Fireboy DML and Asake are contemporary Nigerian singer-songwriters associated with the Afrobeats and Afro-fusion scenes that have risen in popularity since the 2010s. Fireboy DML, from Abeokuta, Ogun State, emerged in the late 2010s and is known for blending R&B-influenced vocal delivery with Afrobeat rhythms, emotive songwriting and melodic production. Asake, from Lagos, became prominent in the early 2020s and is recognized for combining Yoruba-inflected vocals, streetwise lyricism and upbeat, percussion-driven arrangements that draw on Afrobeat, fuji and street pop influences. Both artists are part of a broader wave of Nigerian performers shaping contemporary West African popular music.