The Afrobeats queen drops a cryptic update: her first book is in the works and we are already taking notes.

Nigerian-Beninese breakout star Ayra Starr casually dropped “Working on my first book” in a post on X, and instantly the vibe shifted. No tracklist, no production tag, just a promise of something new.

This isn’t a marketing stunt, it’s the next move from an artist whose growth has been anything but accidental. Ayra’s sophomore album, The Year I Turned 21, debuted in 2024 and marked a sonic and personal evolution. Fans know her for fierce tracks like “Bloody Samaritan” too, her voice, her energy, her culture all wrapped into one.

For a Gen Z icon building a global brand, this is more than creative diversification, it’s cultural architecture. She moves lines. She rewrites them. Her transition signals that music is one vehicle, but voice is many.

Imagine a memoir where Afrobeats meets introspection. Or a collection of essays where Lagos streets, feminist fire and teenage girls’ futures mash into movement. We don’t know the format yet, but the potential is real.