Pheelz,Masterkraft,Donnyace,Pprime
Over the years, we have seen dexterous music producers chart the course of Nigeria’s sonic evolution.
In 2021, everywhere you look, you see a new producer. And boy, are they amazing? But to each of those sounds, there is a story: one of intense practice and studio time, perfecting the art of crafting sounds. Some of them are also beginning to get international acclaim, as part of ‘Afrobeats to the world.’ But first, let’s celebrate what some of them have achieved in 2021.
Here is a list of the top 10 Nigerian producers of 2021.
Pheelz
Remains the most contentious exclusion from the list, but he produced ‘High’ for Adekunle Gold and Davido, ‘Crown of Clay’ for Vector and MI Abaga, as well as his own EP, Hear Me Out. Although a lot quieter than he’s been in recent years, Pulse Nigeria’s 2020 producer of the year still did ‘High,’ which is a hell of a bargaining chip.
Zaki Amujei
One of Nigeria’s fastest-rising producers, the man with the highly resonant tag also misses out on the top 10. He did amazing work on Cheque’s debut album, Bravo and even more impressive work on Liya’s debut EP, Alari.
Masterkraft
Having produced ‘Doings’ and ‘Levels’ for Flavour, he produced ‘Egbon’ for himself and Phyno, and ‘Hallelu’ for himself, Zlatan and Bella Shmurda.
Ajimovoix Beats
He literally produced the ‘Focus Dance Beat.’
Donnyace
Notable Singles: ‘Praise Thee’ in ‘Fear of God s Album ’ for 9ice
The Nigerian Popular afrobeat producer worked with 9ice when he released this new flashy songs in the year, 2020 as the 8th hit track off his recent debut studio EP tagged, Fear Of God EP. 9ice, Being a top star in the Nigerian Music Industry, He is being rated so highly along with some other star Producers.
He also released his album “Born to love” https://music.apple.com/us/album/born-to-love-ep/1514962699