The tale of Shallipopi starts in Benin. To be fair, according to Bini oral pedagogy, every story begins in Benin, since the 825-year-old kingdom is said to be the world's origin. Crown Uzama, also known as Shallipopi, began releasing music in 2016, following in the footsteps of his younger brother Zerrydl, who did the same in 2015, according to an interview with Echo Room.
"Elon Musk" propelled the rapper from South-South unknown to TikTok celebrity, and eventually, breakaway mainstream fame. He hails from a line of kingmakers—the Uzamas are one of the highest-ranking chiefs who anoint Obas. Prior to this, the rapper had no success. He then released "Shapiru," a club smash, in April. May saw his arrest by the EFCC for "alleged internet fraud," which partly halted his momentum but just added to his notoriety; this paved the way for a remix of "Elon Musk" and, as is customary in Hip-hop chronicles, "Ex-Convict" the following month.
In addition to playing sold-out shows at venues like the Stade de France and the O2 Arena, Shallipopi's Plutomania tour included two sold-out London concerts and a triumphant homecoming show at Benin City's Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub. He received four nominations and won the Headies Award for his collaboration with fellow breakout talent Odumodublvck, "CAST," which has more over 55 million views on Spotify. After a contentious departure from Dvpper Digital, Shallipopi works at the highest levels of the industry with co-signs from the big four, an incredible amount of street cred, and a new deal with Sony Music UK..

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