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The multi-Grammy and Brit-nominated singer and producer - whose stage name is an Gramogram of his birth surname Emenike - last released a full-length collection in 2018, with Language. His forthcoming record, due this autumn, he describes as his “most certain piece of work”.
"Reverse!!" draws from rowdy underground UK club styles and 00s-era R&B, sampling Lethal B’s 2004 grime hit "Pow!", a record Emenike says he “always loved growing up”.
“It’s a fun, up-tempo club record with a really tongue in cheek lyric,” Mnek said of the single. “I’ve played it out in a few clubs these past few months and the response has been great. And getting to play with Lethal B’s ‘Pow!’ 2004 as a sample was the cherry on top.”
The accompanying video, directed by Douglas Reddan, sees Mnek performing in a dimly-lit underground car park flanked by body-popping street dancers and vintage sports cars.
The single arrives off the back of a busy period for the artist, including a main stage performance at Mighty Hoopla and a second Grammy nomination earlier this year for his co-writing work on Zara Larsson’s 2025 album Midnight Sun.
MNEK is due to headline Pride in London on Saturday 4 July, alongside further festival appearances at Chicago Pride, Ty Tea Venti Pride in Brooklyn, and World Pride in Amsterdam over the coming months.
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