''The Journey'' is the first studio album by Nigerian
Afro Pop
African popular music (also styled Afropop, Afro-pop or Afro pop), like Music of Africa, African traditional music, is vast and varied. Most contemporary genres of African popular music build on cross-pollination with western popular music. M ...
artist
Sean Tizzle
Morihanfen Oluwaseun Oluwabamidele (born 15 December 1989), known by his stage name as Sean Tizzle, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He was formally signed to Sound Sultan's Naija Ninjas.
Early life and Career
Sean Tizzle was born into a C ...
. It was released on April 17, 2014 on Difference Entertainment. which was released in 2014. The album features guest appearances from
Olamide
Olamide Gbenga Adedeji (born 15 March 1989) is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. Widely regarded as one of the biggest and most influential artists in Africa, he has been instrumental to the launching of the careers ...
,
Reminisce,
9ice,
Ice Prince,
Naeto C, Kcee and
Tiwa Savage. The album was supported by four official singles— "Mama Eh", "Komole", "Kilogbe" and "Kilogbe (Remix)" along with the promotional singles "Mama Eh".
Background
On April 17, 2013 Sean Tizzle began to releasing
video blogs titled "TEAR RUBBER - SEAN TIZZLE - SHO LEE" through the Nigezie TV Channel.
Singles
The album's first promotional single, "Mama Eh" was released on 5 July 2013. On 17 September 2013, the music video was released for "Mama Eh"
*The album's track 13, "Komole" was released on October 31, 2013. On 11 December 2013, the music video was released for "Komole"
*The album's track 16, "Kilogbe" was released on November 16, 2013. On 2 March 2014, the music video was released for "Kilogbe"
*The album's track 4, "Kilogbe (Remix)" featuring
Olamide
Olamide Gbenga Adedeji (born 15 March 1989) is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. Widely regarded as one of the biggest and most influential artists in Africa, he has been instrumental to the launching of the careers ...
&
Reminisce was released on 17 April 2014. On 20 April 2014, the music video was released for "Kilogbe (Remix)"
Critical reception
Upon its release, ''The Journey'' received generally positive reviews from Tooxclusive.
At Tooxclusive, which assigns a
normalized rating out of 5 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an
average score of 2.5, based on 3 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable review".
Upon its release, ''The Journey'' received generally positive reviews from TheNet.
At TheNet, which assigns a
normalized rating out of 5 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an
average score of 3.5, based on 3 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable review".
Track listing
References
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2013 albums
Sean Tizzle albums
Albums produced by D'Tunes
Yoruba-language albums