The album also contains guest appearances from Wizkid, Travis Scott, Stormzy, Central Cee and Ludmilla, alongside production from P.Priime, Magicsticks, Mike Dean, Sarz, Sak Pase and plugged by Olaitan Salaudeen.

[2] On 21 June 2024, Asake released the album's lead single, "Wave" with Central Cee, followed by its official music video on the same day[3][4] and was plugged by Olaitan.

[5] On 5 August, Asake shared the album's official tracklist, previewing guest appearances from Central Cee, Ludmilla, Stormzy, Travis Scott and Wizkid.

Luke Seaman and Poppie Platt of The Daily Telegraph's review awarded the album four out of five stars, characterising it as a "musical experiment" and commending Asake for his innovative approach.

[9] Rolling Stone's Mankaprr Conteh rated the record three and a half stars, writing: "Lungu Boy keeps the faith but explores new sounds, becoming Asake's most rhythmically and emotionally diverse album yet, with some experiments more successful than others.