Afrobeat sensation Humblesmith has returned with his latest single, “SOCHI,” an upbeat and joyful track that is sure to captivate listeners of all ages. The song celebrates the beauty of God’s creation, honouring both men and women.

“SOCHI” goes beyond just music—it’s a cultural celebration that resonates with fans of quality Afrobeat. Produced by the talented Vstix, the track fuses traditional Afro-vibes with modern beats, creating an infectious rhythm that will have listeners dancing. Humblesmith’s distinctive vocals bring the song to life, blending perfectly with the vibrant production.

Humblesmith, who has steadily risen in the Afrobeat scene with his electrifying performances and hit songs, continues to connect with his fans through relatable lyrics and catchy tunes. “SOCHI” follows that trend, offering a track that is both fun and meaningful.

Vstix, the mastermind behind the production, delivers an innovative sound rooted in Afrobeat’s rich textures and layered rhythms. His style enhances Humblesmith’s vision, creating a track that stands out in today’s music landscape.

“SOCHI” is now available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.

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Ekenedirichukwu Ijemba, popularly known as Humblesmith, a Nigerian singer, revealed he almost took to begging in 2015 before receiving divine intervention.

The 32-year-old claims he went to a church in Lagos to seek help but changed his mind after getting inspiration for his famous song ‘Osinachi’ while there.

Humble Smith said this in a recent Hip TV Trending interview with reality personality Kimoprah.

Despite completing multiple musical ventures, including filming a music video in London, he stated he failed to gain recognition.

He said, “Osinachi’, every lyric in that song is just me [my story]. This is a true life story. I have something to connect to everybody.

“I wrote ‘Osinachi’ in the church. I went to church to beg for money to feed. But when I got to the church, something told me I’m not a beggar. So, God blessed me with the song in the church.”

Humble Smith explained how he got Phyno on the song and Davido on the remix: “After recording the song, they [my team] were like, ‘Guy you never blow, you need to put person [superstar] for the song to blow.'”

“So, we had to reach out to Phyno for that. Then after reaching out to Phyno, the song started making waves, and Davido called for the remix. Big thanks to him.”

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The Nigerian music industry is a spontaneous industry. A success template or trend might work for one artiste and when another artiste tries it, it just backfires and here are the Nigerian musicians that went missing just after one hit song

Normally when an upcoming artiste drops a song that eventually goes viral, there’s this wild expectation of another hit song from him that will further establish him as one artiste to look out for in the industry.

However, the artiste fails to drops another similar hit song and then we come with the term “One Hit Wonder”.

Wizkid, Olamide, Ice Prince and Davido were artistes who were able to back up their debut hit singles with follow up music materials that also went viral.

But who are these artistes who became irrelevant after just one song?

Humblesmith

Blew up after the Osinachi track went viral. The single which was with Phyno originally enjoyed massive airplay then in December 2015.

It was the perfect song to close out the year and it was not surprising he was nominated in the Headies Rookie Of The Year 2015 though YCee won.

And when he got a remix to the song that went viral, we thought we had an established act already. East, West, Central was buzzing with Osinachi.

Then, we didn’t hear of Humblesmith for a while. He released an album earlier this year but it wasn’t even highly rated. Too disheartening to see his career fade away so fast.

2. AY.com

Pass Me Your Love was a popular song than in 2009. It was one of the most surprising songs then that got very huge on the streets and in the monsters and with the then in form dancehall act, Terry G on the track, it was a creative masterpiece.

Kids were not left out chanting “Pass Me your love eh”. It was every lovers’ favourite and we earnestly expected more from AY.com. But man was disappointed with the mid-singles that followed next.

DeeBee – Collabo

When we heard “Collabo” then coming from a relatively unknown artiste, you would want to slander him for a sensual song.

But as at then, this song went up at clubs and parties and once the DJ plays Collabo, anywhere you are, whatever you are doing, it ushers you into that dance consciousness.

It’s that song that makes you lose your home training, that’s if you’ve got one. DeeBee’s Collabo is still a hit till now but where’s DeeBee now?

Konga – Baby Konga

If you were in that era when once a song gets popular on the streets, it got popular everywhere also. It was that time Konga gave us Baby Konga.

Baby Konga was played by street DJs and every street buzzed the song. And wherever it went up at any Children’s Party, the kids exhibited any dance they knew because it was a vibe song. That’s how big it was.

But Konga betrayed our trust after. He just left the scene so fast. Another one-hit wonder we loved so much.

 Kelly Handsome

Kelly Handsome had an eventful music career though we don’t know if his music career is still functioning.

In his heydays, Kelly Handsome was the perfect replacement Kennis Music had to 2face or so they thought. In 2008, he released one of the biggest music materials that year – Maga Don Pay.

We all still chant that phrase “Maga Don Pay, shout hallelujah”. Afterwards, his music career went through a lot of ups and downs. Probably, Maga stooped paying.

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For most artists, addressing their beef through songs is normal and this is true in the case of Davido who doesn’t hesitate to fire shots at people he is having issues with on songs.

David Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido, is undoubtedly one of Africa’s top music acts, and his musical strength continues to develop as he continues to have back-to-back smash singles.

Davido’s career has not been without drama, and it appears that the singer relishes it every time it occurs, knowing exactly how to get out of it and address it each time it occurs.

In the past, the singer has addressed personal grievances in songs, and we believe that is the beauty of the music performance.

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We’ve compiled a list of 5 times Davido addressed his issues with people on songs.

Fia

This 2017 song came at a controversial point in Davido’s life. The superstar had lost two friends, DJ Olu and Tagbo Umeike within the space of few weeks.

While a lot of people were sympathetic to the Singer’s plight, others weren’t. Things got dramatic after Nigerian Actress and beauty queen, Caroline Danjuma accused him of having a hand in Tagbo’s death.

Caroline accused Davido and his friends of dropping Tagbo’s corpse at the hospital and fleeing the scene.

While Davido didn’t directly refute her claim, he responded back on his song titled ‘FIA’ where he dropped a remarkable line:

‘Caroline save your drama, i don’t need it for a Soap Opera’

The Police weren’t left out as he took the opportunity to fire shots at them for their handling of the case.

“Hola Hola, Mr Olopa, i’m not here to cause wahala’

Osinachi remix

Things might be well between Davido and his first baby mama now, but it wasn’t entirely this way from the onset as both parties went on a full war on social media right after their child, Imade was born.

At one point, Davido and his family were blocked from travelling to Dubai with his daughter, Imade Adeleke, since Sophia insisted on accompanying them on the trip, a move Davido’s family didn’t seem to agree with at the time.

Davido used the remix of Humblesmith’s Osinachi to take a jab at Sophia, using lyrics like:

‘No be by force to go Dubai, abi na wetin cause the fight?’

Bahd Baddo Baddest

Dele Momodu, the owner of Ovation International Magazine, got on Davido’s bad side when he intervened in the saga between the singer and his baby mama, Sophia Momodu.

Dele Momodu aided Sophia who is his niece in preventing Davido from flying his daughter out of the country by claiming the singer didn’t have the legal authority to do so.

A minor incident occurred at the airport, which caused Davido’s family a tremendous deal of embarrassment.

Davido was not pleased with this development, and it wasn’t long before he went off on Dele Momodu on Falz’s song “Bahd, Baddo, Baddest,” dropping the line:

‘Mr Dele na my boy, Dele na my boy’

This line caused so much controversy at the time but currently, all is well between the two.

Summer Body

The rivalry between Davido and Wizkid is the most famous in modern Nigerian music history, and it has lasted for years and continues to this day, with fans split on who is better between the two singers.

In 2017, Wizkid had taken a swipe at Davido, saying that his Yankee passport won’t cure his ‘Frog’ voice, mocking the singer’s rather husky voice that has become distinctive with him.

It wasn’t long before Davido used Olamide’s collaboration single “Summer Body” to retaliate against Wizkid.

In his verse, he sang;

‘With Yankee passport dem say we local, you better catcg up i go see you later’.

In this line, Davido claims to be a US citizen and denies being a local, while also addressing Wizkid’s need for a Visa to travel to the US.

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Fem

2020 was a year of mixed feelings for Davido as he went on a social media sabbatical leave for months. When he returned, he dropped his first single of the year titled “Fem”

The lyrics of the song had fans talking about who he was firing shots at. It wasn’t too long for people to realize that it was aimed at Burna Boy.

‘Fem’ is Yoruba slang for ‘Shut Up’. Davido starts the song with,

“E be like you don dey talk too much, small talk you don dey talk talk, fem. O boy, you don dey do too much, small talk you don dey look who talk, fem…”

He then goes on with

“Person wey dey find pity, nor dey do me itty bitty. You wan know 30 BG, you go know 30 GB when you see 30 BG…”

Where it gets interesting is when he sings,

“Tell Odogwu say we ‘Like To Party’ just call me…:”

Now, Burna Boy referred to himself as Odogwu (which means a great/mighty person in Igbo language) in one of his lead singles from 2020, ‘Odogwu’ is also the song title.

Burna Boy’s debut official single  (which marked the beginning of his career), is also titled ‘Like To Party’ (from his L.I.F.E album).

Davido is combining two of Burna’s song titles, which makes us believe this song is a direct shot at the African Giant.

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The Nigerian music industry has come a long way, and despite their musical genre, numerous secular artists still find a way to thank God by performing one or two Gospel songs as a way of expressing gratitude for the enormous gift bestowed upon them.

While secular artists occasionally dabble in gospel music, some of them have gone on to become hit songs, so we thought we’d compile a list of secular artists’ top songs that could easily pass for gospel music and be performed in a church.

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Fada Fada- Phyno ft Olamide

Phyno is a prominent indigenous rapper in Nigeria, and he continued to demonstrate his versatility when he released the Ghetto gospel song ‘Fada Fada,’ which he co-wrote with his business partner and most collaborated musician, Olamide.

The song is popular among Nigerians and even found its way into various churches.

Godwin- Korede Bello

Korede Bello’s “Godwin” is by far his most popular, and it catapulted him into the limelight and made him a household name in Nigeria.

The song, which was released in January 2015, is about how God triumphs in all circumstances, which is a picture that practically every Nigerian can relate to.

Pray For Me- Darey Art Alade

Darey Alade’s song “Pray for Me” is another masterpiece, and it’s one of our favourites. “Pray for Me” is a song that was brilliantly composed and sung.

Darey collaborated with the Soweto Gospel Choir and created an eye-catching video for the song.

Wish Me Well- Timi Dakolo

Timi Dakolo’s song “Wish me well” is a powerful ballad that showcases his singing prowess. The song was produced by the incredibly skilled Cobhams Asuquo.

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Pick Up- Adekunle Gold

Since the release of his debut hit, ‘Sade,’ Adekunle Gold has been steadily rising. When he released the single “Pick Up,” the singer proved once again that he has what it takes to reach the top.

The song, which is mostly sung in Yoruba, is about how he asks God to change his life tale. The song has a fantastic visual and was a hustle anthem at the time of its release.

Osinachi- Humble Smith

Humble Smith rose to prominence with the release of his stirring song “Osinachi,” and he even became a crowd favourite in the industry when he recruited Davido to remix it.

In the song, Davido takes jabs at Dele Momodu, which some fans didn’t appreciate because they felt a song as good as that shouldn’t have been remade. Osinachi is a popular song, and Humblesmith has sung it at several churches.

Bunieya Enu- P-square

In 2011 defunct music duo, P-square dropped their groundbreaking album, “The Invasion” and the album had a lot of hits including the song, “Bunieya Enu” which was a hit in Churches and a favourite for choreography.

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This Year-Jaywon

Jaywon’s music career cannot be discussed without mentioning his biggest hit, “This Year.”

The song, which is still popular among people of all ages, is about what he desires from God in the new year.

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• Artiste Name: Humblesmith
• Song Title: Dance
• Produced by: 5eal
• Sound Engineer: Milla Mix
• Genre: Amapiano
• Imprint: Show Bobo Music
• Country: Nigeria
• Year: 2021

Talented Nigerian singer and songwriter, Humblesmith comes through with another single which he titled “Dance“.

Humblesmith joins the bandwagon of the artists moving towards the trending Ampiano style of house music.

Humblesmith is currently signed to Show Bobo Music Limited.

The Humblesmith’s first official single for the year is ‘Dance,’ which follows the release of his 2020 record ‘Kosi.’

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“Dance” is a great piece of music you will want to add to your playlist and play endlessly.

The song is produced by 5eal.

Quotable lyrics

I go dance I go charge
I go jogodo I go charge
I go jogodo I go shine
I no go die I go shine

I go dance I go charge
I go jogodo I go charge
I go jogodo I go shine
I no go die I go shine

Listen and enjoy below

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In the short period since his breakthrough in the music industry, Davido has successfully pushed his brand in Nigeria and around the world and is one of Nigeria’s top three artists.

The Record Label Boss has left a legacy that will live on in perpetuity; his personal accomplishments cannot be exaggerated, and he has helped to put numerous Nigerian musicians on the international map.

The majority of individuals he put on the map have gone on to become megastars in their own right, although some have faded into the background as a result of different circumstances.

Let’s take a look at the categories of artists he helped/contributed to their music career;

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Artists Signed to DMW;

Mayorkun

Mayorkun is one of the few Nigerian Artists who get a chance at fame after their cover of another artist’s song gets viral.

Davido chanced upon him on social media signing to his “Money” song and invited him over a DM to his house and from there, it was history.

Mayorkun is one of the few artists in the DMW Family that bonds well with Davido and is even seen by many as his protege.

Peruzzi

Apart from being an amazing singer, Peruzzi is a talented songwriter which has earned him a valuable spot in the DMW Label. In fact, some of Davido’s hit songs from 2017 were written by him.

Although there has been a controversy as to how Peruzzi got signed by Davido, it hasn’t stopped the singer from flourishing. With hit songs like “Majesty”, “Amaka”, “Gunshot”, “Only One”, “Nana”, Peruzzi is another amazing artist Davido has helped launched.

Dremo

Although Dremo started his music professionally in his first record label APPE Gang in 2013, it wasn’t he got signed to DMW that things kicked off for him.

Few Months after signing to DMW, he dropped his first track, “Fela” and from there dropped two albums, “Codename Vol 1 & 2” and several other EPs.

Idowest

Idowest gained a street rep thanks to his 2017 hit song, “Omo Sheteperi” and in 2018 joined the DMW Label Family. In an interview, he revealed that he chased Davido since 2015 before he struck gold and finally got signed.

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The Artists his collaboration with blew them up;

Mc Galaxy

Although one would argue that “Sekem” blew MC Galaxy into a Nationwide favourite in 2014, two years prior, he gained prominence after winning Davido’s Skelewu competition in 2012. The two would collaborate on MC Galaxy’s ‘Nek Unek” in 2013 which was a hit before “Sekem” became a club anthem.

Runtown

Runtown gathered airplay when he released Party Like 1980 but his big break didn’t come until he got a verse from Davido.

The DMW chief laced Runtown’s biggest hit, Gallardo with one of his best verses and the Sound God has gone on to become a star of his own.

Tekno

Tekno is among those who have benefited from Davido in terms of a collaborative project.

Tekno became known and loved by music lovers after Davido featured in his 2014 hit single, Holiday. Davido’s star power heavily rode the song into the hearts of thousands of music lovers and made them fall in love with the equally talented Tekno.

Tekno would years later replicate the favour by writing and producing the award-winning and double Gold-certified “If“, one of Davido’s biggest song to date.

Humblesmith

Humblesmith was gained a bit of fame with his gospel-like song, “Osinachi” but it got bigger after Davido jumped on the remix.

Davido got downloads and streams for Humblesmith by addressing his baby mama drama on the song.

No doubt Osinachi was the biggest hit song Humblesmith has released ever since then.

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The Artists whose careers he tried to revive;

Lyta

After ending things on a bad note with his former boss, Olamide (which was almost a career suicide) and trying to find his feet in the industry again, Davido graciously agreed to feature on Lyta comeback singer “Monalisa”. Davido also played a huge role in the music video of the song.

Lyta is currently signed to Marlian Music still trying to shed his past controversies off and dominate the industry.

Sauce Kid/Sinzu

Sauce Kid was a popular figure in the music scene in the early 200os with his unique style of rap songs. After a while of being in the background, he released a song titled “Carolina” in 2011 featuring Davido.

In 2017, he got arrested in the US on bank fraud charges and after completing his two-year jail term for aggravated identity theft, Not minding what people would say, Davido opened his arms wide to Sauce Kid and signed him to the DMW family. Not much have been heard from him however in terms of music.

Dammy Krane

In 2016, reports of Davido signing Dammy Krane flooded Social media. As of that time, Krane had just finished his contract with 2Baba‘s Hypertek. However, nothing came out of the relationship as Dammy Krane would get arrested in 2017 for card fraud in the US.

Although he was acquitted of all charges, Dammy’s career took a nosedive as is still struggling to revive his career, not much has been heard of his contract with DMW.

May D

May D came into the music scene with former music duo, P-square and he was one of the instruments behind the making of their Award-winning album, “The Invasion”.

Unfortunately, his relationship with the brothers went sour and also causing his career to take a nosedive. It wasn’t until 2020 when he made a comeback with “Lowo Lowo” and Davido jumped on the remix. A few weeks later, the two announced a partnership of some sort.

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The Next Rated category has been there since the inception of the Headies in 2006

The Award show which was originally called the Hip-hop World award is the most popular and influential Nigerian Music award.

It was created by veteran media guru – Ayo Animashaun, to celebrate hip-hop and alternative music. It has since gone beyond those genres to celebrating the Nigerian music industry as a whole.

While the award show has had its ups and downs, it has become the Nigerian version of the Grammys to Nigerian Artists.

Over the years, big acts like Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, P-square, 2Baba, Wande Coal, Tiwa Savage e.t.c have been recipients of the award show.

While it has a lot of categories that cater to various music genres, one of its most coveted categories is The Next Rated category.

This very coveted prize is won by the ‘upcoming’ act who has shown the most promise in the year in review. Winners also get a car and join an influential ‘alumni’ of previous superstar winners.

Now, considering what this award has come to signify – basically a peek into the future – has the Headies always gotten it right? Did all the previous winners deserve it over other nominees?

Let’s take a dig delve into the past winners of the category and if they lived up to the expectations.

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2006- Asa

In 2006, the headies was created under the name Hip-Hop Awards. Asa became the first recipient of the Next Rated category.

The soulful singer didn’t disappoint in living up to the expectations as she would later release one of the best albums, Asha, the Nigerian music industry have seen in a decade.

Years later, the award-winning singer has four albums to her credit and classics that can’t be forgotten.

2007-Overdose

While a lot of Gen Z’s won’t be familiar with the name Overdose, he was a talented rapper whose lyricism and wordplay got him the recognition that he beat Naeto C, Lawal Olumo, Kage, C-Mion, Gino, Blaise in the next rated category in 2007.

He was signed to X3M back in the day and dropped a few rap songs like “Drinks in a Glass”, “I can’t Shout”, “Alujo” and an album, “Hustle or Die”.

However, over the years, he has fallen the face of the earth. In fact, the only known artist in 2007 Next rated Category is Naeto C who went on to release more known and popular songs.

2008- Wande Coal

In 2008, the defunct Mo’hits record was one of the popular labels as of then. Wande Coal with his melodious voice was one of its star acts.

Having released hits songs that dominated airwaves, its no surprise he could beat Banky W and M.I Abaga to win the category. Other nominees of that year include GT Guitarman and Cyprus Da Virus.

Since his win, Wande Coal has released two commercially successful albums (Mushin to Mohits and Wanted)to his credits and hits that span across the decade.

In 2010, Wande Coal broke records as the first artist(Non-group) to win five Awards in one single night. The only other set of persons to do achieve this same feat is P-square in 2006 and Fireboy DML in 2021.

2009-Omawumi

Omawumi was the best win for the category in 2009. The songbird fresh off from the  Idols West Africa competition, released her debut single, “In the Music ” the following year.

So it wasn’t a surprise that she won the award over other artists like YQ, MP, Kel, D’Jinee.

2010-Skuki

The music duo faced stiff competition from Jesse Jagz, General Pype, D’Prince and Mo’Cheddah who all had songs reigning on airwaves back then.

While not much is heard of them lately, the two at some point dominated the streets with hits like ‘Banger”, “Pass the Agbara”, “Stamina” e.t.c

2011: Wizkid

One of Headies’ best decision, Wizkid was a trailblazer in 2011 with a commercially successful debut album, “Superstar“. Even though the music star faced serious competition from Tiwa Savage, Olamide, Ice Prince in the category, he was the best man for the crown.

Interestingly, Wizkid was the star of the show at the 14th Edition of the Headies, almost nine years after his first win at the show.

2012- Davido

In 2012, Davido was reaping the success of his two hit songs “back When” featuring Naeto C and ‘Dami Duro“.

His fellow nominees were no easy feat; Eva was Nigeria’s best female rapper at that time. Praiz – who was second runner-up at the first edition of Project Fame West Africa – had Rich and Famous burning up the charts, while Chuddy K had everybody ‘wining’ to Slow Slow.

Currently, Davido is one of the top 3 most influential artist in the Industry and the boss of a successful label, DMW.

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2013- Sean Tizzle

Sean Tizzle as a winner for the 2013 edition would be seen as a questionable choice by the organizers of Headies in the present day.

True, Sean Tizzle was buzzing with songs like “Sho lee”, however, the rest contenders for the post back then, Burna Boy, Dammy Krane, Phyno, Seyi Shay were also serious competition.

Interestingly, Burna Boy is currently the face of afrobeat with his two Grammy nominations and successful records and Phyno leads Igbo rap. As for Dammy Krane, he hasn’t been doing too well in the music scene after some issues with the Law and Seyi Shay still drops hits.

2014-Patoranking

Despite being placed with artists like Runtown, Orezi, Skales, Yemi Alade, Patoranking was able to clinch the award.

Apart from Orezi who hasn’t been heard from in a while, Yemi Alade, Runtown, Skales and Patoranking are all doing well in their various fields.

2015- Reekado Banks

The 2015 Headies is the most dramatic and controversial Headies to date. And, of course, the Next Rated category was the source of most of the drama.

A battle of wars had broken out between two Music icons Olamide and Don Jazzy due to Reekado Banks winning the category over Lil Kesh.

Olamide thought Lil Kesh should have won it, since the kid had been dropping back-to-back singles, and he voiced his displeasure.

In response, Don Jazzy asked Baddoo to come and collect the car, then Baddoo got angry and banned him from the mainland. In the end, Dangote settled their beef, and all became well again.

Other nominees in the category include Kizz Daniel, Cynthia Morgan, Korede Bello.

2016- Mr Eazi

Mr Eazi clearly deserved to win the 2016 edition of the award as he dominated the year with his Banku-styled sound.

His biggest contender for the category was Tekno who withdrew from the category having felt insulted by being put in that category.

Another contender for the crown was Ycee who had people singing along to his “Jagaban” song. Humblesmith was also deserving of the nomination as he dominated the year with “Osinachi”.

2018-Mayorkun

For some reason, the Headies didn’t take place in 2017 but resumed in 2018.

Similar to Davido‘s reign in 2012, Mayorkun was a force to reckon with in 2018. Having released successful hits like “Eleko”, “Sade”, “mama”, “Che Che”, some of which was housed in his successful debut album, “The Mayor of Lagos“, this was an easy win.

The singer has further delved into superstar territory with multiple headlining concerts—including his sold-out, Indigo O2 arena show—and hit singles, like he’s 2020’s hit songs, “Geng”, “Of Lagos”, “Betty Butter”

Mayorkun’s contenders were Johnny Drille, Maleek Berry, Dice Ailes and Zoro

2019- Rema

Rema was special the moment he was introduced to the music scene in 2019.

The singer dominated airwaves with “Dumebi’ and then released his debut eponymous EP followed by two subsequent EPs, ‘Freestyle EP’ and ‘Bad Commando’, which was more than enough for the Benin-born artist to race his way to the Next Rated award of the last Headies.

Despite not having released an album, Rema has attracted the attention of International Superstars like Drake, Rihanna and the rest.

Although, the nominee list was packed with worthy contenders who had proven themselves and have continued to build towards distinguished careers.

Fireboy’s “Jealous” and “King” were two of the biggest and best songs of 2019, and his impressive, hugely successful debut album, ‘Laughter, Tears & Goosebumps’ was one of the best albums of that year.

Joeboy’s “Baby” placed the singer in the canon of potential long term hitmakers, a reputation he’s steadily fulfilling with subsequent singles, albums and features.

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2020-Omah Lay

Omah Lay was the experience nobody anticipated having in 2020. Though the port-Harcourt breed had been singing and producing for a while, it took his 2020 hit song “You” and his EP, “Get Layd” for people to notice his amazing talent.

In less than a year he was able to find himself in the same category as Tems, Bella Shmurda and Oxlade.

What the future hold for him, time can only tell.

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Humblesmith officially exits his record label Ntyze Entertainment

In the suit filed in the High Court of Ogun, Abeokuta Division, Ovie accused Humblesmith of assault and intimidation over a passport “theft” claim.

Recall that Humblesmith had put out a press statement saying that he has exited his record label over their inability to meet his demands.

However, the Label via their Instagram page debunked his claims stating that Humblesmith was still under their label legally as his contract with them hasn’t expired.

They also claimed that Humblesmith was using the Police Force to harass them in order to force them to severe his contract.

Read their statement below;

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Humblesmith via his Instagram backup account posted a picture of a press release/Statement officially stating his exits from Ntyze Entertainment over the allegations that the label has refused to meet his demand.

The singer through his lawyers, Ojukwu and Ojukwu stated on the document that,

1. Ntyze Entertainment Limited failed to furnish any iota of consideration under the purported Artiste Management contract which it claims to have entered into with our humble smiths a situation which renders the entire contract a
nullity

2. Failure of Ntyze Entertainment Limited to render periodic account to our Client regarding the monies had and received on behalf of Humblesmith

3. Ntyze Entertainment has on its own accord and through a financial report forwarded to our law offices dated March 2020 declared its self-insolvent and incapable of meeting its financial obligations under the law.

The singer captioned the post with,

“After so much consideration and back and forth, I have decided to come to the public to announce that I have parted ways with Ntyze Entertainment.

I am putting this out for public notice that you should conduct all future businesses and dealings with my new management ( link in my bio). I wish Ntyze well and thank them for the years of working together. Thank you and God bless”

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Umu Obiligbo releases a new single entitled “Nwalie” featuring Humblesmith.

This comes after the massive attention given to ‘Culture’, a song that features East giants – Phyno and Flavour, the duo makes a return by unlocking another smash hit.

Akunwafor Jnr and Okpuozor are the new masters of highlife music in the East by killing every show. Umu Obiligbo who just released their new work of art – ‘Level Up (EP)’ presents this love record off the EP.

“Nwalie” sings about the beauty of Love… He who finds a good wife has found a beautiful thing and the most precious value/gift in the world. Humblesmith also did a wonderful job on this record that will rock every engagement and wedding ceremony in the East.

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Humblesmith Uju Mina  – N-TYZE Entertainment Star Humblesmith releases a banging new single titled ‘UJU MINA’ which is a beautiful rendition of rhymes and rhythm with endearing lyrics.

The Osinachi crooner dishes out a classic in this captivating love song as he professes his undying love for the subject of the song.

The song was produced by wave making producer STANACTUR

Listen and Download Uju Mina by Humblesmith below:-

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