Tokooos

Tokooos is the fourth studio album by Congolese singer-songwriter Fally Ipupa. It was released on 7 July 2017 by Elektra France and distributed by Warner Music France. It consists of 18 tracks, which feature guest appearances from Wizkid, Aya Nakamura, Booba, MHD, Naza, KeBlack, Shay, and R. Kelly.

After establishing himself as one of the leading continental artists in Africa with his first three albums (Droit Chemin, Arsenal de Belles Melodies, and Power "Kosa Leka"), all produced by David Monsoh, Fally sought to expand his career toward the French and generally Western music markets. In 2013, he signed with Julien Creuzard at AZ, a subsidiary of Universal Music, before following Creuzard in 2016 to the newly created Elektra France label. Musically, Tokooos incorporates urban and contemporary sounds with the foundations of Congolese rumba. It introduced Fally's tokooos music, a stylistic fusion of Congolese rumba, ndombolo, contemporary R&B, hip-hop, and zouk.

After its release, Tokooos was met with generally positive reviews, with critics praising its ambition and high production values, as well as Fally's attempt to modernize Congolese rumba without entirely abandoning its roots. It was nonetheless criticized for limited use of Lingala and departure from traditional Congolese rumba. Despite this, Tokooos enjoyed a strong commercial performance and debuted at No. 28 on France's SNEP Top Albums in July 2017, which was Fally's first entry on the French album charts, and later peaked at No. 21 on Belgium's Ultratop Wallonia, while reaching number 110 on the Ultratop Flanders. In France, the album remained on the Top Albums 200 for 23 weeks, where it peaked at No. 28. It was certified platinum by the SNEP, making Fally the first Kinshasa-based artist and the first solo performer from Central Africa to receive such a certification.