Music has been paying heavily in Nigeria
for the past ten years. No wonder average Nigerian youths
sees music as the quick means to wealth and fame.
Why not! When a good number of artistes have risen from
nothing to something over the years, enjoying wealth that
can only be imagined by average people. The question is
Who is the richest among these musicians and how much
are they worth?
In music, your popularity determines your worth, you don’t
make poo if you are not popular. How do we determine the
popularity of an artiste? Do not let their noises or that of
their fans deafen your ears, some aren’t worth that much,
while some worth so much.
The number one means of knowing how
popular a musician or music is, is by
checking out it’s YouTube stat. If you are popular, it will
show on your YouTube views, no manipulation. And if you
have a great stat on YouTube, you are a great artiste, making
good money. Another means is through awards but since
most music awards are heavily manipulated, we are going to
skip awards and use other means such as endorsement and
ability to pull crowed and command good appearance
fee. Self promotion isn’t gonna count in this rating. Here I
present to you the top 20 richest musicians in Nigeria and
their estimated net worth.
This list is the most detailed and most
accurate you can find anywhere on the
internet. Enjoy!
20. Patoranking – This guy is making name for himself in
the music industry in Nigeria and it’s not surprising that he
made the top 20 richest musicians in Nigeria despite that
it’s not been quite long since he breaks into the limelight. His
hit song (Girlie O) featuring Tiwa Savage has grossed over 4
million views on YouTube as the time this article was being
written. Patoranking’s net worth is estimated
to be – N350,000,000
19. Olamide – One of the craziest rapper in
Nigeria and Africa. So crazy he called
himself Badoo. Olamide has built name and fortune for
himself in the music industry in Nigeria. Right from the first
day I heard him first song, I knew he was gonna make it in
the music industry.
His song with the highest YouTube views is “Eleda Mi” with
1.2 million views. He was able to over take Patoranking due
to the fact he has multiple single with collective views of
more than 5million.
He is believed be to be the mastermind
behind the rise of Shoki. Olamide’s current net worth is put
at – N560,000,000
18. Chidinma Ekile – Chidinma has one thing going for her
– she is extremely likeable.
That alone has skyrocketed her take home performance fees
and worth to an enviable position.
From a mere contestant in MTN Project
Fame to a household name in Nigeria,
Chidinma has created wealth that her peers could only
dream about.
Her biggest video to date is “Kedike” with 1.2 million
YouTube hit, followed by “Oh Baby” featuring Falvour with
600,000 views. And collective views of about 5 million.
Chidinma’s net worth is put at – N572,000,000
17. Duncan Mighty – He has refused to step an inch away
from the Niger Delta oil. With unique beats, superior voice
quality, and
dance step to match, Duncan Mighty is
considered one of the most successful
artistes ever come out of the Niger Delta. He most popular
song on YouTube.com is “Obianuju” and “Port Harcourt Boy”
which has collective views of 3.1 million. With strong
affiliation to the Niger Delta politicians, Duncan mighty is
estimated to worth – N700,000,000.
16. Yemi Alade – How she made it? I don’t know, but she is
currently the biggest female musician in Nigeria after Tiwa
Savage and may overtake Tiwa in a couple of years if not
months. The first day I heard “Jonny” played in my car by
one of the Nigerian F.M Station, I knew something serious
was about to hit us. Yemi currently has the most successful
and most popular music video by any African female artiste
on YouTube.The total views for “JONNY” as at this time is
13,435,171. Yemi Alade’s current net worth is N820 million.
15. Ice Prince – He broke into the limelight with “Oleku”
featuring Brymo which currently has 3.1 million views on
YouTube. Ice Prince Zamani is one of the finest rapper in
Nigeria. To me, he is better than M.I in terms of flow.
Few days ago, the picture of when he was younger and
hustling hit the internet and you can see how far she has
been transformed from a naive young boy to a world class
superstar! Ice prince net worth is – N870,000,000.
14. Phyno – The only hardcore rapper I’ve ever seen in
Africa. He does it like no other, providing new dimension to
rap music in Nigeria.
Phyno is to the Igbos what Olamide is for
Yorubas but he does it in a completely
different fashion. So good that rap haters like me is forced
to like rap music.
Phyno is a genius. Everyone wants to
collaborate with Phyno for good reasons. He is hot in the
market. Phyno’s net worth is put at – N900,000,000.
13. Tiwa Savage – Welcome the queen of music in Nigeria,
the sexy mama, the first lady of Mavins Record! Tiwa Savage
is among the very few Nigerian artistes whose average video
is grossing over 1 million on YouTube. She currently has
about five videos with more than a million views each.
Eminado is currently doing 7+ million. Her net worth is –
N970,000,000 and may soon crossover to billion in this
rating within
the next couple of months.
12. KCee – Currently making serious wave in the Nigerian
music scene, KCee, formerly a member of the KCPresh is
one of the most fortunate guys in the industry. He picked the
right beat at the right time, and the rest has become history.
His hit songs “Limpopo” and “Pull Over” are currently on
14.5 million views collectively on YouTube. KCee net worth is
– N983,000,000
11. M.I – Regarded as the most successful rap artiste ever in
Africa, M.I has built a reputation that will be too difficult for
anyone to surmount. He is among the major stakeholders in
Chocolate City Records and is credited with the rise to fame
of Ice Prince
Zamani. For the sake of the record label and the stars that
came through it, we are placing MI at number 11 on this list.
His current net worth is – N988,000,000.
10. Timaya – Timaya’s vocal power is unmatched in the
industry. He is one one the best and probably the most
successful music star ever come out of the Niger Delta area.
Far more successful than Daniel Wilson and others. He is
truly the “Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa”. One of his hit track
“Sanko” is about to hit 2 million views while his biggest hit
“Bum Bum” featuring Sean Paul has already grossed over 16
million on YouTube. Timaya net worth is – N1.1billion
09. Banky W – Two best music videos ever done in Nigeria
to his credit (Lagos Party and Wizkid’s Holla at ur Boy) and a
serious record label of his own, Banky W is surely a force to
reckon with in the Music business in Nigeria.
From Etisalat to Samsung, he has the knack to land juicy
endorsement deals anytime. Started with a copycat of
Rihanna’s song, he graduated to international superstar,
doing original songs and winning awards. Banky W net worth
is – N1.8 billion.
08. Wizkid – From a backup [like] artiste to Banky W, Wizkid
was transformed into international mega star by just one
music video – Holla at ur Boi! That video created the
defining moment in his career and today, he is the Wizkid
you and I know. Widely regarded as the Austine Bieber of
Nigeria, Wizkid one of the stars in the industry that many
upcoming artistes look up to, to be just like him. What he
lacks in vocal talent, he makes up in personality appeal.
Wizkid net worth is – N2.3 billion.
07. Iyanya – From a hungry project fame ex-winner to
international famous superstar within the space of three
years. Iyanya has shown that if you want to be successful in
Nigeria, give them what they want and you
will be blessed with wealth. Iyanya’s hit song (“Kukere”
complete with it’s one unique dance step) currently has
more than 15 million views on YouTube. His
net worth is – N2.5 billion.
06. Davido – What he lacks in physical appeal, he makes up
with great vocal talent – the twisted version of Wizkid.
Davido is one musician in Nigeria that I so much like his
vocal talent, he is a singer and song maker extraordinaire.
His two songs “Aye” and “Gobe” are
currently having 15 million and 11 million respectively on
YouTube. Son of a politician and business man, Davido’ net
worth is – N2.9 billion.
05. Tu Face – The one everyone respects in the industry. Tu
Face has become the present day legend in African pop
culture. By the time he hangs his trumpet, he will be studied
in universities across Africa. African Queen remains his
biggest hit ever, meaning that this legend lives largely in the
past glory He has not been able to do another song more
popular than the famous African Queen or even close to it’s
popularity. But what he lacks in hit songs, he makes up in
reproduction, building future generation of Idibias. Tu Face
net worth is – N4.5 billion.
04. D’Banj – From life in the streets of The United Kingdom
to MoHit and one of the biggest superstar Nigeria has ever
seen. D’Banj has proved that what you need to become
successful is in you. You don’t need to look for it elsewhere,
it’s within you. His biggest song ever is the last song
produced by Don Jazzy, Oliver Twist. It dethroned P-Square’s
songs temporally in 2013 as the highest viewed Nigerian
song on YouTube before Personally from P-Square
reclaimed the number one spot. D’Banj net worth is – N5
billion.
03. Flavour – Virtually every artistes in the industry has
featured Flavour in the songs. His vocal ability is unrivaled.
He is one of the very best the industry has ever seen. From
the moment he picked up the guitar, you now he is destined
to the
top. Flavour Nabalia is one like no other and no one could
mimic him successfully no matter how hard you try. He is
the one and only Flavour, and after him there may be no
other Flavour. He has everything going for him. His physical
appeal, pure vocal talent, and mastery of the music
instruments, Flavour is
everything others desires to be. His current net worth is –
N5.7 billion
02. Don Jazzy – The only musician in this
list with no song to call his own. Yet, he
command so much respect and money that even the best in
the industry dare not ask who is he. Don Jazzy is builder, a
producer extraordinaire and industry pacesetter. Whatever
thing he lays his hands on becomes gold. He produced
D’Banj to international superstar, and when D’Banj left, he
produced other superstars. Dorobucci, Eminado, Sulurere,
Banana – these are are some of the major hits he produced
after the MoHit saga. Don Jazzy net worth is – N7 billion.
01. P-Square – No one does it like P-Square in the music
industry in Nigeria! When you think they’ve done their best,
they come up with something completely different. They
have no competition, they only compete with themselves.
Outside Akon, P-Square is the biggest music stars ever come
out of Africa – dead or alive! You may ask, how about Fela,
Ndiaye, Lucky Dube, Blenda Fassie, and Awilo Logomba?
Well, they are all legends of music in Africa but when it
comes to earning and popularity allover Africa, they are no
match to P-Square with all due respect. This is based on
facts and figures. Pick up the all times African top 10 music
video on YouTube, P-Square alone has 5, leaving the other 5
for the entire artistes in
Africa to share! Chop my money = 24 million+ Do me = 14
million+.
Personally = 35 million+. Beautiful Onyinye = 21 million+.
Alingo = 7 million+. The only celebrities in the Nigerian
entertainment industry that has mansion in Banana Island.
They are the Cristiano
Ronaldo and Lionel Messi of African music. The only artistes
in Africa you can not book with less than $100,000. P-Square
net worth is – N25.6 billion..
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