In the growing Nigerian music industry, apart from numbers, creators can track records of their career success from how solid their artistry can penetrate major music spaces.
However, a couple of such sturdy creations could be due to how much they have built an unshaken foundation from the backgrounds from which they come.
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Meanwhile, these following creators have made marks from the Port-Harcourt music industry, where they kick-started and have earned themselves a successful music career.
In their numbers, they have expanded into larger music spaces as they serve as the representation of acts with firm foundations from the garden city of Port-Harcourt rocking the big stages. Music research from NaijaMusic.com.ng.
BURNA BOY
Burna Boy’s music career bears a mark from the garden city where he was born and raised and has grown into the self-acclaimed African Giant.
He started in Port-Harcourt, released his debut single, ‘Like To Party’ alongside his longtime record producer LeriQ, who structured the reverberating pop sonic experience.
However, Leriq is the one who’s been a huge part of his career success to date. Burna Boy also released his debut studio album in 2013 titled, L.I.F.E, which had LeriQ on most of the tracks record production.
Burna Boy’s music career has hiked level into global stages. He is selling out venues in the UK and has bagged himself a Grammy plaque last year with his fifth studio album, which has sealed the success and promising state of his talents.
Burna’s music is appreciated beyond local levels and his roots, traced back to garden city. The treasure base of the nation.
MR EAZI
Mr Eazi, the creator who is gradually morphing from a singer into a serial entrepreneur in the music business, has become a major key player who is redefining Afrobeats culture and has assisted the cultural growth and promotion of talents from West Africa into larger music spaces.
Mr Eazi launched his Empawa Africa program a few years back and it has immersed huge success in making talents from West Africa golden and so far, helped the culture viable.
The likes of Jeoboy were on the pedestal and he has earned huge as one of the great benefactors from the program.
However, Mr Eazi has contributed hugely even as his sounds have become an appealing take that has filled cultural spaces.
He laced a groovy stint with the Latino J.Balvin last year titled, “Lento”, which should appeal to the clubhouse and revellers as it should put them in perfect shape.
Eazi is another creator who also has roots from the garden city, even as he has kept acquiring a greater feat altogether.
OMAH LAY
Omah Lay is new and he has joined the hottest creators who are raking numbers in the Nigerian music industry.
He won the Nigerian Headies Next Rated artiste last year while he has recorded part of the best moments a bunch of cultural enthusiasts wouldn’t forget.
However, Omah Lay has been a record producer for a long time before venturing into making music and fortunately kissed spotlight and has been rocking global stages with the biggest and most incredible stars in West Africa.
Omah Lay is a Port-Harcourt breed who has understood the depth of his creativity and has mastered his artistry to a great level.
Omah Lay took the entire world by surprise last year. He broke out and was bashed love at a great level.
He also released two extended plays the same year to sustain the love and expand it even as most of his fans refer to him as the prince of Afrobeats.
No doubt, he is rocking with the big stars beyond West Africa.
He had a remix of his record with 6lack titled, “Damn” off his sophomore extended play ‘What Have We Done’, last year. He is also rocking global stages and sold-out venues in the United States of America lately.
