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African music is enjoying international attention due to the exploits of Afrobeats which is one of the fastest growing genres globally

Rick Ross gives shout outs to Odumodublvck & Portable | Pulse Nigeria

Adeayo Adebiyi

<h2>African music is enjoying international attention due to the exploits of Afrobeats which is one of the fastest growing genres globally.</h2>

<p>American rapper Rick Ross has interacted with Nigerian music on different occasions starting with 2011 collaboration with the<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/30-unforgettable-hit-songs-from-p-square/j4g89h4"> legendary duo&nbsp;P-Square</a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>on their hit single<em>&nbsp;'Beautiful Oyinye'.</em></p>

<p>Amidst the growth of Afrobeats in the West, Rick Ross is now recognising a new crop of talent pushing the boundaries of Nigerian and African music. Rick Ross has also performed in Nigeria in the Rhythm Unplugged concert and even shot a music video during his time in the country.</p>

<p>In the video posted on his social media, Rick Ross gave a shout-out to Nigerian award-winning rapper <strong>Odumodublvck</strong> who rose to mainstream prominence in 2023.</p>

<p>The rapper also gave a shout-out to <strong>Portable</strong> who rocketed to commercial success in 2021 following his collaboration with Grammy-nominated Nigerian hip-hop legend&nbsp;<strong>Olamide</strong>.</p>

<p>Both <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/skepta-teases-upcoming-single-featuring-portable/k541e27">Odumodublvck and Portable are set to appear on Skepta's upcoming album</a> with the former appearing on the already released&nbsp;<em>'Jangrova'&nbsp;</em>alongside<strong> Edris Elba </strong>while the latter is set to appear on&nbsp;<em>'Tony Montana'</em>.</p>

<p>In the video, Rick Ross also gave shout-outs to Ghanaian sensation <strong>Amaarae</strong> and Estiwani's international DJ &amp; artist<strong> DJ Waffles</strong>.</p>

<p>Rick Ross earlier shared that he wanted to make an African album and listed Ghanaian Dancehall star <strong>Stonebwoy</strong> and Tanzanian superstar <strong>Diamond</strong> as some of the artists he's working with. </p>

Rick Ross gives shout outs to Odumodublvck & Portable

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