From Ajegunle to Birmingham, Lynox is that artist who isn’t afraid to sing about his experiences. His earliest connection with music came through church in Ajegunle, Lagos, where he learned to appreciate melody, harmony and the emotional power of music. Then came Playaz, the Afrobeats duo he formed with Gabana, which taught him what it means to create with another person.
Lynox has collaborated with artists and producers, including Masterkraft and CDQ. He has also written songs for highlife star Flavour. All these experiences shaped the artist he is today. It exposed him to different sounds, personalities and approaches to music.
Now based in Birmingham, Lynox is beginning a new chapter with Love & Herbs, his debut solo EP released August 14. Across four tracks, the singer and songwriter brings together reggae, Afro-dancehall, soul and Afrofusion, creating a project built around love, nature, freedom, healing and the search for peace in a noisy world.
But Love & Herbs isn’t just a collection of songs; it is Lynox’s attempt to understand himself as a solo artist. “Becoming a solo artist has been the point where I’ve been able to bring all those experiences together and really ask myself, ‘Who is Lynox?’” he told Rolling Stone Africa.
His music is not confined to one genre; it is rooted in his journey that began in Lagos and has continued through the UK’s multicultural landscape and his connection to reggae and dancehall. Lynox Sound combines reggae, dancehall and Afrofusion. Going solo was about finding the space to express parts of himself that could not always exist within a shared identity.
“I wanted people to understand my perspective, my experiences and my relationship with music. Going solo wasn’t about rejecting what came before. It was about building on it and allowing people to hear Lynox in a more complete way,” he said.
That solo identity started taking shape through releases like “Big Body Benz” featuring Xbusta, which achieved chart success and later inspired an international Latin remix. But it was “Stay With Me” that showed that Lynox could build a life of his own outside Playaz. The song became one of the year’s most-used sounds on TikTok in Nigeria.
“It was honestly a special moment because you never completely know how people are going to receive a song. Lynox said, “As an artist, you can create something you believe in, but once you release it, the audience gives it a life of its own.”
The moment gave him confidence that there was an audience for Lynox as a solo artist and taught him that he doesn’t need to force a record to connect. “You don’t always have to force a record to connect. He stated, “Sometimes you create honestly, share it, and let people establish their own connection with it.”
Lynox created his debut EP Love & Herbs with this in mind. The four-track EP moves through reggae, Afro-dancehall, soul and Afrofusion. Live-inspired instrumentation gave the songs an organic quality. “I wanted the music to breathe,” Lynox explained. He wanted listeners to feel the human touch in the instrumentation, as the project has to do with nature, healing and human connection.
For Lynox, the Love in the EP’s title extends beyond romance. It includes family, friendship, culture, and life itself, while herbs represent restoration, nature and balance. “Love & Herbs represents two things I believe are important: connection and healing,” he said.
The idea came from a period of personal and creative reflection for Lynox. He said he didn’t want to make a project that was overcrowded with ideas just for the sake of showing versatility. He wanted to preserve feelings.
The EP begins with “Mr Farmer”, a warm and soulful reggae celebration of agriculture, nature and the people who cultivate the land. According to Lynox, farmers represent something fundamental but frequently overlooked: the people who help sustain communities by feeding the world.
“Before you talk about love, luxury or anything else, there is something powerful about recognising where life comes from and the people who work to sustain it,” he said. Starting the project with farmers establishes the earthy quality that runs throughout Love & Herbs. Nature is not simply a backdrop to the project; it is part of its emotional vocabulary.
From there, Lynox turns towards romantic love on “Kiss From Heaven”, a song about the peace of finding someone whose presence feels like a blessing. It explores companionship, trust, unconditional love and the security that comes from being able to be vulnerable with another person.
“Control Me” explores a different side of the same emotion. Where “Kiss From Heaven” is about security, “Control Me” is more consuming, capturing the intensity of attraction and the emotional surrender that can come with falling deeply for someone.
Lynox said, “I discovered that love has many different dimensions. There is the peaceful side of love where you feel safe with somebody, and then there is the intense side where emotions can become overwhelming.”
Writing both songs forced Lynox to confront vulnerability in his own way. “Writing them reminded me that vulnerability isn’t weakness. Sometimes allowing yourself to feel deeply is actually what makes a song honest,” he said.
The EP closes with “Marijuana”, which touches on meditation, freedom, self-expression, legalisation and personal liberty. Lynox does not present the record as an attempt to tell listeners what position they should take. Instead, he wants to create room for thought.
“I wanted the song to encourage people to think rather than tell them what to think,” he said.
Lynox wrote all the songs in Love & Herbs himself. The project positions him as a songwriter shaped by different cultures, sounds and experiences. “With Love & Herbs, there was nowhere to hide. Every lyric, every emotion and every idea came directly from me,” he said.
For him, the EP is not a destination. It is a beginning. He stated he “wants people to understand that Lynox is more than a genre. I’m an artist, songwriter and storyteller, and my music comes from different places, Nigeria, Birmingham, reggae, dancehall, Afrobeats, soul and my own experiences.”
He also wants Love & Herbs to leave people feeling something. “If someone finishes the EP feeling a little more connected to themselves, love, nature or simply to the music, then I’ve achieved something.”
Listen to Love & Herbs HERE
