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Brimming with self-confidence and unvarnished introspection, Ayra Starr's 'The Year I Turned 21' covers a range of topics, love, heartbreak, loss, fame, success, and gender positivity

Ayra Starr gives track by track breakdown of her new album 'The Year I Turned 21' | Pulse Nigeria

Adeayo Adebiyi

<h2>Brimming with self-confidence and unvarnished introspection, Ayra Starr's '<em>The Year I Turned 21'</em> covers a range of topics, love, heartbreak, loss, fame, success, and gender positivity.</h2>

<p>Ayra Starr blends R&amp;B and Afropop with stylistic borrowings from Latin pop, Jamaican dancehall, Nigerian highlife, and more to make for an album that has<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/a-review-of-afrobeats-star-ayra-starrs-the-year-i-turned-21-album/l1nz6d8" searchedstring="false"> earned praise from critics</a>. </p>

<p>Speaking with Apple Music, Ayra Starr describes her sophomore album to be the product of self-devolvement. <em>“This album has made me who I am now. It was proper character development,” </em>she says.</p>

<p><strong>Here is a track-by-track breakdown of the album according to Ayra Starr.</strong></p>

Cover art for Ayra Starr's second album 'The Year I Turn 21'

5 takeaways from the track list of Ayra Starr's second album 'The Year I Turn 21'

<h3><strong><em>Birds Sing of Money</em></strong></h3>

<p>“My brother, who is a music video director, paid a guy to just sing a Fuji song about me, which is at the beginning of<em> ‘Birds Sing of Money’</em>. This was a day after I released my first EP, as a gift. And the guy was just hyping me up. That’s a very Yoruba thing.”</p>

<h3><strong><em>Goodbye (Warm Up) </em>with Asake</strong></h3>

<p>“This is one of my favourite tracks I’ve ever recorded. Ever. Before I sent it to Asake, I wasn’t even sure if he was going to like the song. He was like,<em> ‘OK Ayra, give me some time.’ He sent me his verse in two days. I was like, ‘Oh, this is sounding good.’ </em>”</p>

<h3><strong><em>Commas</em></strong></h3>

<p>“<em>‘Commas’</em> is about how God has blessed me and I’m really grateful for where I am in life and where I’m about to go. I’m grateful for just even being present in this moment and being alive. I feel like that’s what has brought me here, my gratitude and the continuous hard work I will keep putting into this job. God is good.”</p>

A track by track breakdown of Ayra Starr's 'The Year I Turned 21'

Ayra Starr gives track by track breakdown of her new album 'The Year I Turned 21'

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