Adekunle Gold Announces Fuji Xtra (Deluxe) Featuring Olamide, Simi & TML Vibez
Adekunle Gold is reopening the world of ‘Fuji‘ as an expansion. The singer has announced ‘Fuji Xtra’ (Deluxe), a five-track extension of his October 2025 sixth studio album, scheduled for release on May 1, 2026. The new edition brings in a carefully selected cast — TML Vibez, Simi, and Olamide — with “Formation”, his collaboration with Olamide, leading the rollout. It’s a strategic first step: a record that leans into rhythm, identity, and cadence, while subtly pointing back to the sonic philosophy that shaped the original project.
When ‘Fuji’ arrived in late 2025, it didn’t present itself as a sharp pivot. It felt more like a deliberate reorientation toward roots that had always been present in Adekunle Gold’s music but never quite this pronounced. Drawing from the percussive intensity and call-and-response structure of traditional “Fuji” music, the album folded these elements into a modern Afropop framework, creating something that felt both archival and forward-facing, showcasing ownership of sound, of language and of cultural memory.
Across the album, he explored themes of self-definition, legacy, and emotional clarity, occasionally stripping things back to let his songwriting breathe. At the same time, the project carried moments of lift and grooves that opened up the body – a balance that serves as its core strength.
‘Fuji Xtra’ (Deluxe) enters as a continuation of that conversation. The addition of Simi suggests a return to one of his most trusted musical counterparts, while TML Vibez introduces a younger, more current energy into the mix. Olamide’s presence on “Formation” ties the project back to a lineage of street-rooted expression and Yoruba musical tradition.
There’s also something telling about the timing. Deluxe releases often function as afterthoughts or commercial add-ons, but this one reads differently. It feels intentional, as though there were ideas that didn’t fit into the first frame but now are given space to exist without compromise. If “Fuji” placed Adekunle Gold firmly within a lineage he has long circled, then ‘Fuji Xtra’ will push deeper into it, with a wider lens and a clearer sense of direction.
