8. REEKADO BANKS
Nigeria’s next rated, Reekado Banks has been putting in serious work not necessarily to prove that he was deserving of the award that stirred up plenty controversy but as evidence that the growth and strength of his brand is unmeasured by the certification of a title conferment. Of course he’s thankful for the conscious leap it has given his career, which is why he only aims to do even more than was perhaps bargained for. And boy, is he winning! In the wake of the 2016 year, Reeky Banks set us off to an early party with a trendy single, ‘Oluwa Ni’ whose potency in music magic has refused to wane for several months now. This is certainly not unconnected to the reason why he’s become a steady feature face with the likes of Oritsefemi, Kida Kudz, Sammy Davids, Jaywon, Attitude and even Ghanaian femme, Petrah. Banks’ most recent single ‘Standard’ reaffirms thoughts on his Starboy prowess especially considering the fact that his music artistry had several times been related to that of Wizkid (the years of his prime) because of the similarities they share. While he continues with tenacious engagement in the music to put out his much anticipated album debut, which has already been heralded as the album wey go burst brain, the national populace lies in earnest wait.
7. KISS DANIEL
Kiss Daniel stormed the industry in 2014 with his break out single, Woju. Since then, we haven’t looked back or entertained the thought of passing up on the champ’s possibilities. Having stayed true to his craft, it’s only aptly fitting that he has attained success in building his artiste profile to becoming one of the industry’s respected acts in the A-list category. He’s managed to do this in a little less than two years, and with pretty much no ‘loud’ collaborations whatsoever. While he continues to grow with a rather fine and unusual stead, the history of 2016 would never be complete without the mention of Daniel’s debut album titled ‘New Era’ introducing a variety of catchy new school sounds that sampled on different genres even to the eastern high life category for the song ‘Jombo’ which has continued to trend in the East. There’s also ‘Mama’ – the album lead single, still topping the music charts nationwide for several weeks consistently.
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