JAYLON: TURNING VIBES INTO A VISUAL LANGUAGE
- Maisie Daniels
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
artist spotlight: jaylon - the afro r&b alchemist
Dropping his latest EP Baby Boy, Jaylon is the Nigerian-born, Bristol-based producer inviting us into a rich, radiant soundscape that spans continents, club nights, and intimate living room grooves. It's Afro R&B reimagined - soulful, playful, genre-melting - and it's got us totally hooked.
Baby Boy is a vibrant, borderless body of work that reflects the nuances of a life split between the electric pace of Lagos and the underground pulse of Bristol. The EP dances between dancehall, pop, R&B, and soul, but always lands in one clear truth: this is music that feels like home, no matter where you’re listening from.
From the feel-good flirtation of “Stay Ok” featuring Azanti, to the dreamy nostalgia of “No Luck” with Anjeli, Baby Boy captures those micro-moments of joy that exist somewhere between memory and movement. It’s lush without being loud, full of heart without preaching. Jaylon calls it “nostalgic but still fresh” - and honestly, we couldn’t agree more.
Each track is anchored in collaboration, and the lineup reads like a dream team of the Afro-fusion new wave: Minz, Remy Baggins, Phaemous, Hyphen NGA, Ramoni, Frayz... It’s a collective effort that never loses its singular voice.
And who is Jaylon, exactly? He’s the quiet architect behind some of your favourite tracks - whether you know it or not. With over 170 million streams and credits alongside Mr Eazi, Blaqbonez, Odumodublvck, and even Akon, he’s been shaping Afro-fusion from the inside out since 2016. As founder of Popboys Collective, his influence stretches far beyond his own discography - he’s building a movement.
Jaylon’s vision of Afro R&B is fluid, cinematic, and deeply personal. Baby Boy doesn’t just sound good - it feels like something bigger. A soft revolution in rhythm. A love letter to the in-between spaces. A promise that joy, no matter how fleeting, is always worth chasing.
