Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper Divine Joshua Ikubor known professionally as Rema, has officially begun the rollout for his third studio album, confirming the project is due before the end of the year while inviting fans to solve a cryptic puzzle believed to reveal its title.

The Nigerian singer unveiled the campaign during an intimate fan event, where attendees were treated to an exclusive preview of an unreleased song before receiving a printed note containing a series o

Rather than announcing the album's title, Rema challenged fans to decode it from the message, which referenced a "word with no meaning," "the THIRD door," "the year of the Barbenheimer fever," and ended with the instruction: "To find me, do not look ahead. Return to the crime."

The puzzle immediately sparked conversation across social media, with fans revisiting Rema's earlier work in search of answers. Many believe the final clue points back to ‘Baby (Is It a Crime)’, while others have linked references in the note to the visual world of ‘HEIS’, his Grammy-nominated sophomore album. 

The event also gave fans their first listen to an unreleased track from the forthcoming album. Although snippets recorded during the session have surfaced online, Rema has yet to announce the song's title or an official release date.

The forthcoming record will be Rema's third studio album, following ‘Rave & Roses’ in 2022 and ‘HEIS’ in 2024.