Lamar’s latest single isn’t just a soundtrack for sunny afternoons and rooftop dance floors, it’s a manifesto disguised as an Afrobeats groove. ‘Make Money’ hums with the warm insistence of ambition, each percussive hit a heartbeat pushing the track forward, each saxophone accent a burst of oxygen for the hustle. The Ghanaian-born, Brussels-based artist leans into his Afro-Fusion instincts here, braiding Pop lightness and Soul inflection into a mid-tempo rhythm that feels equal parts celebratory and aspirational.
The production handled by Joel, Nehemiah, and Alpha Simao, offers a lush, fluid canvas: flirty electric guitar licks weave in and out like knowing glances across the dancefloor, while shimmering sax phrases cut through with breezy confidence. Lamar’s vocals, smooth but weighted with conviction, glide between English and Pidgin, turning his verses into affirmations for anyone grinding past the noise. When he sings of “turning obstacles into opportunities,” it’s less cliché than it is an unshakable truth from someone who’s clearly lived it.
There’s a lineage at play here; Afrobeats in dialogue with Highlife, European club polish in conversation with the raw pulse of Accra street parties. But Lamar isn’t just paying homage; he’s bending those traditions to his will. ‘Make Money’ feels as comfortable at a Lagos block party as it would under Amsterdam’s festival lights. It’s a borderless anthem for the grind, and it cements Lamar’s place not as a follower of Afrobeats’ global wave, but as one of the artists steering it toward new shores.
