Wizkid has released his sixth studio album Morayo on Friday (Nov. 22) via Starboy Entertainment and RCA Records.
Morayowhich translates to “I see joy” in Yoruba, is dedicated to his later mother Juliana Morayo Balogun, who passed away in August 2023. “Best album I ever made!! Now listen! It's only up from here!” Wiz tweeted back in July.
The 16-track project includes previously released singles “Piece of My Heart,” featuring Brent Faiyazand “Kese (Dance)” and other collaborations with Asake (“Bad Girl”), Tiacola (“Apres Minuit”), Jazmine Sullivan (“Bad For You”) and Anaïs (“Slow”). See the full tracklist below:
- “Troubled Mind”
- “Karamo”
- “Kese (Dance)”
- “Bad Girl,” featuring Asake
- Time
- “Piece of My Heart,” featuring Brent Faiyaz
- “Break Me Down”
- “Bend”
- “A Million Blessings”
- “Après Minuit,” featuring Tiacola
- “Bad For You,” featuring Jazmine Sullivan
- “Soji”
- “Don't Care”
- “Slow,” featuring Anaïse
- “Lose”
- “Pray”
“Piece of My Heart” reached No. 4 ten US Afrobeats Songs oath No. 7 ten World Digital Song Sales. Asake and Wizkid scored a 2025 Grammy nomination for best African music performance with “MMS.”
Morayo arrives three years after his last album More Love, Less Egowhich reached No. 2 ten World Albums oath No. 59 on the Billboard 200. The 13-track LP included collaborations with Ira Starr (“2 Sugar”), Skillibeng swear Shenseea (“Slip n Slide”), Skepta swear Naira Marley (“Wow”) swear Don Toliver (“Special”). The deluxe edition of his album before, Made in Lagosearned a 2022 Grammy nomination for best global music album, and the Billboard Hot 100 No. 9 smash “Essence,” featuring Themsscored a nod for best global music performance.
Listen to Morayo below.
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