These are the top 10 most underrated Nigerian artistes in 2022 so far
Practically underrated in this context means not rated or valued highly enough, and here are the top 10 most underrated Nigerian artistes in 2022 so far.
If we could have placed our music on a measurable scale, and tagged it by its quality, it would have then proved to be very helpful in making better music selections and managing artistic ratings.
Our Top 10 most underrated Nigerian artistes in 2022 so far include;
Fave
Chidozie “Fave” God’sfavour popularly known as Fave is a Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter and performing artist.
She is known for her hit single Baby Riddim, the song received mostly positive reviews from music critics and peaked at number one on Nigeria’s TurnTable Top 50 chart and peaked at number forty-nine on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart.
Fave is not receiving the recognition she deserves, she’s very talented.
Goodgirl LA
Nigerian-born Afro-Fusion singer, songwriter and all-around musical goddess, Euphemia Ekumah (popularly known as GoodGirl LA) began her music career in 2015.
With 4 releases to date including her standout singles – “Faraway” and “Bless Me”, she set to take on the world, one song at a time.
She has gained over 500,000 combined streams across all platforms to date, she has performed exceptionally well in different songs, including Eary momo with Vector, she’s very underrated.
Joeboy
Joeboy released his debut extended play Love & Light in November 2019.
It was released by emPawa Africa and was supported by the singles “Baby” and “Beginning”.
The EP also contains the Mayorkun-assisted track “Don’t Call Me” and “All for You, Joeboy has dropped bangers but yet very underrated in 2022.
Barry Jhay
Barry Jhay was born on 13 February 1993 in Oyo State, Nigeria. His Real name is Oluwakayode Junior Balogun and He is popularly a music singer.
Barry Jhay was born in Oyo State, Nigeria. Barry is a popular Nigerian Singer. He is currently signed to the Cash Nation Entertainment music label.
Victony
Victony first came unto the scene when he traded rap verses with Ladipoe on his revival Sunday series.
He made his debut with a mixtape on SoundCloud titled “The Outlaw King”, the reason he is still known as ‘The Outlaw King.
Johnny Drille
John Ighodaro, professionally known as Johnny Drille, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. His career came into the spotlight when he released a cover of “Awww” by Di’Ja.
He is currently signed to Mavin Records.
Crayon
During the 2010s, the young musician Charles Chibuezechukwu made several failed attempts to get into a Nigerian university.
On the day of his fifth attempt, while waiting for the exam’s commencement, he thought of what he really wanted out of life.
To the surprise of the thousands present, he stood up and left the centre, having chosen music.
L.A.X
Damilola Afolabi (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as L.A.X is a Nigerian recording artist.
L.A.X started out as a rapper and was part of a three-man group called Flyboiz while he was still in high school.
On August 20, 2013, L.A.X signed a major-label deal with Starboy Entertainment. LAX has come a long way and also has been consistent for years now, and yet in 2022, he’s still very underrated.
Bella Alubo
Bella Alubo is a Nigerian musician, alternative R&B, hip hop singer and songwriter, formerly signed under Tinny Entertainment alongside Ycee.
She was recently featured in a single by The Notorious B.I.G “G.O.A.T.,” a collaboration alongside Ty Dolla $ign and Nigerian artist Bella Alubo. It was produced by Kayo and Elliot Osagie.
Psycho YP
Nigerian rap is a source of one of the more peculiar conversations in contemporary culture.
There’s typically the argument that the genre lacks commercial viability before proceeding to judge rappers based on the mainstream success of their tracks.
Comparisons to South African rappers are always on the horizon as criticism of Nigerian acts pops into the conversation.
For rappers, it’s a place between a rock and a hard place, one day feeling unappreciated, another feeling a unique sense of connection with their audience.