Mama Africa is the follow-up to her debut studio album King of Queens (2014), and features collaborations with P-Square, Sarkodie, Sauti Sol, Flavour N'abania, Rotimi Keys, DJ Arafat and Selebobo.

The album was produced by GospelOnDeBeatz, DJ Coublon, Selebobo, Philkeyz, BeatsByEmzo, Masterkraft, Rotimi Keys and Mr. Chidoo.

[3] She recruited GospelOnDeBeatz, DJ Coublon, Selebobo, Philkeyz, BeatsByEmzo, Masterkraft, Rotimi Keys and Mr. Chidoo to produce the album.

[4] Mama Africa features guest appearances from P-Square, Sarkodie, Sauti Sol, Flavour N'abania, Rotimi Keys, DJ Arafat and Selebobo.

[4] The album's deluxe edition was released on 6 April 2016, and features collaborations with South African musicians Bucie and AKA.

[10] In an interview on the Homeboyz Radio Morning Show, Alade said Bien-Aimé of Sauti Sol convinced her to record the song in Swahili.

[19] The music video for "Africa" was directed by Ovie Etseyatse and contains clips of different streets and iconic towers in African cities, as well as pictures of renowned leaders fighting for independence.

[21] The song's music video was directed by Paul Gambit and features appearances from Ime Bishop Umoh and Beverly Osu.

[25] The highlife song "Ferrari" has been described as "blatantly materialistic" because of lyrics like "Oga I don tire to stay Mainland/ E no go bad if you buy me mansion for Banana Island/ Open supermarket for me for Netherlands.

"[27] In a review for Circulation magazine, Adaobi Nezianya applauded Alade for "curating the right sounds from diverse places to craft an excellent album.

"[2] In a less enthusiastic review, Music in Africa's Oris Aigbokhaevbolo said the album has "zero replay value" and further stated that numerous songs on it "carry the specifically vapid materialism of the stereotypical Lagos girl.

"[28] Wilfred Okiche of 360nobs described the album as "one big dance party" and said its title is "only a ruse to thread her influences and copy catting into a cohesive effort.

"[24] TooXclusive's Temitope Delano granted Mama Africa 2.5 stars out of 5, calling it "boring" and saying it is a "far cry from what was expected from this brilliant artiste.