Music is a connection of beautiful sounds
which comprises majorly of well-
orchestrated instrumentation and fantastic
vocals. A voice alone can make a beautiful
song but what sells the song, beautiful
vocals or not, is factored almost majorly on
it’s instrumentation. Often times, a vocalist
might take all the credit for an award-
winning song but as has come to notice,
there’s even much more work put in the
mixing, mastering and production that
presents the creative and fine work of art
– a song!
Pave the way for these genius ones, they’re
called producers but I call them creative
intellects. The ones whose mind musings,
midas touch and refiner’s fire produces
gold through the heat and diamonds from
the rough. Our Top10 list was compiled based
on the quality and popularity of songs
produced within June 2013 – June 2014.

1. DonJazzy: Producer, song writer,
recording artiste….the list is endless. Apart
from his days as boss and producer for the
defunct MoHits record label which housed
one of Nigeria’s greatest talents Dbanj,
and resulted in the creation of Oliver Twist,
one of the biggest tunes out of Africa yet,
the ace producer has also produced massive
hits including Dorobucci (currently taking
Nigeria by storm), Surulere another hit
track, Wande Coal’s The Kick, almost half
of Tiwa Savage’s debut album including
chart topper Eminado. It is no wonder he is
referred to as an enigma. DonJazzy has
also worked with other big acts including
Kanye West & Jay-Z, Darey, Naeto C,
amongst others. It is no wonder he gets our
No1 slot.

2. Shizzi: This young man has proven that
he’s here to stay. He was behind
Wizkid’s Love My
Baby, Davido’s Damiduro and Harry
Songz’ Taiye Kehinde. Signed under
the HKN Gang, 2013 saw him churn out two
massive hits; Skelewu and Gobe for the OBO
himself, Davido. He was also the producer
of Wande Coal’s highly controversial Baby
Face and Go Low. Remember Maye
Hunta’s Ekaette? Shizzi produced that too.
This year he co-produced
Davido’s Tchelete featuring Mafikizolo
currently getting massive airplay as well as
MultiChoice Africa’s Rise Up featuring
Davido, Tiwa- Savage, Sarkodie, Diamond,
Mzytikal and Lola Rae. Shizzi has worked
with Sasha, Harrysong, OD Woods, Naeto C,
Sauce Kid, Wande Coal, Wizkid, D’Prince,
May D, etc.

3. Sarz: His talent is evident in the songs he
has so far produced. Jaiye Jaiye, one of
my favorite jams from last year was
produced by none other than Sarz.
Reminisce’s street hop Kako bi
Chicken and Ghetto by Shank and Beat of
Life (samba) ft Wizkid are among his list of
works. Not to forget the chart topping Jor
Oh by Jah Bless which became a street
anthem back then. Worthy to note, he also
produced almost all the tracks in
Eldee’s Undeniable album, Goldie’s Don’t
Touch, DaGrin’s Kondo as well as YQ’s I Like
Girls. Even more recently, he produced
Tosin
Martins’ TGM, Reminisce’s Fantasi and Eleniy
Wizkid.

4. D- Tunes: After producing hits like
Iyanya’s Kukere, Your waist, Flavour, Sexy
Mama, etc as well as Sean Tizzle’s Sho
Lee, it is not surprising he won producer of
the year at the headies awards last year.
This producer with a penchant for making
hit tracks is the producer behind Sean
Tizzle’s The Journey album which has been
getting rave reviews so far. He has also
worked with other artistes the like of Yemi
Alade, Efa, Mbryo, Faze, Ruggedman, 9ice,
TuFace, Tony Totch, Reminisce, Dammy
Krane, Flossick and so on.

5. Del B: Incredibly talented, his list of
songs alone is enough to acknowledge his
talent. Responsible for Dbanj’s Why
Me, Jebele by Kween, KCee’s Limpopo, an
undeniable jam as well as Wizkid’s On Top
Your Matter, Del B also produced Oko mi by
Waje, Seyi Shay’s Irawo, Baby Mo by Tiwa
Savage, Kcee’s Give It 2 Me featuring
Flavour, General Pype’s Its Ok and another
monster single Shake by Flavour. Orezi’s
trending hit track, You Garrit was produced
by none other than Del B.

6. Masterkraftz: Kicking off his
professional career with Kennis
Music, Masterkraft is no doubt one of the
most diverse producers in town. From gospel
to soul to RnB and Jazz, he has has shown
he’s on his game which is why the caliber of
artiste he has worked with is not surprising.
Banky W, Phyno, Flavor, Jaywon, Sammie
Okposo, Timaya, Lynx, Bracket, Capital
F.E.M.I, J. Martins and Sound Sultan are
just some out of a long list. His hit tracks
include; Fine lady by
Lynxx, Flavour’s Kwarika (Remix) ft Fally
Ipupa, Girl by Bracket ft Wizkid, Chinny
Baby by Flavour and even more recently,
Timaya’s Ukwu, CDQ’s Ogini ftRuntown,
Iyanya’s Away, Nana by Bracket as well as
Banky W’s Jasi all of which are still getting
massive airplay.

7. Pheelz: In-house producer for Olamide,
Pheelz’ production of Baddest Guy Ever
Liveth which contains tracks such
as Durosoke, Anifowoshe, Rayban
Abacha, Eleda Mi, Baddo Love, Turn
Up among other countless hits is enough to
take the young man seriously. Away from
Olamide, he has worked with other artistes
the likes of Vector in Popular & Mo Eazy.
Though still young, Pheelz definitely has a
lot to offer.

8. Selebobo: I’m sure he needs no
introduction. Yemi Alade’s Johnny intro is
enough to know who he is. Not just a
producer, Selebobo is also a song writer,
artist, dancer, artiste, and sound engineer.
Currently signed to the Ubi Franklin/
Iyanya owned TripleMG, he is responsible
for not only Yemi Alade’s hit track Johnny,
but also Flavour’s Ada Ada and Balance for
Me by Dipp. Oroma Baby, Yoyo as well
as Angelina and Say Yeah from the
TripleMG group album were all produced by
Selebobo.

9. Cohbams Asuquo: This list would not be
complete without the inclusion of this
incredibly talented producer
extraordinaire. Known for his ability to
create classic and timeless music, it is no
wonder artistes seeking to make career
changing songs run to him. Apart from
playing a huge part in Asa’s highly
acclaimed international album ASA, he has
worked with other highly rated artistes
including 2face Idibia, Banky W, Yinka
Davies, MI, Omawunmi, Darey Art Alade,
Styl Plus, Bez, Rooftop Mc’s, Charly Boy,
Djinee and many more. Apart from
producing hot tracks like Strong Ting, If
You Ask Me , Kedike, Banky W’s Yes/No,
Praiz Rich and Famous his highly
anticipated first official single
titled Ordinary People was released on the
1st of January this year and it didn’t fail
to impress. Recently, he produced
Dbanj’s Cocoa na Chocolate and Mo’
Chedda’s Destinambarri.

10. Wizzy Pro: Thanks to his collaboration
with Skales, Patoranking and Runtown on
his single Emergency, Wizzy Pro has been
rising steadily. However, away from that,
his production of trending hit tracks like
Patoranking’s Girlie ‘O’ (both original and
remix ft Tiwa Savage), Phyno’s O Set ft P-
Square, Successful by Runtown, Phyno &
Runtown’s Anama-Achi Vers-Achi as well
as Tonite by Patoranking ft Faze is enough
to show he’s taking the music business
seriously.

NOTABLES:
While the aforementioned producers have
been recognized as our Top10 producers for
the year in review (June 2013 – June 2014),
this list would not be complete without
mentioning some names in recognition of
their hard work in creating good music also
within the said year. In no particular
order, we have:
1. Chopstix: Apart from churning out nice
tracks with his GRIP Boiz group, the
producer who is familiar with the Choc Boiz
(Chocolate City) has produced some
outstanding tracks within the year with
songs like; Eva Alordia’s Shuga, Ice
Prince’s Shots on Shots ft Sarkodie, Stinking
Shit ft IcePrince, Yung L and Endia, SOS by
Yung L amongst others.
2. Legendury Beatz: Do they need any
introduction? the music producing duo are
behind some of Wizkid’s hit tracks such
as Caro, Talk, Drop ft Wale, Eledumare, as
well as other club bangers
including Ginger by L.A.X ft Wizkid,
SoundSultan’s Kokose ft Wizkid, Take Care
of Me by Skales, Chidinma’s Emini
Baller, and many more.
3. Spellz: Another talented producer, his
notable works include; Burna Boy’s Don
Gorgon, Shaydee’s Chakam, Ima Bom by
Chuddy K, Dammy Krane’s Xteristics, DJ
Kentalky’s Headache ftYemi Alade &
Dammy Krane,etc.
4. Tee-Y Mix: Of course he gets on the list!
Apart from becoming the proud owner of
his own record label, he’s still maintaining
his image as an outstanding producer. Songs
produced by him within the year include
Sound Sultan’s Natural Something (Old I
know, but still trending), Tee
Blaq’s Garawa, Immaculate’s Gogo
Baby, Pick Pin by P.R.E, Mama Africa by
Ozzy Bosco, Waje’s Merry Xmas etc.
5. Major Bangz: Young and upcoming
producer Major Bangz’ work on Phyno’s No
Guts No Glory album is testament to his
ingenuity. Apart from Phyno, he has also
produced tracks like, Lil Kesh’s Shoki, Tonto
Dikeh’s Hi remix, IllBliss and
Chidima’s Powerful and Tai Koon’s
songs; Lady, How the Thing Go, Respect my
Hustle, Executive, and etc.
6. Maleek Berry: Grabbing our attention
with his production of Sinzu’s Carolina back
then, Maleek Berry has not relented in
giving us what we want…good music! From
Wizkid’s Lagos to Soweto to Banky W’s All
for You and even Wande Coal’s hit
tracks Kilaju and Plan B as well as the club
banger Baby Hello, not to forget
Sinzu’s Shine and his own single Boogie
Down featuring Wizkid, the producer signed
under Starboy Ent hasn’t failed us… yet.