Playboy

Playboy is Fireboy’s third studio album, following the success of his second studio album, APOLLO.

The album’s teasing can be traced back to 2021 when the artist posted photographs on social media with captions that stated the album’s title. He even teased it in his December 2021 hit song, “Peru,” where he says:

I’m not playing with you, I’m not joking
My third album is loading

The album had three singles “Peru,” “Playboy” and “Bandana” which were released respectively. Fireboy disclosed the album’s release date on July 6, 2022, as well as the tracklist on July 28, 2022, with special features from Rema, Chris Brown, Shenseea, and Asake. In an interview with NME, Fireboy explained the inspiration behind the album’s title, as he stated:

Making “Peru” changed my mindset completely for this album and I was like to myself, “Yo! You need to step outside your shell and your mindset. You need to accept yourself, and come out and play.” That’s where Playboy comes from. It’s just me in my superstar element. I’m finally embracing who I am: my life has changed, embrace it.

He also went on to talk about the nature of the album’s tracks as he stated:

There’s still one constant: love songs. I feel like there’s no Afrobeats without love songs, but on this album, these love songs aren’t mushy, lovey-dovey love songs. They’re written in a matter-of-fact way. It’s a different spice, and it’s a straight-to-the-point album. Very Afrocentric, cohesive, but very light-hearted. I can’t wait to get it out.