Portable (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Habeeb Okikiola Badmus |
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| Born | 12 March 1994 Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Zeh Nation |
Habeeb Okikiola Badmus[1] (born 12 March 1984) popularly known as Portable is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper.[2]
Early life and career[edit]
Portable was born on 12 March 1994 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.[3] He gained mainstream attention after single "ZaZoo Zehh", where he featured Olamide and Poco Lee.[4][5][6] Publicly accused a business partner on social media of allegedly scamming him in a deal involving artist management.[7]
Controversy[edit]
Portable was arrested by the Ogun State Police Command after he failed to comply with a 72-hour ultimatum to surrender himself in connection with an alleged assault, as per a police invitation. In the early hours of Monday, 3 April 2023, Portable was charged in the Ifo high court in Ogun state.[8][9][10][11]
Family[edit]
Portable has 5 children from different women, including a son with Nollywood actress Akinyanju Omobolarinde.[12]
Discography[edit]
Selected singles[edit]
| Year | Song Title |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Pay Me My Money |
| 2020 | Ema Joke Dada |
| 2021 | Zazoo Zeh |
| 2021 | Zazoo Zehh (Remix) (Featuring) Olamide & Poco Lee |
| 2022 | Ogo Forever |
| 2022 | Neighbor (Featuring) Small Doctor |
| 2022 | All Eyes On Me (Featuring) Barry Jhay |
| 2022 | Oro Aje (Featuring) Oritse Femi |
| 2022 | Clear |
| 2022 | Expensive OG |
| 2022 | Money Before You Love |
| 2022 | Gberatan |
| 2022 | Odogwu Bitters |
| 2022 | Bye To Sapa Nation |
| 2023 | Testimony |
| 2023 | Brabus B |
| 2023 | Ogbafia (Featuring) Terry G |
| 2024 | Tony Montana (featuring) |
| 2024 | Osunmo Grammy |
| 2024 | Brotherhood |
| 2024 | My way no be your war |
| 2024 | My country |
| 2024 | Top chart |
| 2024 | Dabira |
| 2024 | Stubborn |
| 2024 | Dodondawa |
Award and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award ceremony | Award description | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | The Headies | Best Street Artist | Nominated | [13] |
| 2022 | The Headies | Rookie of the Year | Nominated | [14] |
References[edit]
- ^ Sare, Watimagbo (2021). "Zazoo Crooner Portable Biography". bbcnewspidgin.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Okogba, Emmanuel (27 January 2022). "Why I dropped out of school". Vanguard News. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Idabor, Jane (14 January 2022). "'Olamide Is My Sponsor', Portable, Speaks on Journey To Stardom". Daily Trust. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "How Portable became overnight celebrity, his many controversies". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Olowolagba, Fikayo (23 December 2021). "Olamide praised as viral 'Zazu' singer, Portable becomes a hit". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Sanusi, Abiodun (26 December 2021). "Portable: How Zazu Zeh took singer from grass to grace". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Singer Portable settles with manager Kogbagidi after money-related beef". The Punch Newspaper. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Akinlotan, Olasunkanmi (31 March 2023). "UPDATED: Police arrest portable, to spend 72 hours in detention". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Afigbo, Chinasa (3 April 2023). ""Justice for Portable": Singer charged to court for 6 assaults, video trends". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "BREAKING: Ogun police arrests Portable for assault". Punch Newspapers. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Bola Frazer (31 March 2023). "Police Arrest Portable After 72-Hour Ultimatum". Channels Television.
- ^ "Portable welcomes fifth child with Nollywood actress". 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Headies Disqualify Portable Over 'Reckless' Statements". Channels Tv.
- ^ "Portable reacts as Headies disqualifies him". Dailypost Newspaper. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.