Final week the web raved over a brand new sound and expertise that seemingly simply arrived on the block. Desmond Momoh popularly often called “The Majeek”, launched his first single of 2024, titled; “The Moon”.
This single represents a shift from the norm within the Nigerian music scene, as “The Majeek” offers Nigerian music lovers a style of one thing completely different together with his mix of Reggae, Dancehall & Afrobeats.
As followers and music lovers proceed to embrace this new sound, one is likely to be forgiven for considering that “The Majeek” solely simply started his foray into music in 2024. Nonetheless, his profession started over a decade in the past in Benin Metropolis, when “The Majeek” initially began as a music producer and rose to approval for his manufacturing credit on songs like ‘Peperempe’ by Klever Jay ft Might D, ‘Gladiator’ by Sleezy E ft J Martins and for co-producing ‘E Ku Si Go’ for J. Martins.
The Majeek’s profession as an artist actually started to kick off in 2021. His single, Cool Me Down was so nicely acquired on the time it garnered “The Majeek” some recognition from the powers that be. He later bought a cosign from Boomplay as they made him the highlight artist of their ‘New Child On The Block’ playlist.
His consistency & development as an artist grew to become extra recognizable to trade insiders. His clean mix of lyrical prowess with an RnB/Dancehall taste and vocal versatility, gained him the chance to open for one of many high Afrobeat acts, Patoranking at The Massive-Title Live performance in Lagos and TPE II in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. This was all topped off, when “The Majeek” introduced the discharge of his debut EP titled; “Strain” in 2023.
This 6-track physique of labor packed a punch with completely different genres from Afrobeat to RnB and Dancehall that confirmed off The Majeek’s expertise and flexibility. The themes for the EP reduce throughout ardour, dominance, and consistency infused together with his expertise of the rollercoaster referred to as life, seen via his lenses.
Once more, this was warmly acquired by trade insiders, in addition to The Majeek’s burgeoning fan base. His reward? “The Majeek”acquired a recording contract from Sony Music West-Africa on the tail finish of 2023, making him one of many artists to look out for this yr.
From all indicators, “The Majeek” represents a voice for a brand new sound crop inside a contemporary era.
Click here to take heed to his new single “The Moon” and comply with The Majeek on Instagram, Fb and Twitter.
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