Album Info Hide Show Artist: Asake Album: Mr. Money With The Vibe Released: USA, 2023 Tracklist: A1 Dull 1:40 A2 Terminator 2:36 A3 Organise 2:04 A4 Peace Be Unto You (PBUY) 2:33 A5 Dupe 2:43 A6 Muse 1:58 B7 Joha 2:28 B8 Nzaza 3:04 B9 Ototo 2:37 B10 Reason 2:12 B11 Sunmomi 2:48 B12 Sungba (Remix) 3:30 Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. 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If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store. You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show By the time Mr. Money With The Vibe landed on 8 September 2022, Asake had already turned Lagos street-pop into a global talking point. The debut came through YBNL Nation with EMPIRE handling distribution, and it feels like the full stop on an outrageous run of singles that year. Whats remarkable is how complete it sounds. Theres a clear sonic centre across the whole record, thanks to producer Magicsticks, whose rubbery log drums, whistles and bright percussion give each track a cheeky bounce. His tag, tune in to the king of sounds and blues, pops up again and again, but it never wears thin. It becomes part of the theatre, like the crowd chanting at kickoff before the first whistle. The opener Dull sets the tone with stacked vocals that feel almost choral, Asakes voice doubled and tripled until it hits like a small choir. He writes the kind of hooks that read like throwaway lines but stick for weeks. Organise is the obvious example, a mantra built from everyday phrasing and wry humour. Its simple, almost childlike, yet incredibly precise in how it snaps into the groove. Peace Be Unto You, often tagged PBUY, rides siren-laced percussion and that throbbing amapiano low end. Then Terminator arrives with log drums that thump like someone kicking the back of your seat on the bus, equal parts annoying and addictive until you give in and nod. The features say a lot about Asakes place in the world. Burna Boys turn on Sungba (Remix) throws petrol on an already blazing rhythm, their voices trading flexes in an easy, smiling tug-of-war. Russ shows up on Reason and skates across Magicsticks pocket with a breezy verse, a light touch that keeps the spotlight on the choir-like backing and the constant push of the drums. Between those, Joha might be the most purely kinetic thing here, designed for bodies rather than brains, and it did exactly that as a dance moment across TikTok and clubs. Nzaza shifts the mood, a little more reflective without killing the momentum, while Ototo plays storyteller and Dupe offers a grateful exhale. Muse and Sunmomi soften the edges, not quite ballads, more like late-night warmth after the peak-hour rush. Part of the thrill is how Asake welds Yoruba cadences, Fuji grit and amapianos heavy chassis into something that feels both local and colossal. You can hear snatches of church, street processions and smoky lounges, yet its all mixed with pop smarts. Magicsticks keeps varying the colour, swapping in shakers, chants and tiny synth stabs so the palette never goes flat. The tracks run tight and punchy, often slipping straight into the next one, almost like a DJ guiding a set rather than a band breaking between songs. Its a short album, but it moves like a night out where the best bits arrive one after another, no dead air. The numbers backed it up. Mr. Money With The Vibe entered the Billboard 200 at number 66, a rare sight for a debut album rooted in Nigerian street-pop. It also dominated streaming and charts across Africa and the diaspora, proof that the language of a great hook travels faster than any press campaign. You could feel that in London, in Aussie clubs, and anywhere Afrobeats and amapiano have crashed into each other on a weeknight. For vinyl heads, the album begs to be heard loud on a decent setup. Those log drums slam, and the layered vocals bloom when you give them space. If a Mr. Money With The Vibe vinyl pressing crosses your path, dont hesitate. Ive had customers come into a Melbourne record store asking where to start with Afrobeats on wax, and this sits near the top of the pile. If youre hunting for Asake vinyl or looking to buy Asake records online, keep an eye on reputable shops and marketplaces. Theres growing demand for Asake albums on vinyl, and when titles like this appear in the vinyl records Australia ecosystem, they vanish quickly. What lingers after the last chorus is the joy. Asakes world is rowdy and devotional at once, a place where the crowd sings as loud as the frontman. Hes cheeky, relentless and oddly tender in the cracks between the flexes. Even if you met him through one viral track, the album pulls you into a fuller picture, where every chant and whistle points to the same truth. This is a debut made with total confidence, the sound of a scene bursting its banks and spilling into headphones everywhere. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review