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Nigerian musician

Musical artist

Ayoleyi Hanniel Solomon (born 6 December ),^[1] who is better known by his stage name Reekado Banks, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.

He was signed to Mavin Records between and ,^[2] and went by the stage name Spicy before his record deal with the label. Banks won Rookie of the Year at The Headies ,^[3] and received the controversial Next Rated award at The Headies His debut studio album Spotlight, which was released on 1 September , debuted at number 10 on the Billboard World Albums chart.^[4]

Life and career

Reekado Banks is the last born child of a family that adores music.

His father is a pastor from Isarun Ifedore LGA, Ondo State and his mother is a caterer.^[5] He grew up in a disciplinarian setting due to both of his parents being pastors.

I Once Worked As A Bricklayer, Says Reekado Banks: We spoke with Reekado Banks about the EP, his choice of features, some recent controversy, Nigeria’s political climate and more to introduce the release of Off the Record. “ All of the collabos are made out of love. We didn’t want to push stuff. I decided to work with my closest people on this”, says Banks.

He completed secondary school at the age of 14, and started recording his first set of songs in His elder brother produced all of his earlier songs and tutored him on the rudiments of singing, writing and producing. He derived the stage name Reekado Banks by combining the meanings of the two names; the former part of his stage name translates to "strong ruler" and the latter part loosely translates to "wealth".^[6] In , Banks graduated from the University of Lagos with a degree in history and strategic study.^[7][3] He has cited Don Jazzy, 2face Idibia, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Olamide and M.I as his key musical inspirations.^[8]

Mavin Records deal and artistry

Banks' record deal with Mavin Records emerged due to his brother’s submission of some of his songs to the label in an online talent search.

He was signed to Mavin Records after his entries were selected from over entries.^[9] In an interview with the National Mirror, he said his brother submitted his songs and communicated with the label on his behalf without his initial consent. Banks also told the National Mirror he is a versatile artist who makes music with the thought that humans are different and have different taste.^[6]

–present: Singles and Mavin Records departure

Banks premiered the single "Turn It Up" on 21 February , which coincided with the day he signed with Mavin Records.

The song features vocals by Tiwa Savage and was released as his first official single under Mavin Records.^[10] Banks was featured on the critically acclaimed song "Dorobucci", alongside Don Jazzy, Korede Bello, Savage, Di'Ja, Dr SID and D'Prince.^[11] He also worked with some of the aforementioned artists on the collaborative singles "Adaobi", "Arise" and "Looku Looku".

On 13 February , he released the Don Jazzy-produced single "Katapot", which was alleged to be a diss track towards D'banj and Wande Coal. In February , Don Jazzy debunked the allegations in a series of tweets.^[12] While speaking to Vanguard Newspaper, Banks said he created "Katapot" for his fans.^[13]

In July , Banks signed an endorsement deal with Nigerian telecommunications company Globacom.^[14] On 7 December , he announced his departure from Mavins Records and the launch of his independent outfit, Banks Music.^[15] In September , Vanguard newspaper reported that Banks dropped his elder brother, Temi Solomon, as his manager.^[16] In , he released the single "Ozumba Mbadiwe".^[17] Olukorede Ikazoboh, who heads the Nigerian arm of Virgin Music, announced that the label will be in charge of distributing Banks and Darkoo's music.^[18]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays (EPs)

• Off the Record ()
• OTR, Vol.

  2 ()

Selected singles

References

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