Naira Marley delivers 'Vawulence' with Background Gee in new music video

Could you use a little ‘Vawulence’ in your life? Look no further than Naira Marley teaming up with Background Gee for their new hard-hitting anthem and music video.

The holiday weekend is over and it’s all about the non-stop grind. This anthem stays on repeat mode. Peep the details and keep scrolling to watch Naira and Background in their rap game bags.

Lagos-via-Peckham superstar Naira Marley — hailed by NPR as “one of the greatest and most celebrated artists performing and producing in the Afrobeat scene today” — returns with brand new single "Vawulence". Produced by Vibez Ace and featuring London’s BackRoad Gee, the track is the first in a new Marley-created genre he dubs Gangpiano and marks the first new release from Marley since his critically acclaimed debut album God’s Timing’s The Best released in May of this year. The track also follows Naira’s feature on a brand new WizKid track "Wow" alongside Skepta. Accompanying Marley's new single is a new video directed by Keasy and set in Paris.

One of the biggest artists across Africa and a true pioneer of Afroswing, Naira Marley has established himself as an icon of the African vanguard. "Vawulence" is classic Marley; chaotic, fun, humorous, witty; a UK rap-infused banger drenched in sunny Amapiano that pays homage to both Naira’s transcontinental upbringing across Peckham and Lagos.

After years of solidifying his reputation as both the pioneer of Afro/Hip-Hop and a prominent voice of the streets, Marley has continued to develop his music, marrying the raw, unpolished tones of UK rap, the Yoruba language, and the sounds of the diaspora as heard on God's Timing's The Best for an uncompromising and unpredictable and sonic palette debut in stark contrast to the saccharine commerciality of the Nigerian AfroPop mainstream.