These are the top 5 US rapper collaborations with Nigerian artistes
Nigeria music has broken into the biggest music markets in the world, with the success rate of musical collaboration between the US rappers and Nigeria, this is a list of the top 10 US-Nigeria music collaborations.
Mp3bullet brings you the list of the top 5 US-Nigerian music collaborations since afrobeat became a worldwide accepted genre, lists below are derived from charts, streams, certifications and impact.
Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla – One Dance
One dance is a song by a Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter featuring Nigerian afrobeat heavyweight Wizkid and British singer Kyla, it was released on April 5th 2016, it was a total cultural reset for afrobeat worldwide, in fact, a major reason afrobeat gained worldwide recognition.
It is the most-streamed US-Nigerian music collaboration of all time on Spotify with a billion-plus stream, it is also the most certified collaboration by a Nigerian, debuted number #1 on US Billboard Hot100, 8× Platinum in the US, 5x Platinum in the UK, a diamond in France, 6x Platinum in Australia and so on.
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Wale Feat. Major Lazer, WizKid, & Dua Lipa – My Love
My Love is a song by an American rapper and songwriter featuring Nigerian Wizkid alongside Major Lazer and Dua Lipa,
it was released in 2017, and it amassed a total of 100million on Spotify as of December 2019 and is eligible for gold certification in the US with over 500,000 unit sales.
Metro Boomin Feat. Swae Lee & WizKid – Borrowed Love
Borrowed Love is a song by an American record producer and songwriter featuring Swae Lee and Nigeria afrobeat superstar Wizkid, it was released on November 2, 2018, off his album “Not All Heroes wear Capes’ it Peaked at #11 on US Billboard Bubbling under Hot100.
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Metro Boomin Feat. WizKid, Offset & J Balvin – Only You
Only You is a song by an American record producer and songwriter featuring Offset, J Balvin and Nigeria afrobeat superstar Wizkid, it was released on November 2, 2018, off his album “Not all Heroes wear Capes’ it was a great collaboration linking American, Latino and Africa.
Russ Feat. Davido – All I Want
All I want is a song by an American rapper, singer and songwriter featuring Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido, it was released in April 2019, a great collaboration for the culture.
Quavo Feat. Normani & Davido – Swing
Swing is a song by an American rapper, singer and songwriter featuring Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido, it was released on November 20 2018, a great collaboration for the books also.
Top 5 US Rapper and Nigerian Music Collaborations
- Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla – One Dance
2. Wale Feat. Major Lazer, WizKid, & Dua Lipa – My Love
3. Metro Boomin Feat. Swae Lee & WizKid – Borrowed Love
4. Metro Boomin Feat. WizKid, Offset & J Balvin – Only You
5. Russ Feat. Davido – All I Want
6. Quavo Feat. Normani & Davido – Swing