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An interview with fast-rising Nigerian music producer YO X

An interview with fast-rising Nigerian music producer YO X, Two years later, YO X has his name tag on era-defining hit songs of Shallipopi and Rema. For the young producer, it’s a pleasure to work with these stars as these are the heights he hopes to reach in his journey of writing his name in Nigerian music folklore.
Like many musicians and producers in Nigerian music, YO X’s first professional interaction with music came in the church where he played the piano and rose to the position of Music Director.
Producers generally have a distinctive feature that makes their work instantly recognisable. YO X has his too, and he tells me it’s the way he heavily rolls out the drums.
“What stands out about me are my log drums and percussion. They are always heavy,” YO X says on his definitive feature that is extensively showcased in his work with an artist like Shallipopi whose log drum-heavy records rocketed him to commercial success.
YO X is among a crop of producers shining at the commercial height of Nigerian music. Unlike the generation of producers before him, matters of remuneration and credit have become an essential part of the job.
Matters of split sheet and royalties can get complicated especially when some people feel the need to differentiate between the contributions of multiple producers on a particular song. To avoid such situations, YO X tells me he lets his representative handle the business side while he focuses on the creative aspect. He also pointed out that a producer’s contribution no matter how small on a song, entitles the producer to equal recognition.
“A producer is a producer irrespective of what he added. If I add something the initial producer didn’t think of, then I deserve to get a plaque for the song”.
For a producer with a vast clientele, YO X’s versatility shines across genre lines. Working with different artists with their peculiar demands requires that he adequately interprets their vision, and for the fast-rising producer, this is the style he favours.
“Most of the artists I work with always share their vision with me or tell me the direction they want the beat to go.” He tells me that while he walks into every recording session with a hard drive filled with beats, YO X prefers making beats from scratch that are tailored to the needs of every artist.
Curating a sound is no easy feat, especially for an artist like YO X who takes a bespoke approach to production. Sometimes, producers spend hours attempting to perfect just a minor detail of a beat. I asked him if he’s a perfectionist and how he stays refreshed.
“No. I’m not that kind of person. You will end up getting blocked,” YO X says about choosing not to overburden himself with being a perfectionist. “I just take time off and play my PS5,” he adds on how he recharges whenever he feels a mental fatigue.
I asked YO X which producer(s)’s work he admiresd and possibly drawsew some inspiration from. He says that honour exclusively belongs to Nigerian multi-talented producer Pheelz.
“I have been listening to Pheelz before he became an artist and I love his work,” he says. When I pressed for his favourite producers, he named London, P.Priime, Magicsticks, and Jay Synth.
“I don’t have any plans to switch but I have plans to put out music. I have a project coming up next year.”
On which artist he would like to work with, YO X makes a surprising pick of American artist 4Batz.
“I love his voice and I think it will do crazy on Afrobeats,” he says on why he wishes to collaborate with the singer.
On which producer he would love to collaborate with, YO X chooses American superstar producer Metro Boomin whom he considers one of the greatest.
With the sentiments of gatekeeping Afrobeats being echoed in some quarters, I asked YO X what his sentiments are on producing an Afrobeats song for a foreign artist and he tells me he’s not picking sides.
“I wouldn’t pick sides. I am open to working with everyone,” he says. “At the end of the day, we took some of their sounds and infused them. So they too can infuse some of our sound and I will always stand out because I am a Nigerian and they can’t make our sound more than us,” he adds.
Nearly four years into his professional career, YO X has faced and navigated several challenges — one of which was getting a personal studio which he recently set up and credits for enhancing his creativity.
So far in his career, YO X has made a name for himself as one of the most sought-after producers of his generation. Having worked with stars like Rema and Shallipopi, he has dreams of getting to the top.
“I want to climb every mountain,” he tells me about his ambition.
“For the work I am putting in, I see myself getting a Grammy next year,” he says confidently.
On what to expect on his upcoming project, YO X has one-word: “Bangers!”.
That’s all he wants listeners to expect when they hear his tag.
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Me and Chioma are taking a break from childbearing – Davido on wife's next steps

Nigerian Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that he and his wife, Chioma, are currently taking a break from having children.
While speaking with content creator Darryl on the latest episode of his ‘Ride Along With Darryl,’ Davido explained that he feels his wife deserves a break after having three kids.
Davido added that he needs his wife to take a break so she can work on her restaurant and launch her own spices.
He said, “I don’t want more children now. Me and my wife are taking a break. She needs to get out to work. She wants to do a lot of things like opening her restaurant and launching her spices. I feel she deserves a couple of years off after having 3 kids.”
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Recall that the couple welcomed a set of twins, a boy and a girl, in 2023, one year after the heartbreaking loss of their first son, Ifeanyi, in a swimming pool accident.
Meanwhile, speaking further with Darryl, Davido revealed that he plans to pivot into filmmaking this year, with several movie projects lined up for later in the year.
He explained that he is not just a talented singer, as he can also act. “I can also act. I can act for real,” Davido declared as he served up his acting CV, saying, “I act in my music videos. I acted in music videos like ‘Jowo’, ‘Nwa Baby’.”
Speaking about his interest in filmmaking, Davido announced that “I am investing in a couple of films this year. Shoutout to my director, Dammy Twitch. We have some ideas, series coming.”
Davido also offered his assessment of the filmmaking space in Africa, saying, “The film space right now in Africa is going bankrupt. So, we are definitely going to tap into that.”
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Most women don’t like nice guys – Frank Edoho

Media personality Frank Edoho has said that he believes most women do not like guys who are nice to them.
The famous media personality shared his opinion during a recent episode of The Black Table on TVC Entertainment.
He explained that he landed his position after reading comments made by women under an article on a blog.
“There was an article I saw on a blog that intrigued me. The topic was, ‘What is that red flag that you admire in the opposite sex? The question was directed at women,” the media personality from ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ fame stated.
On what he observed in the comment section, Edoho explained that, “Although I am of the school of thought that men shouldn’t be nice all the time, the answers I got further my resolve that men should not even be nice at all.
“Women were answering, do you know what I saw? There was one I saw that says, ‘I like it when my man tells me, ‘I don’t want to repeat myself.’ She said it turns her on.
“Others said that they like it when their man waxes them, not extremely, but shows power; it turns them on.
“There are some strange things going on in the minds of these women that you are trying to be nice to. I am not saying all of them are like that but majority of women don’t like nice guys. They want bad guys that are nice to them sometimes.”
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'Davido's '5ive' is another big moment for Afrobeats most prolific hitmaker [Review]
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If Davido’s intention when curating his debut album, ‘Omo Baba Olowo: The Genesis,’ was to assemble a collection of undeniable hit records to command listeners’ attention, this mindset hasn’t really changed 14 years later.
In his fifth album ‘5ive,’ Davido shows the appreciation of hit records that have ensured he maintained his status at the summit of Nigerian music.
Since making an emphatic claim to the throne in his 2012 single ‘All of You,’ his ambition has been backed by wins that have increased his defiance of the naysayers who insist that his success is procured by his silver spoon rather than earned.
On his triumphant fourth album ‘Timeless,’ Davido sends a message to his detractors on ‘Over Dem,’ where, like in ‘All of You,’ he boldly asserts his supremacy.
If these targets intensified in the past two years, so did Davido’s defiance as he spends part of his fifth album reminding his foes of his irreplaceable position in the game.
For Davido, defiance manifests in doubling down on his most defining traits, and that includes the carefully curated flamboyant rollout that preceded the album.
For the music, it’s flaunting his capacity to make easy hits that capture the Turo247newz.com of his primary listeners.
‘5ive’ reflects Davido’s decided effort to connect with the markets Afrobeats has made tangible gains in the past decade, and like a confident ambassador, this Nigerian identity gives the album its core.
Fourteen years into his career with almost all of it at the very top, Davido isn’t about to start pushing the sonic boundaries of Afrobeats now, especially not when he never quite fancied such endeavours.
Even when he tried with his ambitious 2015 EP ‘Son of Mercy,’ the poor return filled him with enough paranoia to stay clear of such risk-taking.
Little wonder Davido stuck closely to the Amapiano fusion that has delivered big moments for him and Afrobeats in the last 5 years.
Alhanislam‘s opening poetry declared that Davido is active, and the 5-time Grammy nominee didn’t take long to show what it meant.
He deployed Amapiano log drums for the opening song of triumph ‘Anything’ where he celebrates the resilience that has maintained his place at the top.
He clung closely to these familiar log drums, and while they might be tired, Davido trusted in his capacity to inject vibrancy into them through his bubbling delivery and sticky lyrics.
He continues his celebration, soundtracked by Amapiano log drums on ‘Be There Still’ where he restates his intention to remain at the top irrespective of eras or the scheming of detractors.
Davido delivers another log drum-heavy record with Shizzi-produced ‘CFMF’ where he declares his love with localised and relatable declarations of personal sacrifices and the promise of a good time.
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