True to Self (King Promise album)
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| Released | 14 June 2024 | |||
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True to Self is the third studio album by Ghanaian singer-songwriter King Promise, released on 14 June 2024 through 5K Records Limited and Sony Music UK. The album includes features from Shallipopi, Fave, Gabzy, Fridayy, Lasmid, Ladipoe, Sarkodie, and OliveTheBoy.[1] Throughout its 12 tracks, the album blends in a mixture of the music genres Highlife and Afrobeats.
Background
[edit]True to Self follows King Promise's two previous studio albums, As Promised (2019) and 5 Star (2022), the first of which was his debut.[1][2]
Recording and production
[edit]The album is a fusion between the music genres Highlife and Afrobeats, and features artists such as Shallipopi, Fave, Gabzy, Fridayy, Lasmid, Ladipoe, Sarkodie, and OliveTheBoy. In an interview with Revolt, Promise described the tracks on the album ranges between "uptempo, calm, love music, life music and hustle music."[3]
In the same interview, King Promise goes insight on the overall theme of the album.[4]
It's not bad to evolve. I feel like a lot of sounds have come out of Afrobeats, which people have chosen to categorize differently. Afropop, 'Afro this,' 'Afro that,' at the end of the day, they’re all Afrobeats. That's how I see it.
True to Self's lyricism centers around Promise's journey to stardom, struggles, and his love life.[5]
Release and critical reception
[edit]Soon after the album's release, on 19 June 2024, Ghanaian music entrepreneur Smallgod brought True to Self's cover art for ₵500,000 ($38,040). The purchase took place at Country Club, Trasacco, Accra.[6]
Promotion
[edit]In celebration of the album's release, King Promise embarked on the True to Self world tour, which spanned 12 cities across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.[7]
Accolades
[edit]The album's lead single "Terminator" won Song Of The Year at the 2024 3Music Awards[8] and Most Popular Song, along with Best Afropop Song at the 2024 Ghana Music Awards but was nominated for International Collaboration of The Year, along with the album's other single "Perfect Combi". King Promise also won Best Afrobeat/Afropop Artist at the 2024 Ghana Music Awards.[9]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Believe" | Cole YoursTruly | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Continental" (featuring Shallipopi) | GuiltyBeatz | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Permission Granted" (featuring Fave) | Hylander | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Paris" | Ragee | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Perfect Combi" (with Gabzy) | GuiltyBeatz | 3:01 |
| 6. | "Paranoid" (featuring Fridayy) | Telz | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Ringing in My Head" | Cole YoursTruly | 2:38 |
| 8. | "9:45" (featuring Lasmid and Ladipoe) | GuiltyBeatz | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Mad Oh" | GuiltyBeatz | 3:09 |
| 10. | "Favourite Story" (with Sarkodie and OliveTheBoy) |
| 3:56 |
| 11. | "Own It" | Niphkeys | 2:42 |
| 12. | "Terminator" | GuiltyBeatz | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 37:47 | ||
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Eyes Dried Over" (featuring Tom Walker) |
| 2:44 |
| 2. | "Set Me Free" | Hylander | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Keep It Sexy" | KillBeatz | 2:39 |
| 4. | "2 Paranoid" (featuring Ronisia) | Telz | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 49:52 | ||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Nigerian Albums (TurnTable)[10] | 57 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Edition | Format(s) | Label |
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| Various | 14 June 2024 | Standard |
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| 13 December 2024 | deluxe |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "King Promise Bares All on New Album "True To Self" feat. Fave, Shallipopi & Sarkodie". BellaNaija. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Nwanji 2024, para. 1, 9.
- ^ Nwanji 2024, para. 14.
- ^ Nwanji 2024, para. 13.
- ^ Fofana, O. (13 August 2024). "King Promise on Global Success, TikTok, and His Most Personal Album Yet". BET. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Smallgod buys King Promise' 'True To Self' album for GH¢500,000". ModernGhana. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Donkor, Isaac (5 July 2024). "King Promise set to tour 12 cities for 'True to Self' album, beginning August 3". ModernGhana. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Osei, J. (30 September 2024). "King Promise Wins VIRAL SONG OF THE YEAR at 2024 B&O 3Music Awards". 3music.tv. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Stonebwoy win artiste of di year for Ghana Music Awards - Check out oda winners dis year". BBC News (in Ghanaian Pidgin). 1 June 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Official Top 100 Albums". TurnTable. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
Work cited
[edit]- Nwanji, Ngozi (17 June 2024). "King Promise says his album 'True To Self' is his "best body of work" yet". Revolt. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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