Black Magic (Yemi Alade album)

Black Magic
Standard edition cover artwork; deluxe edition cover artwork features a different image of Yemi Alade
Studio album by
Yemi Alade
ReleasedDecember 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
Genre
Length63:00
LabelEffyzzie Music Group
Producer
Yemi Alade chronology
Mama Afrique
(2017) 		Black Magic
(2017) 		Woman of Steel
(2019)
Singles from Mama Africa
  1. "Knack Am"
    Released: August 18, 2017
  2. "Single & Searching"
    Released: November 3, 2017
  3. "Heart Robber"
    Released: November 3, 2017
  4. "Bum Bum"
    Released: March 13, 2018
  5. "Kpirim"
    Released: May 22, 2018

Black Magic is the third studio album by Nigerian singer Yemi Alade, released by Effyzzie Music Group on December 15, 2017.[1][2] A follow-up to her 2017 extended play Mama Afrique, the album features guest appearances from Falz and Olamide.[3] Black Magic was made available for pre-order in November 2017.[4] Prior to disclosing its title, Alade posted the acronym BM on social media and wanted her fans to guess its meaning.[4] The album was produced by DJ Coublon, Vtek, Sarz, Krizbeatz, Young D, Sess, Fliptyce, IAmBeat, Philkeyz, 2Kriss and Echo.[5] It was supported by the singles "Knack Am", "Single & Searching", "Heart Robber", "Bum Bum", and "Kpirim". Black Magic received generally negative reviews from music critics, who panned its lyrics and Alade's songwriting.

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  3. ^ "Yemi Alade's New Album 'Black Magic' Is Here". OkayAfrica. 2017-12-15. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  4. ^ a b Fisayo Okare (November 20, 2017). "Yemi Alade's Upcoming Third Studio Album "Black Magic" is now available for pre-order". Native. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Yemi Alade's Third Studio Album "Black Magic" is available now". BellaNaija. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2020.