Valentine’s is over—time to clean up the roster!
Ilham is back, and she’s taking no prisoners. “Roster”, her first drop of the year, lands today, Friday, February 28, and it’s all about cutting loose the dead weight—aka that one person who just won’t take the hint. In true Ilham fashion, the track oozes confidence, serving up silky R&B vibes with a sharp lyrical edge. Consider it the ultimate anthem for knowing your worth and making room for better.
This release follows a major fashion moment for Ilham, who made her runway debut at MEFeater Magazine’s Galentine’s NYFW show, rocking RMA Apparel like she was born for it. But if you’ve been paying attention, you know she’s been on a winning streak—her last track “Games” landed on all the right playlists (Spotify’s ‘R&B Weekly,’ Apple Music’s ‘Breaking R&B’), and her independent hit “uhm…ok?” stacked over 3 million streams while basically telling the world she doesn’t care what anyone thinks.
Blending her Moroccan roots with new-age R&B, Ilham has been carving her own lane since her debut EP 41-10, catching the ears of Issa Rae, Raphael Saadiq, and Joe Budden, and working with producers like London on da Track and TBHits. Her effortless cool and no-BS attitude have made her a standout in the alt-R&B scene, racking up over 33 million streams and turning heads everywhere from NPR to Hypebeast Arabia.
So if you’ve got someone on your roster who needs to go, hit play. Ilham’s already done the work for you.
