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SHALLIPOPI RELEASES ALBUM ‘AURACLE’
FOCUS SINGLE ‘LIKE THAT’ FEATURING WIZKID
FEATURES INCLUDE GUNNA, SWAE LEE, WIZKID, BURNA BOY, PA SALIEU, YOUNG JONN, RUGER, KEBLACK AND RAUW ALEJANDRO
“[His] esoteric delivery and playfully pithy lyricism has captivated listeners across the world.” – Dazed
Nigerian rapper and songwriter Shallipopi has dropped his highly anticipated 22-track album AURACLE. Today also marks the release of new single ‘Like That’ featuring WizKid – a sleek, magnetic collaboration destined to ignite global airwaves.
With over 440M global streams in the last year alone, Shallipopi continues his meteoric rise with a project that cements him as one of the most innovative voices shaping the global music landscape. AURACLE is his most expansive body of work yet – a bold, genre blurring fusion of Afrobeats, worldwide rhythms, and the cosmic, high voltage energy that has become his unmistakable signature.
The album arrives with one of the most international, star-studded tracklists of any Afrobeats album this year including Gunna, Swae Lee, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Pa Salieu, Young Jonn, Rauw Alejandro and more.
The record includes recent singles ‘Him’ featuring Gunna, as well as fan favourites “Na So”, the hypnotic “Laho”, which has amassed over 100 million global streams, “Laho II” ft Burna Boy and “Laho III” ft Rauw Alejandro, as well as new tracks including ‘Turner’, ‘Eyo’, ‘Pull Up’ ft Pa Salieu, ‘Stay’ ft Swae Lee and ‘Afa Relax’ ft Young Jonn.
AURACLE is OUT NOW marking the boldest chapter of Shallipopi’s career and positioning him firmly at the forefront of Africa’s new-wave global superstars.
TRACKLIST
Ant
Laho
Turner
Eyo
Gbefun (Fine Shit)
Him feat. Gunna
Stay feat. Swae Lee
Chokehold (Bro Code)
Opeuhh feat. Keblack
Like That feat Wizkid
Pull Up feat. Pa Salieu
Aura
Afa Relax feat Young Jonn
Caution (Hold Something)
Rockstar feat. Ruger
Searching 4 me
Na So
Ballingo
Loaded
Igho
Laho II feat. Burna Boy (Bonus Track)
Laho III feat. Rauw Alejandro (Bonus Track)
ABOUT SHALLIPOPI
Shallipopi’s captivating beats and unpredictable nature are all driven from lively streets of his hometown, Benin City. Named VEVO DSCR Artists Ones To Watch this year, Shallipopi gained initial mainstream recognition with the release of ‘Elon Musk’, which was quickly followed by critically acclaimed debut album ‘Planet Pluto’. Ranked among Spotify Africa’s top 10 artists in their 2024 Wrapped, as well as named their Radar artist, the self-proclaimed Pluto Presido’s biggest record yet, ‘Cast’ featuring Odumodublack, saw over 9 million UK streams and reached #3 on the UK’s Afrobeats charts for an outstanding 13 weeks. Significant global appearances have included sharing sold-out O2 arena stages with Central Cee and Asake, headlining Electric Brixton, and notable guest appearances with Rema and Burna Boy. Widespread tastemaker support includes Rolling Stone Africa, GUAP, Wonderland, Clash, Viper, Dazed and more.
