If you can produce, that’s an added value. I’m curious as to how a DJ creates a record, especially when they don’t sing or produce. Rappers are evolving and trying new things. There’s an argument that Hip-Hop is dead, but I think otherwise. Rap is a bit softer and relatable, but it hasn’t alienated real Hip-hop heads. The sound and style of delivery have evolved. You return to the rap scene with Ladipoe, Blaqbonez and Phyno on this album. Your first-ever single was the rap hit, 123 with MI, Naeto C and Dagrin. As much as I love making music, I still have to be a strategic businessman.īrilliant. It was a thing where we could merge their fan bases. Zlatan would take it to the streets and Lojay would take it to the posh clubs. With Lojay, I recorded about four songs, but we decided on putting out Only Fans with Zlatan.įor Only Fans, I had a strategy. I eventually got the chance to work with both of them later. For Lojay, I was in the club and they kept playing Monalisa. After working with Blaqbonez, I knew I wanted him on the album. You just want to listen to Zoom over and over again. Mehn, Cheque has been able to redefine trap in a way that’s super sexy and catchy. You’ve got rapidly rising stars Lojay, Cheque, Blaqbonez and Omah Lay. After a while, I just said, “fuck it”, and put it out. Took me about six weeks of sending private links to people I trusted for their opinion on the best 10. So how did you decide on the final 16 tracks? These days, people have a short attention span so you must consider that when curating an album.įair. There’s a sick track with Zinolesky that didn’t make this one, and because I posted a snippet a long time ago, people are dragging me. A lot goes into these records and it’s always insane that some tracks end up not making the album. I recorded with Jesse in 2015 but didn’t get MI’s verse until 2018. Blood and Fire with Jesse Jagz and MI from my last album is an example. It’s not easy landing these artists, but I’m willing to wait five years if I think someone is the right fit.Īh. I try to work on collaborations that people don’t expect. Mixing and changing tracks, I get ideas of who I’d like to work with and what would work for them. When you DJ, you get introduced to new sounds and artists every day. I also believe in speaking things into existence. Being in the game for 20 years? There must be something great about what I do. Mad! What’s up with “Greatness” though? Are we sticking to that title? I may just release 3.0 next year.Īt least 20% is done. But Covid happened and it forced me to go back to the drawing board to work on new songs with new artists, and just rethink the album. Honestly, this album was meant to come out last year, after I had taken out a year to work on it. What’s up with the gap between the first and second records? You released your debut album Greatness in 2018 and now, three years later, we have Greatness 2.0. With 27 features cutting across different parts of the continent, the award-winning DJ has created a truly pan-African LP. Now, almost three years later, DJ Neptune is back with his sophomore album, Greatness 2.0. His debut album, Greatness, lined up superstars like Burna Boy, Davido, Yemi Alade, Runtown and MI. Transitioning from a party DJ to working at Ray Power FM, and then, creating records of his own, DJ Neptune has worn many hats and maintained relevance over the last two decades. Starting songs with his signature word, “Greatness”, Neptune’s sound has become a mainstay on the Nigerian music scene with a lengthy collaborator list that has earned him the moniker, “Africa’s DJ Khaled”. Years later, Imohiosen, better known as DJ Neptune, has become one of the biggest DJs out of Africa. “I thought this guy had to be some sort of magician, so I went home with that memory in mind and started asking questions.” “I didn’t even know what it was called at the time,” he tells Zikoko. The first time Patrick Imohiosen saw a DJ, he felt like he was witnessing magic.
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