1. PATORANKING

Nigerian reggae-dancehall sensation, Patoranking
finally made a really big vocal statement the year
2013 with his hit single Alubarika. Since crossing
over mainstream into the music industry with
Alubarika while as a protege under Timaya’s Dem
Mama Records, he got signed on officially to Foston
Musik and has released well received singles
including the popular Girlie O whose remix
featured Mavin firstlady, Tiwa Savage. His most
sought-after status earned him features with
prominent acts like Seyi Shay on her Murda track
as well as a studio freestyle with street-hop act,
Olamide titled Bora. Patoranking has also
appeared in cameo roles for the videos of other
music acts; there’s Shoki by Lil Kesh and
Runtown’s Gallardo – all too popular songs with
critical acclaim. Indeed, the sky is his starting
point!

2. SEYI SHAY
This London-born and raised singer has a record of
international gigs that are worth her bragging
right. Seyi Shay began her commercial career when
she became part of a best-selling UK girl group in
2006, then in 2010, she toured with Beyonce in UK
for her I Am… World Tour and later got her own
MTV reality show with impressive screen ratings.
After some location back and forths, she returned
to Nigeria in 2011 following a personal conviction
from Sound Sultan. Her debut Loving Your Way
began her steady projectile course to the top. Since
then, she has released singles that have been
embraced with open arms by the music media and
it’s fans. Irawo won her the hearts of more fans
and while we were still reeling from her Ragga
Ragga frenzy, she hit us in quick succession with
Murda. Ms Shay will be here a very long long time.

3. RUNTOWN
Runtown’s career success is like a whoosh in time.
With a self-titled debut in 2007 and a brief
moment of exile, Runtown returned in 2010 with
Party Like 1980. Still, no one really was giving
him a fighter’s chance till we heard Gallardo in
2014. Gallardo featured HKN lead, Davido and
those two hit the correct notes and pressed the
right buttons on melodies that have kept him
endeared to music lovers and fans. In a short time
frame of what now seems like a 5-month
comeback, Runtown has paced to the top with a
velocity not common to newcomers. His other
singles All Eyes On Me, Successful and Domot
were received with critical acclaim. Runtown has
collaborated with other industry acts like Phyno,
CDQ, Timaya, Patoranking, Skales and more as well
as a fine selection of producers including T-Spize,
Masterkraft and Wizzypro.

4. TEKNO MILES
Triple MG’s starlet Tekno is now living the star
dream. Since his official signing to Iyanya’s music
management company, he’s used the platform to
show himself in ways some of us thought
impossible. He gathered plenty buzz with his song
Holiday which featured O.B.O crooner, Davido and
while we began paying him some attention, he
raised the stakes with Dance, a track that showed
how well he’s honed in the music and dance
section. He further showed even more prospect in
his features on the label’s compilation album, The
Evolution. The budding act has refused to be
boxed in or tailored to one art as he’s determined
to keep pushing limits by striking a balance in his
singer/rapper talent. That aside, he’s a song writer,
a producer and a dancer.

5. CYNTHIA MORGAN
Adding to the shortlist of Nigeria’s new school acts
in the reggaeton/dancehall category is the pretty-
faced Cynthia Morgan. Cynthia succeeded in
clinching a record/management deal from Jude
‘Engees’ Okoye’s Northside Entertainment in 2013
after the success of her Kuchi Kuchi single which
was released in 2012. Under this new platform she
has released Don’t Break My Heart, Lead Me
On and I’m Taken – songs that have not only
created and secured her place in the newcomer
category but have also enjoyed rotational play on
radio and TV frequencies since they hit the media
space. Cynthia also shows her versatility in
freestyling when she jumps on beats. No doubt,
she is talented and must be watched out for.

5. CYNTHIA MORGAN
Adding to the shortlist of Nigeria’s new school acts
in the reggaeton/dancehall category is the pretty-
faced Cynthia Morgan. Cynthia succeeded in
clinching a record/management deal from Jude
‘Engees’ Okoye’s Northside Entertainment in 2013
after the success of her Kuchi Kuchi single which
was released in 2012. Under this new platform she
has released Don’t Break My Heart, Lead Me
On and I’m Taken – songs that have not only
created and secured her place in the newcomer
category but have also enjoyed rotational play on
radio and TV frequencies since they hit the media
space. Cynthia also shows her versatility in
freestyling when she jumps on beats. No doubt,
she is talented and must be watched out for.

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6. SHAYDEE
Shaydee boi is one very vocally talented artiste. His
nightingale-ish vocals can literally strike melodious
chords deep down in your heart. His stint with
Empire Mates Entertainment though brief, was
very well enjoyed. He blessed us with gyration
songs from the label’s compilation album such that
when the gist about severing ties with the label
company filtered in, we soliloquized about what
would become of his career. But as expected,
Shaydee bounced back from the topsy-turvy affair.
He resurfaced with Won Gbo Mi featuring Starboy
Wizkid and then gave an early Valentine gift Ti E
Nikan. The most talked about of his vocal features
will be Seyi Shay’s celebrated track Murda where
he lent his vocals alongside Patoranking. Shaydee
is also exceptionally skilled in the song-writing art,
having penned down the lyrics to chart-topping
songs by many a-list acts. Overall, this guy so
good… he bad like that!

7. BOJ
BOJ first attained fame from the popular music
group DRBLasGidi. Having connected with his
musical prospects, he decided to flag off a solo
music career. BOJ possesses a [articular
uniqueness to his vocal and music styling. His
husky tone gives him a different edge over
colleagues in the field who combat with tenors of
varying ranges. BOJ’s breaking point would be the
release of his mixtape BOTM – BOJ On The
Microphone where he showed a variety of
creative sounds with features from Ajebutter22,
Lola Rae, Lynxxx, Efya and more. He’s also worked
on collaborations with Dammy Krane, Ozone, ODH
and Naeto C as well as some cameo features in
music videos. He is currently signed to Asa Asika’s
music management company.

8. L.A.X
L.A.X kick started his professional career in 2011
when he got signed to M2 Records far away in the
UK while juggling it with academics at the same
time. He had done songs like Pamurege and Ja
Ye featuring Ice Prince whose glories failed to live
up to expectation but by 2013, he became Wizkid’s
first signee to Starboy Entertainment and Caro -
his debut feature under the label alongside Wizkid,
shot him into beaming limelight. The upbeat track
gathered generous buzz and stayed on music/
video charts for a long while. The frenzy lingered
up till when he released Ginger - another sure club
banger tailored after Caro’s success and featuring
Wizkid. While it seems L.A.X is comfortable with
taking all the time in the world to push his career
(and with a platform like Starboy), he intends to
keep releasing singles with the sole aim of easing
himself gradually into the music world. Most
definitely, he’ll be a force to reckon with
both locally and internationally especially with his
unique style of music. Afterall, it is said that slow
and steady wins the race.

9. AYO JAY
Boy wonder, Ayo Jay is one lucky chap to be
blessed with a face and a voice like his ‘cos he sure
got our attention since he surfaced in the music
industry. Ayo Jay joins his other (senior) colleagues
who returned from an educational stint abroad to
frontline a music career after grueling conviction.
His most recent release Available didn’t take long
before it found it’s way to the hearts of many
young music fanatics, and because he’s had to
juggle schooling alongside a budding music career
(to which he gave school credence), he may not
have an exhaustive roll call of singles and music
features but he’s been working tirelessly, doing
take after take in the studio just to give the fans
what they deserve. He’s also under Asa Asika’s
music management company.

10. KOREDE BELLO
Baby-faced Korede Bello can be described as a
long-time newcomer to the industry. He gained
some popularity for his patriotic number, I Love
My Country which took him on various performing
rounds in and around Nigeria. Korede is especially
skilled in the vocal and stringing art (he plays the
acoustic guitar). Motherluck smiled on him when
he met music maestro and production genius, Don
Jazzy who in turn recognized his starboy prospects
and activated his Mavin status. Since his new era
fame, Korede first released African Princess to
the glee of his female fans and then featured on
the all too popular Dorobucci (not forgetting his
“mega superstar” verse becoming fans’ favourite)
as well as Adaobi with mates Reekado Banks and
Di’Ja. We certainly got our eyes on this one and
even his Twitter profile can attest to that.
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