Billion Dollar Baby is the second studio album by Nigerian street-pop singer Seyi Vibez. It was released on 2 November 2022, through Vibez Inc, and Dvpper Music. The album included guest appearances from Simi, and Mayorkun. The album is a mixture of Fuji, Tungba, and Apala rhythms. It was executively produced by Dvpper Music founder and CEO Dapper, and Seyi Vibez, along with production from TBM, Enta, QUE, FreshVDM, and Rexxie.[1] The deluxe version of the album was released on 9 December 2022.
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| Released | 2 November 2022 | |||
| Recorded | Lagos | |||
| Studio | Dvpper Studios | |||
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Background
editOn 5 May 2023, The Africa Reporters cited Seyi Vibez as one of the pioneers of "Afro-Adura", a subgenre of Afrobeats with Street-pop influence fused with Yoruba prayers, with Billion Dollar Baby establishing this fact.[2]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Pulse Nigeria | 8.2/10[3] |
Adeayo Adebiyi, a music reporter for Pulse Nigeria stated that “Overall, 'Billion Dollar Baby' retains sufficient identity that carries along existing listeners while providing the gratification needed to bring new listeners into the fold. One thing is for sure, there's more talent from where this project comes from and the Billion Dollar Baby can only get better”.[3]
Rankings
edit| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| Pulse Nigeria | Pulse Nigeria 's Top 10 Albums of 2022 | 10
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| TurnTable | TurnTable's The 2023 Nigerian Mid-Year Charts | 2
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Commercial performance
editOn 13 November 2022, TurnTable reported “Billion Dollar Baby previously debuted with 3,150 album units last week (off of two days of tracking)”. Further said, “The album has now had its first complete week of tracking during the week of November 4 – 10, 2022”. In addition to that, “the album’s focus single "Chance (Na Ham)" is aiming for a top ten spot on this week’s top 10. It would be the artiste’s second top-ten entry in Nigeria – joining "Billion Dollar" which peaked at No. 10 earlier in 2022”.[6] On 7 November 2022, Billon Dollar Baby peak at number 2 on Nigeria Official Top 50 Albums.[7] On 12 December 2022, Billion Dollar Baby 2.0 peaked at number 1 on Nigeria Official Top 50 Albums.[7] On 25 July 2023, Billion Dollar Baby 2.0 was recorded as the 2nd most streamed album in Nigeria by TurnTable, in the first half of 2023 with 131.1 million streams.[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "BD Baby" | Oluwaloseyi | 2:13 |
| 2. | "Darling" (feat. Simi) | 2:56 | |
| 3. | "Ife" | Oluwaloseyi | 2:19 |
| 4. | "Saro" | Oluwaloseyi | 2:44 |
| 5. | "Billion Dollar" | Oluwaloseyi | 2:25 |
| 6. | "Bullion Van" | Oluwaloseyi | 2:36 |
| 7. | "Gangsta" | Oluwaloseyi | 2:47 |
| 8. | "+234" | Oluwaloseyi | 2:13 |
| 9. | "Ten" (feat. Mayorkun) | 2:45 | |
| 10. | "Bank Of America" | Oluwaloseyi | 2:41 |
| Total length: | 25:39 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Chance (Na Ham)" | Oluwaloseyi | 2:57 |
| 12. | "Psalm 23" | Oluwaloseyi | 3:01 |
| 13. | "Kun Faya Kun (Be and it is)" | Oluwaloseyi | 3:02 |
| 14. | "Ogochukwu" | Oluwaloseyi | 2:26 |
| 15. | "Go Low" | Oluwaloseyi | 2:26 |
| 16. | "IQ" | Oluwaloseyi | 3:16 |
| Total length: | 43:07 | ||
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Nigeria Albums (TurnTable) | 2 |
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Nigeria Albums (TurnTable) | 1 |
References
edit- ^ Adebiyi, Adeayo (3 November 2022). "Talented street-pop sensation Seyi Vibez releases new album, 'Billion Dollar Baby'". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Ajayi, Dami. "Afrobeats to Afro-Adura: Much ado about a sub-genre?". Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ a b Adebiyi, Adeayo (8 November 2022). "Seyi Vibez makes a bold play for the mainstream in 'Billion Dollar Baby'". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Adebiyi, Adeayo (25 December 2022). "Top 10 Albums of 2022 [Pulse Picks]". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "The 2023 Nigerian Mid-Year Charts: Seyi Vibez is Man of the Year". TurnTable Charts. TurnTable. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Oriowo, Ayomide. "Seyi Vibez's Billion Dollar Baby is Set for One of the Biggest Album Debuts of 2022". TurnTable Charts. TurnTable. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Official Top 50 Albums". TurnTable Charts. TurnTable. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Olabode, Taiwo. "Seyi Vibez Has 680 Million Audiomack Streams, Not One Billion". TurnTable Charts. TurnTable. Retrieved 30 September 2023.