Chicago’s blossoming Nigerian-American songstress Nola Adé has partnered with alternative culture tastemaker Afropunk for the premiere her new single “Cool”.
Produced by Brandon Major and Nola herself, the track is a stunning highlight off her upcoming debut EP, THE LOVE DANCE, slated for independent release later this fall.
When asked about the genesis of her latest single, Nola explained,
“Inspiration, for me, can come from the simplest things. For this song specifically, I was walking on a subway platform in New York, and I heard a horn player playing a variation of the horn part of the song “Cool Like Dat” by Digable Planets.
As soon as I heard it, I thought it was pretty dope and I started to freestyle a melody over it, then I developed lyrics from that melody.
I wanted to find a way to merge that jazzy style with Soul/R&B and Hip Hop, and the song transformed into something totally different, and I loved it so much! It is, as you hear it today, a song that embodies who I am as an artist, the different levels of who I am.”