Team possibiliti movement frontliner and Afrobeat sensation, Rabiu Taiwo Damilola, better known as Taiykes, is set to release his first body of work under the prestigious international entertainment brand — Dubai Entertainment Worldwide — headed by the CEO, Prince Rasheed Oloyede.
The upcoming EP, ‘Distance’ is a total reflection of great sounds coupled with rhythms that will bless the soul of his fans and good music lovers each time they listen.
According to the artiste, the EP which is coming ten months after he released the fans’ favourite, ‘Folake’ will house six tracks that will leave listeners with bated breath, longing for more. He revealed that the EP parades highly rated producers like Kiirya Beats, Skool Beatz, and EZ Music.
The EP has tracks in the following titles – ‘Duduyemi’, ‘Say Yes’, ‘Coco Butter’ ‘Distance’, ‘Kind of Party’ ‘Padi Mi’ ft Adx Artquake One of Naija’s now-defunct musical duo, ‘Artquake’- Alanta crooner. All songs are mixed and mastered by Promix.
His recent chart-topping single, which has garnered massive acceptance, ‘Folake’ was released in February 2021 on Valentines Day. The hit track has since amassed 11.8k listens on Audiomack, 70.5k streams on Boomplay, over a thousand listens on YouTube, Spotify, Soundcloud and other music streaming platforms.
It can be recalled that barely after a week of release, it topped the No 1 on Hiphop New School Chartz and got featured in Boomplay trending.
The artiste further promised that the EP will be a fan’s favourite as the Christmas holidays approach.
He already dropped a snippet of three out of the tracks via his Instagram page and has gotten a lot of fans anticipating the full body of work ‘Distance EP’ to drop.