Portable (musician)
Portable | |
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| Born | Habeeb Okikiola 12 March 1994 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Singer & Songwriter |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Afrobeats |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Zeh Nation |
Habeeb Okikiola (born March 12, 1994) popularly known as Portable or Dr Zeh is a Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter.[2]
Early life
Habeeb Okikiola is from Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.[3]
Career
Portable became famous[4] after contributing to the song “ZaZoo Zehh” featuring Olamide[5] and Nigerian dancer Poco Lee.[6] During his early stage of fame, he became well known for calling out his business partners on social media for scamming him on business deals such as artist management and also on his Instagram handle where he mostly does all his controversial activities.[7]
Controversy
On 18 July 2022, Portable made a video on Instagram claiming to be the founder of the notorious cult group One Million Boys,[8] which got Nigerians attention in order for an investigation by the Nigeria Police Force,[9] which he later denies saying what he meant was one million followers.[10] This result him in getting disqualified for The Headies 2022 which was announced by the organizers on 26 July 2022.[11]
Discography
Selected singles
| Year | Song Title |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Pay Me My Money |
| 2020 | Ema Joke Dada |
| 2021 | Zazoo Zehh (Featuring) Olamide & Poco Lee |
| 2022 | Ogo Forever |
| 2022 | Neighbor (Featuring) Small Doctor |
| 2022 | All Eyes On Me (Featuring) Barry Jhay |
| 2022 | Oro Aje (Featuring) Oritse Femi |
| 2022 | Clear |
| 2022 | Expensive OG |
| 2022 | Money Before You Love |
| 2022 | Gberatan |
| 2022 | Odogwu Bitters |
| 2022 | Bye To Sapa Nation |
Award and nominations
| Year | Award ceremony | Award description | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Headies | Best Street Artist | Nominated | [12] |
| 2022 | The Headies | Rookie of the Year | Nominated | [13] |
References
- ^ "Nigeria: Davido Is the King of African Music - Miraboi". All africa Newspaper. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Why I dropped out of school – Zazu singer, Portable". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "'Olamide Is My Sponsor', Portable, Speaks On Journey To Stardom". Dailytrust Newspaper. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "How Portable became overnight celebrity, his many controversies". Premium Times Newspaper. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Olamide praised as viral 'Zazu' singer, Portable becomes a hit". Dailypost Newspaper. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Portable: How Zazu Zeh took singer from grass to grace". The Punch Newspaper. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Singer Portable settles with manager Kogbagidi after money-related beef". The Punch Newspaper. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "I founded 'One million boys,' Portable boasts". The Nation. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "IGP Orders Probe Of Portable Over One Million Boys Rant". Daily Trust. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Singer Portable Recants, Denies Forming 'One Million Boys'". Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "I don't regret my actions, Portable reacts to Headies disqualification". Premium Times. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Headies Disqualify Portable Over 'Reckless' Statements". Channels Tv.
- ^ "Portable reacts as Headies disqualifies him". Dailypost Newspaper. Retrieved 26 July 2022.