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Zayn Malik may be banned from releasing his solo music for the next two years, but his friend and collaborator Naughty Boy has teased what it will sound like when it comes out. During a chat with the U.K.'s Capital FM, the producer offered details of what fans can expect from the former One Direction singer's solo project.

"He's making a very soulful record," Naughty Boy said. "He's writing himself on it as well. I think it's worth the wait. The less I say about it, the better... I think it'll all make sense soon. Zayn's his own man, no one can tell Zayn what to do, especially me!"

A few weeks ago, Zayn's solo music was previewed with a leaked cover of Rae Sremmurd's "No Type". On the track, he handled the soulful hook while British rapper Mic Righteous rapped the bars.

Following the leak, Naughty Boy said he and Zayn had nothing to do with the track. Meanwhile, Mic Righteous insisted that he recorded the song along with the two a while ago, and claimed that Naughty Boy denied his and Zayn's involvement because the singer's label didn't allow him to put out new music for two years.

"Zayn wants the tune out, he ask me to be on the song, shah (naughtyboy) told me that his label wont let him release any music for the next two yrs.. So you know what i did? I did it for him, for you. And at the end of the day they cant say no to me, i work for the people not the industry," he wrote in a Facebook post back then.