Beyoncé and Jay Z’s highly anticipated joint album might sound like legendary Afrobeat musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
Grammy-winning producer The-Dream recently annotated “End of Time” off the R&B diva’s fourth studio album “4” via acclaimed lyrics site Genius.com, revealing she has already made many tracks influenced by the Nigerian multi-instrumentalist’s African sounds and elements.
“We did a whole Fela album that didn’t go up. It was right before we did ‘4,’” he said. “We did a whole different sounding thing, about twenty songs. She said she wanted to do something that sounds like Fela. That’s why there’s so much of that sound in the ‘End of Time.'”
With that being said, it is highly possible that the “Crazy in Love” duo might include the unheard music in their upcoming record.
“There are always multiple albums being made,” the “Rockin’ That Thang” hitmaker added. “Most of the time we’re just being creative, period. We’re talking about B, somebody who sings all day long and somebody who writes all day long. There are probably a hundred records just sitting around.”
The-Dream’s comment follows producer Detail first revealing that Bey and Hov are working on an album together.
The Detroit native, who contributed to the hip-hop power couple’s 2013 hit “Drunk in Love,” hinted that the forthcoming full-length LP could drop before the end of the year.
“I’m working with a couple of new projects that I don’t want to unveil, and then me and Beyoncé and Jay Z are actually doing something together this year,” he told Billboard at this year’s Grammy Awards. “When you think of Jay and Bey together, you think ‘album.’ You should already know.”
When asked if the project was going to arrive in 2015, he coyly replied: “In my imaginary mind, I will work to say it’s true.” Jay Z has already sample Fela’s beat in one of his songs.
