{"id":5250,"date":"2021-04-01T10:36:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T10:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=5250"},"modified":"2021-04-01T10:36:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T10:36:19","slug":"jay-z-features-olamide-femi-kuti-sarkodie-in-forthcoming-african-themed-album-the-ascension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2021\/04\/01\/jay-z-features-olamide-femi-kuti-sarkodie-in-forthcoming-african-themed-album-the-ascension\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay-Z Features Olamide, Femi Kuti, Sarkodie In Forthcoming African-Themed Album, \u2018The Ascension\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>American rapper and Business mogul, Jay-Z, is set to release brand new album, \u2018The Ascension\u2019. \u2018The Ascension\u2019 album is inspired by Africa, which is also the root of the revered rap artiste.<\/h4>\n<p>The forthcoming compilation features top Nigerian artistes, Femi Kuti and Olamide; Ghanaian wordsmith, Sarkodie; South African rapper, Nasty C; and other international musicians like Beyonc\u00e9, Rick Ross and H.E.R.<\/p>\n<p>Jay-Z says \u2018The Ascension\u2019 is his means of connecting to his motherland, Africa, while acknowledging that he is tapping into the continent that is filled with gifted musicians.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5253\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/adeyinka_oluwamayowa\/2021\/04\/01\/The-Ascension-Jay-Z.jpeg\" alt=\"Jay-Z Features Olamide, Femi Kuti, Sarkodie In Forthcoming African-Themed Album, \u2018The Ascension\u2019\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/adeyinka_oluwamayowa\/2021\/04\/01\/The-Ascension-Jay-Z.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/adeyinka_oluwamayowa\/2021\/04\/01\/The-Ascension-Jay-Z-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/adeyinka_oluwamayowa\/2021\/04\/01\/The-Ascension-Jay-Z-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ascension album cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his words; \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to get in touch with my roots and connect to the motherland. You know, Africa is blessed with so much talent and I felt like it was time to tap into that resource. The Ascension is not just talking or focusing on Africa but it\u2019s also about me giving back to the people, familiarizing with the culture and connecting more with the motherland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WithinNigeria recalls that Jay-Z\u2019s wife, Beyonce, made a similar move when she dropped her recent album, \u201cLion King: The Gift\u201d. She featured Burna boy, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Shatta Wale, and Tekno.<\/p>\n<p>See track list for \u2018The Ascension\u2019 album by Jay-Z below;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5252\" style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/adeyinka_oluwamayowa\/2021\/04\/01\/The-Ascension-Jay-Z-tracklist.jpeg\" alt=\"Jay-Z Features Olamide, Femi Kuti, Sarkodie In Forthcoming African-Themed Album, \u2018The Ascension\u2019\" width=\"870\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/adeyinka_oluwamayowa\/2021\/04\/01\/The-Ascension-Jay-Z-tracklist.jpeg 870w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/adeyinka_oluwamayowa\/2021\/04\/01\/The-Ascension-Jay-Z-tracklist-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/adeyinka_oluwamayowa\/2021\/04\/01\/The-Ascension-Jay-Z-tracklist-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/04\/adeyinka_oluwamayowa\/2021\/04\/01\/The-Ascension-Jay-Z-tracklist-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ascension album track list<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ms-editor-squiggler\" style=\"color: initial;font: initial;background: initial;background-blend-mode: initial;border: initial;border-radius: initial;border-collapse: initial;caption-side: initial;clear: initial;columns: initial;column-fill: initial;column-rule: initial;column-span: initial;cursor: initial;flex: initial;flex-flow: initial;float: initial;height: 0px;letter-spacing: initial;margin: initial;max-height: initial;max-width: initial;min-height: initial;min-width: initial;overflow: initial;padding: initial;text-align: initial;text-decoration: initial;text-indent: initial;text-transform: initial;vertical-align: initial;border-spacing: initial;width: initial\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-editor-squiggler\" style=\"color: initial;font: initial;background: initial;background-blend-mode: initial;border: initial;border-radius: initial;border-collapse: initial;caption-side: initial;clear: initial;columns: initial;column-fill: initial;column-rule: initial;column-span: initial;cursor: initial;flex: initial;flex-flow: initial;float: initial;height: 0px;letter-spacing: initial;margin: initial;max-height: initial;max-width: initial;min-height: initial;min-width: initial;overflow: initial;padding: initial;text-align: initial;text-decoration: initial;text-indent: initial;text-transform: initial;vertical-align: initial;border-spacing: initial;width: initial\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American rapper and Business mogul, Jay-Z, is set to release brand new album, \u2018The Ascension\u2019. \u2018The Ascension\u2019 album is inspired by Africa, which is also the root of the revered rap artiste. The forthcoming compilation features top Nigerian artistes, Femi Kuti and Olamide; Ghanaian wordsmith, Sarkodie; South African rapper, Nasty C; and other international musicians [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":5251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1006,1717,348,76,1718,1719],"class_list":["post-5250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-beyonce","tag-femi-kuti","tag-jay-z","tag-olamide","tag-sarkodie","tag-the-ascension"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jay-Z Features Olamide, Femi Kuti, Sarkodie In Forthcoming African-Themed Album, \u2018The 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