Alicia Keys Releases Her first AfroBeats Single “In Common”

Alicia Keys Releases Her first AfroBeats Single “In Common”


“Alicia Keys came out with her new single “In Common” today ahead of her performance on Saturday Night Live this weekend.

The track, produced by Illangelo, is a light composition built on shuffling rhythms and a bouncing bassline that has our whole office wondering if “In Common” is basically an ‘afrobeats’ song.

We already know Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beatz have been listening to their fair share of Nigerian pop lately. Swizz recently collaborated with MC Galaxy on Sekem Remix and couple of other unreleased songs.

I think Gradually, Afro beat will take over the world.

They’re definitely aware of the ‘afrobeats’ wave and that influence can be felt in the track’s syncopated beat work and some of Alicia Keys’ own vocal cadences.