Afgan Tells the Beginning of His Collaboration Project with B.I, Nervous Because of Having to Rap

Kapanlagi.com - Successfully collaborating with international musicians such as Jackson GOT7 and Robin Thicke, Afgan surprises once again by releasing a collaboration single with B.I and Bipolar Sunshine titled Lost At Sea (illa illa). Afgan said that this collaboration project happened because they are both under the same management.

"We are both under the same management, called Transparent Art. They happened to be working on B.I's global single project. They reached out to me and played the song for me," said Afgansyah Reza in his press release statement received by KapanLagi®.com, Wednesday (6/10).

When he first listened to the song, Afgan immediately liked it because he has long admired the songs created by B.I when he was still a member of iKON.

"I was interested and coincidentally I liked iKON's songs. We once performed for the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games. We briefly crossed paths but didn't know each other. So, I accepted the collaboration invitation because I liked the beautifully written lyrics and the whole song," he said.

1. Really Like the Lyrics

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Lost At Sea (illa illa) is a remix version of B.I's song illa illa with the lyrics changed to English. The singer of Sadis also talks about the song, which he believes has a deep meaning.

"The song is about losing someone very important, someone who has become a big part of our lives. It's about how we deal with that emotion," said Afgan.

"Because sometimes, in my opinion, when we are in a vulnerable moment in our lives, we can feel lost. Actually, that moment gives us a lot of strength that we thought we didn't have. The lyrics of this song are very poetic, so it was something," he continued.

2. Learning to Rap

However, the challenge for Afgan in performing this song was that he had to learn to rap. Although he was initially nervous, he tried to convince himself to deliver the best results.

"Because the song was already made, so the B.I team just had to divide the parts for me and Bipolar Sunshine. Well, I got the rap part. At first, I was surprised and nervous, because this is outside my comfort zone and I rarely sing fast, let alone rap. But, I convinced myself that I'm going to do it my way," said Afgan.

"So, I rap with a little bit of melody and I changed some melodies to add more depth. This is also a learning experience for me that apparently, I can do a different style of singing," he concluded.

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