Trichelle Lee [2019]
Born in Los Angeles but raised in Chicago, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya is a multi-talented artist to watch. He has since changed his name to NNAMDÏ. October 13th, 2019, Ogbonnaya tweeted, “I’m changing my name to NNAMDÏ.That’s all caps with an umlaut over the i. Been a Long time coming. I’m only posting this now because my album DROOL has already switched over to NNAMDÏ on streaming services and people keep asking me where it went. Love Y’all.” While the 29-year-old has yet to fully reach his big break, he still has hits nonetheless. Ogbonnaya is musically inclined past singing and rapping, he’s mastered so many instruments he’s an actively working multi-instrumentalist; playing drums, bass, and rapping in different music groups as he balances the demands of his solo career.
However, Ogbonnaya’s hard work doesn’t go unnoticed. His latest album, DROOL, was a multi-faceted body of work that stretched the bounds of genre. Apple Music has the album categorized as Hip-Hop despite the fact that it’s lathered in elements of jazz, math rock, and punk. Track 4, “hOp Off”, has a unique beat comprised of wind instruments and subtle Hip-Hop drums that facilitate its lethargic vibe. The album’s standout track, “let gO of my egO”, is an eccentric ride at NNAMDÏ’s sound park. The overall production and composition of Song 8 shows that Ogbonnaya is so much more than simply an “artist.” Ogbonnaya is a multi-instrumentalist who uses his many talents to make art. “let gO of my egO” shows off his excellent dexterity in rapping and producing. Having said that, be careful not to over indulge in just the one standout track, or just this one album by the Chicago-bred musician. His album, Bootie Noir, was released in 2013 and he has plenty of other music available on major streaming platforms. Feast your ears on something new and get on the fan bus before NNAMDÏ blows up, you lose nothing by listening.
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