Asake Drops Fourth Studio Album M$NEY, Featuring DJ Snake, Tiakola and Kabza De Small

Four Albums in Five Years

Asake is back. His fourth studio album, M$NEY, dropped on Friday, May 1, 2026 — and it’s already turning heads, not just for the music but for how different it sounds from everything he’s done before.

The 13-track project was released through GIRAN REPUBLIC and EMPIRE. Features include French rapper Tiakola, DJ Snake, and South African amapiano legend Kabza De Small. That lineup alone tells you this isn’t a straightforward Afrobeats record.

A Sound Built on Several Worlds

The album opens with a live choral performance — an unusual choice that immediately sets a different tone. From there it moves through orchestral strings, jazz textures, high-tempo dance production, and amapiano before closing out. Pulse Nigeria called it Asake’s “most sonically varied” project to date, and a first listen backs that up.

Lead singles gave fans a preview of the direction. Badman Gangsta with Tiakola reworked a sample of Amerie’s 1 Thing in a way that caught people off guard. Worship with DJ Snake then pushed things further into cross-continental territory. The full album expands on both swings.

On the project, Asake said: “M$NEY is a reflection of my spiritual and creative journey. Everything flows from a place of gratitude to God, and every moment that’s shaped me. I stay true to myself but also weave in new creative expressions from my life experiences and personal evolution.”

The Numbers Behind the Man

At this point in his career, Asake holds two Grammy nominations, the most chart entries by any artist on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, and the title of most-streamed artist on Spotify Nigeria. Four albums in five years is a pace very few African artists have matched at this level.

Fan attention since the release has gathered around a track called Amen, with listeners picking apart its lyrics since the album went live. Other new titles include Gratitude and Forgiveness — themes that run through the album’s spiritual thread.

Sources: Pulse Nigeria, TheCable Lifestyle, HypeTribe NG