Tems

Tems didn’t just join the Lagos Alté scene; she recalibrated its center of gravity entirely. Her voice, a deep and resonant alto, carries a rare kind of authority that made her 2018 self-produced single "Mr Rebel" feel less like a debut and more like a declaration. This was cemented by the runaway success of "Try Me," but the world truly caught up when she became the soul of Wizkid’s global hit "Essence." Suddenly, she was the go-to collaborator for titans like Drake and Future, whose Grammy-winning "Wait for U" was built around her song "Higher." Through her EPs For Broken Ears and If Orange Was a Place, Tems commands a space of profound emotional clarity, proving she's not just a feature—she's the foundation.