{"id":112688,"date":"2023-10-20T14:36:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/20\/nsg-release-their-highly-anticipated-debut-album-area-boyz\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:36:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:36:20","slug":"nsg-release-their-highly-anticipated-debut-album-area-boyz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/20\/nsg-release-their-highly-anticipated-debut-album-area-boyz\/","title":{"rendered":"NSG release their highly anticipated debut album, &#8216;Area Boyz&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hot on the heels of building some serious heat with their huge singles\u00a0 \u2018Unruly\u2019<span style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; margin-left: 5px;\"><\/span> with Meekz, \u2018Ride\u2019<span style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; margin-left: 5px;\"><\/span> with North London rap act Nines and most recently the Amapiano influenced \u2018Nella Rose\u2019<span style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; margin-left: 5px;\"><\/span>, today the trailblazing, six-piece east London, Afro-fusion collective NSG have released their highly-anticipated debut album <strong>\u2018AREA BOYZ\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coinciding with \u201910 Years of NSG\u2019 as the undisputed pioneers of the vibrant Afroswing genre which has dominated charts and speakers over the past few years, the 19-track album offers 16\u00a0previously unheard songs, some of which feature collaborations with some of the most exciting acts from across the world such as Cameroonian-American breakout star <strong>Libianca <\/strong>and long-time collaborator <strong>JAE5 <\/strong>on the album\u2019s new single \u2018Tonight\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-321.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032397612 lazy\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigerian music sensations <strong>Seyi Vibez<\/strong> and <strong>Odumodublvck<\/strong>, Ghanaian Hip-Hop act <strong>Sarkodie<\/strong>, French rapper <strong>MHD<\/strong>, and UK homegrown acts <strong>Aitch <\/strong>and <strong>Tion Wayne<\/strong> also have been featured on the album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Executive production from 4Play and further production from the likes ofBGRZ, Rise N Shine, Diztortion, Legendury Beatz, and Steel Banglez, the album is set to showcase the group\u2019s one-of-a-kind artistry and sound which blends their signature fusion of laidback Afrobeats, UK and US Hip-Hop, tropical Caribbean inflections and Amapiano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This has helped them to garner a staggering amount of streams across their releases and earned them a UK Top 10 and a slew of Top 40 hits and will no doubt catapult them to an international scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on the debut album <em>AREA BOYZ<\/em>, NSG said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c<\/em>Ten whole years in the making! Greatness in the making! An album which we<em>\u2019<\/em>ve poured a lot of emotion and sacrifice into. Touring across the world and experiencing so much has led us to this point now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To celebrate the release of the album, NSG is set to play three special live shows starting in Leeds at <em>Belgrave  Hall<\/em> on Saturday 21st October, then London\u2019s <em>Pryzm <\/em>on Tuesday 24th October, and <em>Canvas <\/em>in Manchester on Thursday 26th October, along with a pop-up tour across the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This follows their recent sold-out \u2018<strong>Make Afroswing Great Again Show\u2019 <\/strong>at <em>Here At Outernet<\/em> which saw NSG teaming up with <em>JAE5, Steel Banglez, <\/em>and <em>Dankie Sounds<\/em> to bring together some of the scene\u2019s hottest and most influential acts such as <em>Tion Wayne, Kojo Funds, Young T &amp; Bugsey, Darkoo <\/em>and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their recent tours saw them taking their one-of-a-kind live performances to sold-out venues across Europe, Africa, and most recently Canada, and this summer they teamed up with La Fam to host an <strong>Area Boyz<\/strong> merch pop-up in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best described as a brotherhood, members <strong>Kruddz, Mxjib, Mojo, OGD, Dope,<\/strong> and <strong>Papii Abz<\/strong> dominated 2021 with the release of their <em>Headliner EP<\/em> which featured stellar collaborations with <em>Mist, Patoranking, <\/em>and long-time collaborator <em>JAE5<\/em> and showstopping performances of their summer smash hit \u2018Petite\u2019 &#8211; including that year\u2019s MOBO Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confirming their plans for global domination, NSG says &#8220;We are not looking at a United Kingdom thing. 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