Olukayode Odesanya, better known as Kida Kudz, is a Nigerian
Afropop
African popular music (also styled Afropop, Afro-pop or Afro pop), like African traditional music, is vast and varied. Most contemporary genres of African popular music build on cross-pollination with western popular music. Many genres of po ...
singer based in the U.K.
He gained recognition after winning the second edition of the ''Peak Talent Show'' in 2010. He has collaborated with
Ms Banks
Thyra Kigho Deshaun Oji, better known by her stage name Ms Banks, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter from Camberwell, London. Oji has released three mixtapes as Ms Banks. In 2014, she released her first mixtape titled ''Once Upon a Grind ...
,
Burna Boy, and
Octavian, among others.
Early life
He left Nigeria and travelled to the U.K. at the age of 14 to live with his father and step-mother. Kudz found himself fascinated with already established genres in the country, such as grime, U.K. rap and even a touch of chessy pop.
Music career
In 24 June 2022, Kida Kudz released a four track extended play titled ''World Citizens'' with Mr. Dutch.
''Rocket Launcher'' is a track in ''World Citizens'' that rides on Afro swing tendencies as it smoothly blends elements of U.K. and Nigerian Afobreats. In 2021, Kida Kudz featured
Bella Shmurda
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He rose to prominence with the release of the song "Vision 2020", and a follow-up remix which featured Nigeria rapper Olamide.
Early li ...
in single "Ball Until We Fall".
Discography
EP
*''World Citizen'' (2022)
Single
*''Animalistic'' (2021)
Mixtape
*''Nasty'' (2020)
*''Top Memba'' (2021)
References
Nigerian musicians
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people