It's all a game (Ololufemi) it's the new song by TOMMY KUTI, a multifaceted artist, one of the first rappers to make Afrobeats in Italian, author, actor, speaker and podcaster.
Track with summery ambitions shows an unreleased version of the Afro-Italian artist, always very sharp in his lyrics that explore social issues and the experiences of Afro-Italians, because it tells a playful love story with a woman. “Ololufemi” in Yoruba, Tommy's native language, in fact means “my love”.
All the focus is on the sound that fuses afrobeats, amapiano, rap and pop, a trademark of Kuti since his first productions.
THE VIDEO INTERVIEW
Tommy Kuti's latest song was “Milano Be Like” feat. Eritrean singer Sina Tekle, which highlights the contradictions of the metropolis, a city of fashion, design, work but also of contrasts, with still many prejudices and hidden shadows.
ABOUT
Tommy Kuti arrived in Italy with his family from Nigeria when he was just two years old. He grew up in Castiglione delle Stiviere (Mantua), where he started making music at a very young age. After graduating from Cambridge, he formed his first collective with other rappers in Brescia, called Mancamelanina. Followed in management by Paola Zukar, Tommy Kuti joined Universal, becoming one of the first second-generation artists signed by a multinational label in Italy. In 2016 he collaborated with Fabri Fibra on the song “Su le mani” and in 2018 he released his first album “Italiano Vero” which contains the single #AFROITALIANO.
He is among the first speakers of TRX Radio, the web radio dedicated to the rap world. In 2018 he participated in Pechino Express together with Mirko Frezza. In 2019 he published the book “Ci rido sopra. Crescere con la pelle nera nell'Italia di Salvini” (Rizzoli). He acts in the theatrical show by Thomas Ostermeier “Ritorno a Reim”.
In 2023 he released his second album “Summer of love” which contains features with Laurah, Slim Gong, Adriana, Nerone, Laurah Djae, and JEEZUS. He is among the first to participate in the Real Talk Afrocombination format which puts the richness of Afro culture and Afro-Italian talents under the spotlight.
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WEB & SOCIAL
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