Tems is officially back with a new song, “Love Me Jeje,” which marks the first single from her eagerly-anticipated debut album, Born in the Wild, out next month.
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| Nigerian singer and songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as, Tems. Photo: @RollingStone |
“Jeje” means “softly” or “gentle” in Nigerian, and Tems leans into that feeling with tender lyrics and a guitar-flecked groove: “If not you, then I don’t wanna know, I don’t want no story/Day and night, it’s unconditional, got mе living softly/Love me JeJe, love me tender,” Tems sings.
Tems wrote “Love Me Jeje,” which features an interpolation of Seyi Sodimu’s 1997 hit of the same name. The track was produced by Spax and Guiltybeatz.
While “Love Me Jeje” is the first official offering from Born in the Wild, the album still doesn’t have a release date or tracklist.
Born in the Wild arrives six years after Tems dropped her debut single, 2018’s “Mr. Rebel.” She’s since enjoyed several hits of her own, like 2020’s “Damages” and 2022’s “Free Mind,” and made memorable features on Wizkid’s 2021 smash “Essence” and 2022’s “Wait for U,” with Future and Drake.
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