Police is a single from Kizz Daniel featuring Angélique Kidjo and Johnny Drille, released in 2025 under Flyboy Inc as part of the Uncle K EP. The feature combination is striking. Angélique Kidjo is a five-time Grammy Award winner from Benin Republic and one of the most respected figures in African music globally — we covered her Joy collaboration with Davido on this blog separately. Johnny Drille is Nigeria's most distinctive indie-folk singer, known for his acoustic arrangements and narrative lyricism. Bringing both of them onto a Kizz Daniel record creates something that sits outside any easy genre category.
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Angélique Kidjo ft. Davido – JoyThe song uses the metaphor of police in a way that is common in Nigerian street expression — authority, surveillance, the feeling of being watched or pursued. But the execution, with Kidjo's powerful vocal presence and Drille's more introspective delivery layered alongside Kizz Daniel's signature melodic Afropop, gives the record a weight and cultural breadth that a straightforward street record would not have. Kidjo and Kizz Daniel also collaborated on Joy with Davido earlier, suggesting a genuine creative connection between them rather than a one-off booking. Police continued Kizz Daniel's pattern in 2025 of choosing unexpected collaborators who push the sound of his records beyond their obvious parameters.
Rating: 8.5/10.
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