BENIN BOYS is a single from Rema featuring Shallipopi, released June 21, 2024 as Rema's first release of the year, later included as the lead single on his sophomore album HEIS. It runs 2 minutes 49 seconds, with cover art created by Columbus-based artist Bryan Moss. Director K helmed a cinematic video taking viewers through Benin City, including Rema's old school — a deliberate homecoming after years of global touring.
The track brought together two of Benin City's biggest exports for the first time, blending Rema's afro-rave polish with Shallipopi's rawer street energy over a beat sung mostly in English and Pidgin. Lyrically, it leans into pride of place — both artists framing their success as inseparable from where they're from, still claiming the Benin Boys identity before and after fame. The song hit 2 million Spotify streams within three days of release, with 1,017,566 on day one alone, and went on to anchor HEIS's commercial run.
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