RELEVANT DANCEHALL ARTISTE IN NIGERIA AND THEIR SOUND SPECIALITY ) …. 1 PATORANKING: Patoranking was born and raised in Ijegun-Egba Satellite Town, and originally from Ebony’s State Patoranking started his performing, arts career as a street jam and carnival dancer.
In a 2012 interview with Entertainment Express, he stated the his stage name was given to him by a Jamaican artist whom he met at Alpha Beach in Lagos. Patoranking has cited Buju Banton, Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Lucky Dube, Chaka Demus, Majek Fashek, Blackky, Blackface, Tuface and
Marvelous Benjy as his key musical influences. In the aforementioned interview with Entertainment Express, he described his music as a morally inclined variation of dancehall and said it references socio-political issues. In May 2012, He released a single titled "Iya Bisi"
ft Qdot & Kbaj. The Drumphase-produced song is a fusion of dancehall and fuji. Patoranking told Entertainment Express that Qdot and Kbaj helped compose the song by sharing ideas with him. In September 2013, He released the audio and video for "Alubarika" simultaneously.
The song literally translates to "God's Blessings" and features vocals from Timaya. The music video for "Alubarika" was shot by AJE Films and ran for 4 minutes and 16 seconds. According to an article posted by Victor Akande of The Nation, he described the song as a summary
The song literally translates to "God's Blessings" and features vocals from Timaya. The music video for "Alubarika" was shot by AJE Films and ran for 4 minutes and 16 seconds. According to an article posted by Victor Akande of The Nation, he described the song as a summary
on NdaniTV's The Juice, Timaya said Patoranking left his label and was never officially signed. In February 2014, Patoranking released "Girlie O", a song produced by WizzyPro. The music video for the song was shot and directed in London by Moe Musa; it was released in Feb 2014
In the music video, Patoranking liberates his next-door neighbor from domestic violence by expressing his innate feelings to her. Foston Musik released the Tiwa Savage-assisted "Girlie O" (Remix) in May 2014. It debuted at No. 9 on MTV Base's Official Naija Top 10 chart.
Tiwa Savage told Ehiz of MTV Base she admires Patoranking's music and decided to reach out to him to do the remix. The music video for "Girlie O" (Rmx) was also shot and directed in London by Moe Musa. Joey Akan of Pulse Nigeria said, "On the new remix, the basic winning elements
were not discarded. They were retained and improved. The beat, chorus, and dynamism were held onto, and major work put into the lyrics." Patoranking was featured on Seyi Shay's "Murda" single alongside Shaydee. The song was produced by Dokta Frabz and released in April 2014.
In May 2014, the music video for "Murda" was uploaded onto Vevo. It was directed by Meji Alabi for JM Films. Patoranking's "Daniella Whine" and "My Woman, My Everything" singles charted on MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 chart.
The former debuted at No. 4 in May and topped the chart at No. 1 in June, while the latter "My Woman, My Everything" also appeared on the chart, peaking at No. 2