Fameye is not done with “Gen Z”. The Fameye GEN Z II sequel to his breakout song of the year brings in Sarkodie, Joey B and AratheJay, and it landed on streaming services on Thursday 12 November.
Apple Music lists the song under the names of Fameye, Joey B and Sarkodie, with AratheJay as the featured act. The cover art, a cartoon of Fameye in gold shades between two jewelled hands, credits the beat to the producer Kux.
Why “Gen Z” needed a sequel
The original “Gen Z” came out in July, and its official video, released in August, has drawn more than 1.6 million views on YouTube. The song has sat near the top of Apple Music’s Ghana Bounce playlist and set off dance challenges on TikTok.
Fans had been expecting more. In October, talk of a “Gen Z” remix with Sarkodie spread far enough that Kwadwo Sheldon’s YouTube show The Breakdown asked whether one was on the way. The answer turned out to be bigger than one extra verse.
Fameye GEN Z II: three generations on one song
The guest list runs across the eras of Ghanaian rap. Sarkodie has been at the top since his debut album in 2009, Joey B came through in the 2010s, and AratheJay is one of the newest names in the scene, with guest verses this month on DABIE BOMAYE’s “ROADMAN 2” and Link UP Daddy’s “PERSONAL 2”.
Joey B has history with the title. His own “Gen Z”, with Kwesi Arthur, came out in December 2024. He and Sarkodie have also worked together before, on “Legend” and “X”.
It is Sarkodie’s second big guest turn in as many weeks, after his verse on Wendy Shay’s “This & That”.
His own EP, Deja Vu, is due on 27 November. “GEN Z II” is now on Fameye’s AfroYard page, next to the original.
