The sultry Afrobeats song borrows the titular refrain from the band Sades 1985 single Is It a Crime.
The new track marks Remas first single sinceBnxns Fi Kan We Kan in October.
Sade Adus voice is the first to break through the intros staticky crackle while slick drums kick in.
Alex J Piper*
Baby/Baby sunmoni/You know say you match my steeze, Rema sings in Pidgin through his signature wiggly trill.
He began teasing the song in November, leaving many fans clamoring for the new song on X.
That, naturally, is the album on which Is It a Crime is featured.
Were not just making what the people at home would enjoy.
Were also making what we hope the world would also enjoy.
I got rid of that mentality getting in the studio, like, Ill start with what I love.
The rest of the world can catch up.
