Final Friday, June 16, Asake launched his album Work Of Art. Uproxx‘s Wongo Okon lauded it as among the best R&B offerings of the week, writing, “With amapiano-driven manufacturing and his trademark spirituality by his facet, Asake proves that he’s removed from a one-album surprise.”
On Wednesday, June 21, Asake expanded the vary displayed to date by way of Work Of Artwork singles “Yoga” and “Amapiano” that includes Olamide by including the luxurious “Basquiat” video to the bunch.
Directed by Joshua Valle and Edgar Esteves, the full of life video units an opulent tone within the first scene, discovering Asake lounging with lovely ladies on a yacht. Later, he launches off of the boat into the depths of the ocean. All the pieces is muted for a second — apart from Asake’s spirit, as he beams underwater to disclose his enamel lined in icy grills.
Instantly after his uninhibited dive, Asake is posing in a colourful two-piece between two painters in an artwork studio. The ensuing paintings is as putting as Asake’s performative presence. All of it merges when Asake begins throwing paint towards a clean canvas — even portray his face. By the video’s finish, there is no such thing as a discernible hole between the artist and his artwork.
Asake will carry his infectious panache to the 2023 Broccoli City Festival subsequent month.
Watch the “Basquiat” video above.
