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The project follows her debut <strong><em>19 &amp; Dangerous<\/em><\/strong>, a coming-of-age story whose R&amp;B tracks centered on youth and love, and its deluxe edition, which produced the singles <strong>Bloody Samaritan<\/strong> and <strong>Rush<\/strong>. Her second album marked a pivot toward mainstream Afropop from her R&amp;B debut.<\/p>\n<h2>Tracklist and features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Dangerous<\/li>\n<li>Amazing (feat. Kwn)<\/li>\n<li>Gimme Dat (feat. Wizkid)<\/li>\n<li>Pressure<\/li>\n<li>Tornado<\/li>\n<li>Midnight In New York<\/li>\n<li>Hot Body<\/li>\n<li>Ms. Paper (feat. Theodora)<\/li>\n<li>Dance<\/li>\n<li>Where Do We Go<\/li>\n<li>Misunderstood<\/li>\n<li>Letter To God<\/li>\n<li>Who&#8217;s Dat Girl (feat. Rema)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Production and collaborations<\/h2>\n<p>The album opens with &#8216;Dangerous,&#8217; which features domineering drums and Fuji background vocals from <strong>Terry Apala<\/strong>. The beat has a resemblance to <strong>Wande Coal<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8216;Kiss Your Hands&#8217; featuring Ikechukwu. &#8216;Amazing&#8217; draws on late-2010s cloud trap R&amp;B with an African rhythmic spin, uses Ayra Starr&#8217;s voice as an instrument, and includes a guest verse from <strong>Kwn<\/strong>. &#8216;Gimme Dat&#8217; featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/3tVQdUvClmAT7URs9V3Isu\"><strong>Wizkid<\/strong><\/a> was released as a single last year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8216;Pressure&#8217; has a pulsating beat and lyrics about sensual tension, with Ayra Starr shifting her vocal approach in the second half. &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/new-african-music-ayra-starr-abigail-chams-tg-blk-and-more\/\">Tornado<\/a>,&#8217; the most recent single, continues an Afro-Swing fusion style that also appeared on last year&#8217;s &#8216;Hot Body.&#8217; &#8216;Midnight In New York&#8217; is Afro-House adjacent with subtle Amapiano fusion elements and a Dancehall pulse. &#8216;Hot Body&#8217; uses Bashment drums similar to &#8216;Tornado,&#8217; and &#8216;Who&#8217;s Dat Girl&#8217; later returns to that rhythmic style, with <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/46pWGuE3dSwY3bMMXGBvVS\"><strong>Rema<\/strong><\/a> delivering a dynamic verse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ms. Paper&#8217; features first-time collaborator <strong>Theodora<\/strong> and combines Bouyon with hyper-pop DNA, heavy Afro percussion, and less maximalist production than typical EDM. 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