Nigerian artist, Joeboy appeared on Genius’ Verified show on November 3, 2021, to break down the lyrics to his hit tune, “Sip [Alcohol].”
During the show, Joeboy stated while interpreting the lyrics of Alcohol,
“I think [Sip (Alcohol)] is really special for me, like seeing how big the song is becoming and how big it’s going to get because it was like a different step in my sound, not like the regular Joeboy sound from the beginning, which is more or less like this kind of “lover boy.”
“I was always like put in that box and I was like ‘nah, I’m done with this stuff.’ I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, but I just wanted to explore different sounds. And Alcohol is the first step in my sound evolving.”
The Singer also admits that he was worried prior to the release of the song.
Joeboy has evolved during the past year.
Last year, he tried to break the ‘loverboy’ brand with the song ‘Celebrate,’ but it didn’t succeed.
On his debut album, Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic, he also wrote a song about dating an older doctor.
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He has since evolved and gotten tattoos.
During the interview, Joeboy was quick to point out that the song does not promote alcoholism. Instead, he created it to bring attention to a particular facet of life.
Verified by Genius is a show in which ’emerging or niche musicians dissect their songs’ lyrics. Burna Boy and Tiwa Savage have both appeared on the show in the last two years.