Music like drama is a collaborative
endeavour. Those
songs you love and
listen to are not just a
unilateral product of
the singers; some
prolific minds help to
make the songs a
popular and worthy
listen. There have
been producers in
Nigeria with cult-like
following. People like
OJB Jazzreel, Don
Jazzy, eLDee Da Don
and K-Solo have
earned their stripes
over the years as hit
makers. Now, some
new talents like Young
D, Samklef and
Masterkraft others are
moving on to the big
stage, giving the
Music, like film making,
is
established and
popular beat makers a
run for their
experience and
protean prolificacy. Lets take a peer at these new
producers.

5. Shizzy
In his early 20s, Oluwaseyi
‘Shizzy’ Akerele is
undoubtedly the youngest
on this list. Yet, his stellar
list of hits will make an
older and accomplished
producer do a double take.
Shizzy produced the
breakthrough, monstrous
hit single of silver-spoon
singer, Davido, Dami Duro.
There have been other
songs along the way.
Speaking on why he
decided to go into music
production, he says, “Music
has always
been a passion
for me since I was a kid
and I started out from the
church playing different
instrument.” Shizzy, who
would later study
Information Technology at
the University of South Africa, returned home
around 2010 working with
Bigiano and Wizkid.
“Producing music is an
interesting craft but you
just have to stand out by
doing what others don’t do.
That way, you can last and
become renowned,” he
says.

4.Sarz
Poverty has an
uncanny way of making one
discover one’s talent.
Poverty, it was, that
actually drove Osaretin
Osabuohien aka Sarz into
music production. Good
enough for him, he had the
flair and passion for it. And
it was pretty easy settling
down to work. Those were
the days when the little he
made from the beats he
produced had to go into
fending for himself and
family. He sold his first beat
a week after he made it and
named it after himself-
‘Beat by Sarz’. Since then,there has been no looking
back for Sarz. Things have
changed now as the young
man is, without much ado,
one of the highest earning
producers in the country.
Sarz, who believes he is
the biggest producer in
Africa, is one producer who
has put in a lot into his
craft over the last few
years with well over 70
tracks to his credit. Including Jooh oh by Jahbless and Dagrins' Kondo.The
Edo State native is
currently signed to Trybe
Records.

3. Young D
Until recently, many did not
know this young beat
maker, Akintewe Feyisayo,
who earned the alias,
Young D, (which actually
means Young Dre), because
of
his obsession and
reverence for American
legendary rapper-
producer, Dr Dre. Or well.
He was only known by
artistes, not the general
public. But his days of
anonymity are now, for a
fact, a thing of the past.
Young D is the deft hand
behind dancehall star and
Niger Delta music
ambassador, Timaya’s new
album, Upgrade. Even
before the album was
released this June, two
slick and smoky singles, Malo Nogedi and Illuminati, had been
radio and club favourites esp. in Port Harcourt,
heralding the producer to a
new level of acceptance
while consolidating the
singer’s. What other
validation or
acknowledgement can a
young producer get other
than that from the prima
donna of music production
in Nigeria, Don Jazzy? Last
Saturday, the Mavin
Records boss and
successful producer
tweeted to his almost 300,
000 fans across the world,
“Timaya and Young D are
on some different kind of
fire mehnn; heavy jamz of
life.”
Timaya during an interview stated that it
takes the Computer Science
graduate of the Lagos City
Polytechnic as much time it
takes to shower to produce
a hit song. Interestingly,
Young D is also the
producer of the wave-
making single, Alaye Mi, by
LKT and has produced
songs like Give Me the
Choco by Sean Terro, E Go
Better For every man by
Orishefemi, Delight by
2shotz and Ko Ma Gbon by
Ay.Com. In his mid-20s,
Young D confesses that he
never learnt the art of
production, “I just got
fascinated by music
because I set out to be an
artiste and I would hang
around studios.” Currently
working on his debut
single, Young D is also the
CEO of MurderBeatz Vibez.

2. Masterkraft
Sunday Nweke,the lad that
would later be known as
Masterkraft in and around
the Nigerian entertainment
industry, had an epiphany
of sort when he was 11;
“I envisioned myself among
the best music producers
in
the world after being
introduced at that early age
to
American hip hop,” he
says. Whilst the global
renown has not really
come, Masterkraft is a
leader by miles among his
peers.
He has not only worked
with Nigeria’s finest
entertainers like Banky W,
Jaywon, Flavour, WizKid,
Eldee, Bracket, J.Martins,
and Sound Sultan, he also
produced the international
Sunday Nweke,
remix of Star Quest winner,
The Pulse’s So Tey,
featuring American rapper,
Busta Rhymes. His
production credits include
Fine Lady – Lynxx ft
Wizkid, Girl- Bracket ft
Wizkid, No Lele by Wizkid;
Facebook Love by Essence
and Jaywon, and Jawo Jawo
by
Goldie. Kicking off his
career as a producer with
Kennis Music, Masterkraft
has also worked with Africa
Magic, Hennessey Artistry,
MTV Base and Nu Age. He
is a music/band director
and at present, the music
director of a contemporary
gospel group known as Tim
Godfrey and The Xtreme
Crew.

Samklef
Arguably, the biggest
producer to emerge in the
music scene in the last one
year, Samuel Oguachuba or
Samklef, as he is widely
known, is one of the more
respected producer-
singers in Nigeria at the
moment. Drawing inspiration
from acclaimed American
producers like Timbaland
and Kanye West and
countryman, Don Jazzy,
SamKlef has contributed
immensely to the new sound
of
contemporary Nigerian
music, producing popular
hits like Wizkid’s “Tease
Me” and “Don’t Dull”,
Vector’s “Kilode”,
D’Prince’s “Jonzing World.”
and “Durella’s “My Life”.
Samklef has not done badly
as a singer either. With the
release of his debut album,
“Noni” in 2010, with hit
track “Molowo noni” ft
Iceprince, Wizkid and
D’Prince, and a repackaged
international edition
“Nonilising” in January
2011, he has positioned his
craft as one to watch and
court. Before finally
deciding to start his own
outfit, Noni Records circa
2010, he had worked with
entertainment outfits like
Sound Factory, Flow
Records, Smashers
Records, Back 2 Black and
Mindfalls.

1.Samklef
Arguably, the biggest
producer to emerge in the
music scene in the last one
year, Samuel Oguachuba or
Samklef, as he is widely
known, is one of the more
respected producer-
singers in Nigeria at the
moment. Drawing inspiration
from acclaimed American
producers like Timbaland
and Kanye West and
countryman, Don Jazzy,
SamKlef has contributed
immensely to the new sound
of
contemporary Nigerian
music, producing popular
hits like Wizkid’s “Tease
Me” and “Don’t Dull”,
Vector’s “Kilode”,
D’Prince’s “Jonzing World.”
and “Durella’s “My Life”.
Samklef has not done badly
as a singer either. With the
release of his debut album,
“Noni” in 2010, with hit
track “Molowo noni” ft
Iceprince, Wizkid and
D’Prince, and a repackaged
international edition
“Nonilising” in January
2011, he has positioned his
craft as one to watch and
court. Before finally
deciding to start his own
outfit, Noni Records circa
2010, he had worked with
entertainment outfits like
Sound Factory, Flow
Records, Smashers
Records, Back 2 Black and
Mindfalls.

"Many thanks for copying out from the punch newspaper & putting it on nairaland".

mikuz: 5. Shizzy
In his early 20s, Oluwaseyi
‘Shizzy’ Akerele is
undoubtedly the youngest
on this list. Yet, his stellar
list of hits will make an
older and accomplished
producer do a double take.
Shizzy produced the
breakthrough, monstrous
hit single of silver-spoon
singer, Davido, Dami Duro.
There have been other
songs along the way.
Speaking on why he
decided to go into music
production, he says, “Music
has always
been a passion
for me since I was a kid
and I started out from the
church playing different
instrument.” Shizzy, who
would later study
Information Technology at
the University of South Africa, returned home
around 2010 working with
Bigiano and Wizkid.
“Producing music is an
interesting craft but you
just have to stand out by
doing what others don’t do.
That way, you can last and
become renowned,” he
says.

Chizzy also made the beats for wizkid ''I Love My Baby''

Cool.

mikuz: Cool.

I will be heard than them soon, still working with ID.c..

Wait o, where did u put my friend? ID.Cabasa?
I beg he's the second after Don jazzy O!
Forget famous O! Talk about quality O!

dotcom_na_me_na_me:

I will be heard than them soon, still working with ID.c..

Wait o, where did u put my friend? ID.Cabasa?
I beg he's the second after Don jazzy O!
Forget famous O! Talk about quality O!

We're talking 'bout NEW beatmakers here and not veterans bro.

mikuz:

We're talking 'bout NEW beatmakers here and not veterans bro.

Yes sir

mikuz: Cool.

So deres no Spellz on d list? Personally, I don't think Young D should be on dat list.

ace1:

So deres no Spellz on d list? Personally, I don't think Young D should be on dat list.

Spellz was there.