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Naira Marley releases the visual to his trending single – “First time In America Video”. Naira Marley gives his die hard fans “The Marlians” a sweet taste of what to expect from the long-awaited upcoming album. Following the success of his 5 city, US tour which kicked off in Chicago, New York and wrapped in DC. ‘First Time In America’ celebrates countries from around the world and Naira’s experiences he’s had and yet to have across the globe. Another hit Produced by Rexxie. JM Films Production, Directed by Walu.

Azeez Adeshina Fashola (born 10 May, 1991), known professionally as Naira Marley, is a British-Nigerian singer and songwriter. He is known as the president of his controversial fan base, “Marlians”.

At the age of 11, he moved to Peckham, South London, England. Naira Marley studied, at Porlock Hall before attending Walworth School in the UK, where he obtained his General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE). Naira Marley furthered, his studies at Peckham Academy and graduated with a distinction in Business. He continued his studies and enrolled for business law at Crossways College now known as the Christ the King Sixth Form College.

Career

While growing up, Naira Marley had plans of becoming an MC and a voice-over artist. He began singing in 2014 after discovering his passion for music and was encouraged by close-knit friends to pursue his music career. He released the Max Twigz-assisted track “Marry Juana” before releasing his debut EP Gotta Dance in 2015.

In December 2017, he released the Olamide and Lil Kesh-assisted single “Issa Goal”, which became the theme song for the Super Eagles at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The official remix of “Issa Goal” was released on 16 June 2018; it features vocals by Olamide, Lil Kesh, Falz, Simi and Slimcase.

He continued, his journey and owned 2018 when he released the remix of “Issa Goal”. which was released, on the16th of June in 2018. Naira Marley sings in English, Pidgin and Yoruba; his music is a blend of Afrobeats and hip-hop. He derived his stage name from Jamaican singer Bob Marley, whom he admires; his dreadlocks are also a tribute to the singer.

2019–present: “Am I A Yahoo Boy”, “Soapy” and Lord of Lamba

Naira Marley released the Zlatan-assisted track “Am I A Yahoo Boy” on 3 May 2019, and was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that same day. He released “Soapy” on 27 June 2019, a few days after he was released from prison. On 11 January 2020, he won Viewers’ Choice for “Soapy” at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards.

On 18 December 2019, Naira Marley released his second EP Lord of Lamba which was a mixture of Afrobeats and hip-hop. The EP comprises 6 tracks and features guest artists such as CBlvck, Young John and Mayorkun. Its production was handled by Killertunes, Rexxie and Studio Magic.

Marlian Records

During the “Marlian Fest”, which was held at the Eko Hotels and Suites on 30 December 2019, Naira Marley announced the launch of his record label Marlian Records and unveiled CBlvck, Zinoleesky, MohBad and Fabian Blu as signed acts.

On 10 July 2020, Naira Marley took to his Instagram Page to unveil another act under his label, named: Emo Grae with a new single and visual titled 0903 featuring Buju.

2021: God’s Timing Is The Best (GTTB) Album

On 21 June 2021, the renowned and award-winning musician announced in a post he made on his verified Instagram handle that he will be dropping a new album.

According to him, the album is tagged ‘God’s Timing Is The Best’ and he will be releasing it after releasing the official video for his ‘COMING’ track.

On the 10th May, 2019 Naira Marley was caught up in a scandal with, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and was arrested, alongside with his friends namely; Zlatan, Tiamiu Kayode, Adewunmi Moses, Micheal “Taqueesh” Adenuga and Abubakar Musa. The arrest, was made a day after Naira Marley released the video for his controversial single “Am I A Yahoo Boy”. His friends were released, three days after their arrest but Naira Marley remained in their custody due to overwhelming evidence against him. In May 2019, Naira Marley, was charged by the EFCC with 11 counts of fraud. He later appeared before the Federal High Court and pleaded “not guilty” and he had his bail hearing on the 30th of May, 2019. Naira Marley was granted bail on the 14th of June, 2019 and was set to be released, “on two million naira bail “. Naira Marley released, the single “4 Nights In Ekohtiebo” while still in prison In it, he talks about his industry friends foes and other people who have admired him.

In October 2019, he returned to the Federal High Court to face his charges. His case was later adjourned to 27 February 2020 after an EFCC witness testified against him.

Flouting lockdown order

He was detained by the Nigerian Police Force for contravening the lockdown order imposed on Lagos State by President Muhammadu Buhari to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. On 13 June 2020, he performed at a concert in Abuja despite the interstate travel ban and social distancing rules aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. He was arraigned by the FCT Administration before a mobile court in Abuja over the concert.

Valentine’s Concert In Cameroun

On Saturday 13 February 2021, a report surfaced online that highly anticipated Valentine’s Concert by Naira Marley in Cameroun has been canceled by government authority in the country. According to some digging findings by online media platform, the concert was already postponed twice by the organizer to another venue but was later cancelled by the authority in the country due to jealousy on the part of Cameroonian entertainers who are displeased with the traction Nigerian music and musicians have in the country.

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