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Anthony Ebuka Victor, the famous Nigerian musician, who is popularly known as Victony, has spoken about his rap inspirations.

The music star, who started his career as a rapper before switching to other genres, said his hip-hop inspirations include global heavyweights like Kendrick Lamar, Drake, J.Cole, and Meek Mill, and his compatriots MI Abaga, Odumodublvck and Shallipopi.

Speaking in a recent interview with Sway Universe, Victony said: “I started [my career] as a rapper. I really looked up to Kendrick Lamar earlier in my career because of his artistry. Kendrick is that one rapper who is not just about what he says but also his visualisation and the way he presents it to his fans. That made me a strong fan of Kendrick.

“I also likes Drake because of his flexibility. He’s one of the first Americans to hop on the Afrobeats wave. I was a fan of Drake before that. Obviously, I listened to J.Cole as well. I listened to some Meek Mill.

“MI Abaga inspires me too, because he was one of the rappers that popularised the genre in Nigeria and made young artists believed it was possible to be successful as a rapper in the country. Now, we have the likes of Odumodublvck and Shallipopi. Odumodublvck just did his US tour. Rap is becoming big in Nigeria. Sometimes, I blend it with afrobeats.”

Victony said he’s also hoping to inspire other Nigerian children to achieve their dreams.

“I am doing this for Doyin. I am doing this for the kids in Ojo. I hope that they look at me and get inspired,” he said.

Anthony Ebuka Victor, the famous Nigerian singer, who is popularly known as Victony, has attributed his career success to his hit song ‘Soweto.’

According to him, the global hit song changed the trajectory of his life.

He stated this during a recent interview with Sound City.

“‘Soweto’ changed my life. It changed my life in the sense that I was able to travelled to places I didn’t believe that I would get to in a very short time,” he said.

“The song was already successful in late 2022, and in 2023, we wanted to maintain that success so we employed Don Toliver and Rema on the remix. They’re very big names and their sounds are not far from what ‘Soweto’ sound like.”

Victony added that he’s currently an independent artist.

Popular Nigerian singer, Victony has said that he is not in a haste to achieve the level of stardom of his colleagues, Rema and Asake.

He made this known while reacting to the claims by some social media users that his debut album ‘Stubborn’ wasn’t “commercially successful” because he didn’t have “haters” to post negative comments that will make it trend on social media.

Reacting, Victony said the assumption was “dumb,” stressing that those pushing the narrative have high expectations for the album beyond his current status in the music industry.

On his X handle, Victony wrote: ”Lmao, Victony need more haters gotta be the dumbest sh*t I seen cos what’s the rush? Everyone wanna be Rema and Asake in 2 hours?”

Popular Nigerian singer, Victony, has opened up on how he realised that his girlfriend was cheating on him.

The singer, in an interview on the ‘Is This Seat Taken?’ podcast hosted by Nollywood actress, Chinasa Anukam, recalled how finding out the truth about his ex-girlfriend’s relationship with another man left him feeling stupid.

Victony explained that his ex-girlfriend had lied to him, with claims that the man was just a friend, but it turned out that she was cheating on him with the man.

The singer said, “She [my ex-girlfriend] was talking to this other guy and I was aware. She was telling me about this other guy. Me, very open-minded, I was like, this guy was just her friend.

“At the end of the day, it turned out he was not her friend. That was very mad because when I realised everything that was going on, I felt very stupid.”

An Afropop sensation Anthony Victor, well known as Victony has shared a description of the perfect woman he would want to date.

The “Holy Father” hitmaker stated that his ideal woman should be beautiful, self-reliant, average in weight, and able to manage the lifestyle of a celebrity.

Victony made this disclosure during a recent interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos when he was asked about his love life and relationship status.

He said; “My ideal woman is slim-thick. And she has to be beautiful. That’s it. Mentally, I like a boss lady, strong and independent. She has her own thing going on and can handle the lifestyle of a superstar.”

Anthony Ebuka Victor, the famous Nigerian singer, who is popularly known as Victony says Olamide, the rapper, inspired him to make his forthcoming project ‘Stubborn’ an album.

The singer spoke about his encounter with Olamide at a listening party for the project scheduled for a June 28 release.

The ‘Soweto’ hitmaker revealed that the YBNL label chief executive encouraged him to make ‘Stubborn’ an album.

Victony said the rapper, fondly called Baddo, told him he needed to put out an album “when the fans are yearning for it”.

He added that Olamide’s backing prompted his decision to make ‘Stubborn’ an album instead of an extended play as announced.

“Stubborn was supposed to be an EP. I felt like I was not album-ready,” Victony said.

“Before the release of the single ‘Stubborn’, I went to Baddo’s house to seek advice like my big brother.

“The meeting had a different outcome. I went there with my guys, just discussing with Baddo. He told me, ‘Look, you do not want to put out a body of work when your fans are no longer yearning for it.’

“That hit me because I feel like I am a project artiste and that is how people understand me best. I thought about it and I am like, ‘Why not? What is holding me back?’ And then I tweeted a picture with Baddo.

“That very day was the day we decided to make this an album. I had announced Stubborn as my next project but as an EP.”

Born Anthony Victor, Victony rose to fame a few years ago after collaborating with Mayorkun for ‘Holy Father’.

He is signed to Mainland Block Party, a record label owned by the Nigerian music executive Tobi Mohammed.

In May, Victony released ‘Stubborn’ a track off the forthcoming debut album.

Victony’s 14-track album features Asake, Shallipopi, Shorae Moore, Saint Jhn, and Teezo Touchdown.