{"id":67388,"date":"2020-03-15T14:52:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T13:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=67388"},"modified":"2026-04-16T00:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:53:00","slug":"akinyemi-finna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/akinyemi-finna\/","title":{"rendered":"Akinyemi &#8211; Finna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are plenty of cool rap names out there, but <strong>Akinyemi<\/strong>&#8216;s Nigerian meaning of &#8220;fated to be a warrior&#8221; puts it on a level of its own.  Along with the name comes a warrior mentality &#8211; one that the Queens native takes very seriously, as is readily apparent on his newest track, &#8220;Finna&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/773416315&amp;color=%238c1c21&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Finna&#8221; sees <strong>Akinyemi<\/strong> cutting a perfect medium between the groovy ease of someone like <strong>Goldlink<\/strong> and a <strong>Kendrick<\/strong>-esque confidence and aggression. The beat is just clattery enough to make those harder lines hit right, but also melodic in a way that suits the varied upflows and little tastes of singing that speckle Akinyemi&#8217;s bars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-background is-style-solid-color\" style=\"background-color:#313131\"><blockquote class=\"has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color\"><p><strong>I&#8217;m on the move tryna move out<\/strong><\/p><p><br><strong>Everyday I&#8217;m workin&#8217;, my team craftin&#8217; a new route<\/strong><\/p><p><br><strong>Had a vision, my mom wakin&#8217; up in a new house<\/strong><\/p><p><br><strong>I need three gates, four maids, and a blue couch<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With his debut album coming down the pipeline, <strong>Akinyemi<\/strong>&#8216;s warrior vibes aren&#8217;t going to be in short supply anytime soon. 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