Rema’s ‘Child (Is It a Crime)’ Unmarried Has a Unlock Date

Looks as if the pattern was once cleared! Rema introduced Tuesday (Feb. 4) that he’ll be liberating his extremely expected unmarried “Child (Is It a Crime)” on Friday, Feb. 7, which samples Sade‘s “Is It a Crime.”

“Child ( is it a criminal offense )’ out Friday. + Legitimate song video,” he wrote on X with a black center emoji.

He teased the only again in November with a 1-minute, 21-second clip of him smoking whilst nonchalantly vibing to the tune. “Child/ Child sunmoni/ say you fit my steeze/ I’m a G/ Shawty I’mma all the time stay it actual/ I no dey for an excessive amount of whining/ Dey for an excessive amount of whining,” the Nigerian hitmaker sings.

Rema (actual identify Divine Ikubor) launched his sophomore album, Heis, in July by way of Mavin International, Jonzing Global and Interscope Information. The 11-track set featured prior to now launched singles “Benin Boys” that includes Shallipopi, “HEHEHE” and some other collaboration with Odumodublvck (“Struggle Device”). It reached No. 7 on Billboard‘s Global Albums chart. It additionally earned him his first Grammy nomination for absolute best world song album.

“It’s a perfect honor. Seeing the Grammys display me this love, display me this recognize, it presentations that I’m doing one thing this is impacting means past my house, means past how I believe it in a world scale. Having the ability to constitute Afrobeats right here, it’s superb,” he advised Billboard at the 2025 Grammys crimson carpet.

Sade’s 1985 clean jazz vintage “Is It a Crime” was once incorporated within the band’s sophomore album Promise. It reached No. 32 on Grownup Recent and No. 55 on Scorching R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

See Rema’s announcement for “Child (Is It a Crime)” under.