Blaqbonez opens "I Love This" with a line that sets the temperature immediately: she wants to give him her soul, and he is clear that it is just sex. The track, which features Igwe Aka, is the opening song on his project NOMADINHO: 4TH PRIME, and it wastes no time telling you exactly what kind of album you are about to enter.
The song moves between Igbo phrases, street slang, and English with the kind of ease that feels less like code-switching and more like thinking out loud. He name-drops BNXN, references throwing naira and dollars in Ilashizzy, and drops a line about feeling like Olivia Pope with presidents in his bed. The confidence here is not performative, it is the whole point.
There is a moment mid-song where the tone shifts just slightly. He recalls being "down bad," tucking things away in a brown bag, before pivoting back to the excess of the present. It is a small detail, but it does a lot of work. The flex lands differently when you know where it started.
By the time the chorus hits, "can't touch this, I love this," the listener is already sold on the vibe. Whether you are here for the wordplay, the bilingual bars, or just the sheer audacity of the energy, this opener makes one thing very clear: Blaqbonez is not easing you into anything.
Originally published by NotJustOk.