There have been series of views for music
critics and professionals that one of the new
HKN/DMW act his a fluke after his track has
been making massive waves, but these are
reasons I believe he isn’t:
1. Signed From Nowhere
Early February, just like any other upcoming
artist MayorKun uploaded a short video of
him singing David ft Olamide – The Money,
while he was playing the keyboard on
Instagram. Who could have thought this
could get him signed? Before the post gained
Davido’s attention after his friends kept on
tagging the OBO. He was just a regular
underpaid banker.
2. He’s Got Talent
After he got Davido’s attention, Davido then
tweeted about him and some other guy
‘Dapo’. But fortunately only him got signed
after they were both screened by the HKN
Gang. In a recent interview, he mentioned
he has been writing songs since he was eight
years old. And that’s TALENT!
3. Good Production
‘Don’t get it twisted its Puffy Tee on the
beat’. Good music takes good production!
Puffy Tee is a legend in the Nigeria music
industry, he is well known for producing hit
tracks for the likes of Olu Maintain, Eedris
Abdulkareem, JJC, Oritshe Femi, to mention
a few. Let’s not forget the touch of the
unpopular baddest mixer in town,
Sukasoundzzzzz
4. Davido’s Influence
From day 1, Davido has been in one way or
the other promoting the boy before he even
dropped a track, from snapchat diaries to
twitter rants. He event went as far as
threatening to pull a ‘Kanye’ if his new act
does not win the controversial ‘Next rated
award’ at Headies! Let’s wait till then.
Baddest!!
5. His Mum’s Support
We all know the popular Nollywood actress,
Toyin Adewale. Its hard to see African
parents support their children to venture
into the entertainment industry. But she was
always there for her son.
Lets not forget she took to her Instagram
page to thank Davido for acknowledging her
son’s talent, which we believe is also factor
that facilitated his signing to HKN/DMW. She
also went as far as posing with ‘Eko’ on her
birthday photoshoots tagging it ‘Iya Eleko’.
Ori Iyamiii Elekoo …This is very rare in the
music industry!
6. Proper Promotion
Good music is not just what it takes to blow!
You also need a proper promotion plan to
get your music out there, this was not
difficult for the young lad as Davido already
had everything covered. The next morning
‘Eleko’ dropped, Davido took his boy on a
radio tour. There were rumors his views
was bought, bought or not it all leads to
money well spent and good promotion.
7. Shows On Shows
Even if views were bought, even if OAPs
were paid…. Mayorkun has been killing
shows from Club to Club, Schools to Schools,
States to States! And him and the label are
making their money. So why you carry carry
fire fire for head?
8. Awards
Just four months after making his debut into
the music industry, Mayorkun already has
two awards on his cabinet to show case.
Winning the “ Most Promising Act ” at City
people awards and “ New Song of the Year ”
at Nigerian Teen Choice Awards.
Fluke or not, only time can tell…
Writer: Daramola Koxyn (@don_koxyn)
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