Rick Ross gives shout outs to Odumodublvck & Portable
American rapper Rick Ross has interacted with Nigerian music on different occasions starting with 2011 collaboration with the legendary duo P-Square on their hit single 'Beautiful Oyinye'.
Amidst the growth of Afrobeats in the West, Rick Ross is now recognising a new crop of talent pushing the boundaries of Nigerian and African music. Rick Ross has also performed in Nigeria in the Rhythm Unplugged concert and even shot a music video during his time in the country.
In the video posted on his social media, Rick Ross gave a shout-out to Nigerian award-winning rapper Odumodublvck who rose to mainstream prominence in 2023.
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The rapper also gave a shout-out to Portable who rocketed to commercial success in 2021 following his collaboration with Grammy-nominated Nigerian hip-hop legend Olamide.
In the video, Rick Ross also gave shout-outs to Ghanaian sensation Amaarae and Estiwani's international DJ & artist DJ Waffles.
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Rick Ross earlier shared that he wanted to make an African album and listed Ghanaian Dancehall star Stonebwoy and Tanzanian superstar Diamond as some of the artists he's working with.
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