“You know I keep it steady,” Tems croons on new track “Get It Right”. The Nigerian star, 28, stays true to her word on her debut album, Born in the Wild – a smooth ride through hazy, brooding songs crafted in her signature Afrobeats sound.
Four years since she broke through with “Try Me”, the ballad to destructive love that she self-produced while studying economics in South Africa, the artist born Temilade Openiyi is resolutely confident in her own allure. No surprise, really, when a chance encounter with Adele ended with the British star serenading Tems with her own song. Drake and Rihanna are fans, too.
