are in life.<\/p>\n

    With a strong mix of solo records and high-profile collaborations, 9 arrives as FOLA looks to build on the momentum of Catharsis and establish himself further within Nigeria\u2019s evolving Afrobeats scene.<\/p>\n

    9 is out Friday, October 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Nigerian singer FOLA has unveiled the official tracklist for his highly anticipated sophomore album, 9, ahead of its release this Friday, October 9. The 14-track project follows his 2025 debut album, Catharsis, and marks another major step in FOLA\u2019s rapidly growing career. 9 will be released through Dangbana Republik and EMPIRE. The album features an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[160],"class_list":["post-4434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","author-urbanafrica"],"authors":[{"term_id":160,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"urbanafrica","display_name":"URBANAFRICA","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-FFB50F59-0D6C-491C-BACA-64123F72D056.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-FFB50F59-0D6C-491C-BACA-64123F72D056.jpg"},"author_category":"1","first_name":"Emmanuel","last_name":"I","user_url":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/","job_title":"","description":"Top journalist covering music, entertainment, arts, and culture, delivering breaking stories and deep insights that shape the global conversation."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4434"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4436,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions\/4436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4434"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=4434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}