Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter  Kida Kudz returns with his powerful first solo release of 2021, “Animalistic”.

The single, available for streaming on all platforms here, is a masterful blend of melodic Afrobeat and ‘AFRO JIGGY’ sensibilities with personal and pertinent subject matter. 

Speaking on the release, Kida says, “Writing Animalistic was a spiritual process for me. I woke up early one morning, grabbed my pen and paper, started jotting down to the instrumental and tapped into the forces I needed; the lyrics just flowed from me."

Adding "I was painting a perfect picture of an African boy speaking to his people, trying to preach to them in a kind of way.”

Written on the day one of his family members was taken away, “Animalistic” explores the topic of incarceration and the discomfort and cultural issues around it.

Kida adds on how personal it goes, “You can vibe to the song but at the same time it is sending a message across to young people to stay up and stay woke! ‘Gangsterism got us locked in prison’ was a real life story of a family member that had been taken away that same morning when I wrote the verse."

"These are real things that I put in my song, things that are happening around me and that other people are experiencing in the world.”

No stranger to the limelight, Kida Kudz’ authentic, intelligent and vibrant output has had incredible co-signs from Playboi Carti and A$AP Rocky as well as gaining fans in the likes of HYPEBEAST, RedBull, TRENCH, GRM Daily, Complex, Hunger, CLASH and more.

He has graced festival stages from Oh My to Afronation and his distinguished personal style and keen eye for fashion has led to collaboration with Daily Paper, Tommy Hilfiger, Clarks and more.