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Promise Chibuike Nwabueze known professionally as Pryme, is a Nigerian Afropop singer and songwriter signed to G-Worldwide, and Fly Boy Inc.[1] He rose to stardom after being featured on Kizz Daniel 2023 song "Show You Off" which debuted at number 1 on Nigeria Bubbling Under Top 100.[upper-alpha 1] On 10 November 2023, Davido's Timeless studio album, was nominated at the 66th Grammy Awards and earned him, a special recognition from The Recording Academy as a composer on Timeless studio album for "Away".
Pryme was born in Imo State, where he lived most of his life, before relocating to Lagos State.[3] He had his tertiary education at Imo State University. In an interview with Kehinde Ajose, Chibuike said: “Music began for me when I was 10 years old. I started in the church choir. I knew I could sing, and I had an idea or two about composing lyrics and melodies. But professionally, music-making started when I was at Imo State University. I won a singing competition, and after that, things changed for me.”[3]
In 2018, Pryme's debut into the music scene was met with critical acclaim when he released "Kilode" featuring Davido, and Peruzzi.[4] On 27 August 2018, he released the music video for "Kilode", and achieved airplay with the song, produced by Fresh VDM.[5] On 21 October 2022, he was credited as a songwriter on Iyanya's extended play The 6th Wave. On 31 March 2023, Pryme was credited as a songwriter on Davido's studio album Timeless, which earned him a special recognition from The Recording Academy.
On 27 July 2023, he appeared on Kizz Daniel's 5th studio album Maverick on "Show You Off".[6] On 1 August 2023, Pryme signed a joint recording and publishing deal between Kizz Daniel's Fly Boy Inc, and Emperor Geezy's G-Worldwide Entertainment.[1] On 30 November 2023, he released "Lavida", as his first official single under G-Worldwide.[7] "Lavida" charted on Apple Music Nigeria, Spotify Nigeria, Shazam Nigeria, and Deezer Turkey.[8] On 12 January 2024, he released the video for "Lavida", directed by A Kambi Pictures.[9]
On 14 January 2024, "Lavida" music video premiered exclusively on MTV Base Africa in over 50 African countries, including Nigeria and South Africa.[9] On 26 April 2024, Pryme released "Gbera" featuring Bella Shmurda, and produced by Xtofa.[10] On 10 May 2024, "Gbera" music video was released and directed by A Kambi Pictures for G-Worldwide. On 2 June 2024, in an interview with Sunday Scoop, he spoke about working with Bella Shmurda on "Gbera" and how great the experience was from recording to shooting the video.[11]
Pryme describes his music style as Afrofusion and Afropop.[12] He cited Chris Brown, R Kelly, and Beyonce, as his musical influence.[12]
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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"Trumpet"[13] | 2017 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Kilode" (feat. Davido & Peruzzi) | 2018 | — | — | — | ||
"Surulere" | 2019 | — | — | — | ||
"My Baby" | — | — | — | |||
"Good Loving" | 2020 | — | — | — | ||
"Change" | — | — | — | |||
"Kolo" | 2021 | — | — | — | Crescendo (EP) | |
"Away" | 2022 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Lavida" | 2023 | — | — | — | TBA | |
"Gbera" (feat. Bella Shmurda) | 2024 | — | — | — |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album | Release date |
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"Show You Off" (featuring. Pryme | 2023 | Kizz Daniel | Maverick |
Song | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Album | Year | Note(s) |
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"Let Me Know" | Iyanya | Iyanya Mbuk, Pyrme | The 6th Wave | 2022 | Songwriter |
"Away" | Davido | David Adeleke, Kareem Temitayo, Pyrme, Roger Lino, Shugavybz | Timeless | 2023 | Songwriter |
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