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Oga Boss
Oga Boss
Studio album by Illbliss
Released	24 September 2012
Genre	Afrobeats; hip hop; Igbo rap;
Length	48:49
Language	English; Nigerian Pidgin; Igbo;
Label	The Goretti Company; Capital Hill Music;
Producer	Tha Suspect; Phyno; Legendury Beatz; XYZ; Silvastone; Wizboyy; Wazzbeat; Del B;
Illbliss chronology
Singles from Oga Boss
	"Anamachi Kwanu"; Released: 17 October 2011; "Illyminate"; Released: 2 January 2012; "Emi Ni Baller"; Released: 14 September 2012; "My Heart Beats"; Released: 8 November 2012; "Naalu Ekene"; Released: 8 December 2012;

Oga Boss is the second studio album by Nigerian rapper Illbliss. It was released on 24 September 2012, by Capital Hill Music. The album features guest appearances from Chidinma, Tha Suspect, Ice Prince, Phyno, Del B, Timaya, Banky W., Silvastone, Naeto C, Wizboyy, Stormrex and R Cube. The album's production was handled by Tha Suspect, Phyno, Legendury Beatz, XYZ, Silvastone, Wizboyy, Wazzbeat, and Del B. Oga Boss was supported by the singles, "Illyminate", "Emi Ni Baller", "Anamachi Kwanu", "My Heart Beats", and "Naalu Ekene". The album was primarily recorded in English, Pidgin English, and Igbo.

Singles and music videos

The lead single "Anamachi Kwanu" features Phyno and was also produced by Phyno. "Anamachi Kwanu" was released on 17 October 2011^[1] and was nominated for Best Rap Single at The Headies 2013.^[2] The music video for "Anamachi Kwanu" was released on 30 July 2012 and was directed by Clarence Peters.^[3] The second single, "Illyminate", features vocals from Tha Suspect and was produced by Tha Suspect. "Illyminate" was released on 2 January 2012.^[4] The music video for "Illyminate" was released on 2 October 2014 and directed by Clarence Peters. The third single "Emi Ni Baller" features Chidinma and Tha Suspect and was produced by Legendury Beatz. The song was released on 14 September 2012, while the music video was released on 13 June 2013. The video was directed by Clarence Peters.^[5] "Emi Ni Baller" was nominated for Best Collaboration at The Headies 2013. The fourth single is a remix of one of Illbliss's earlier singles, "My Heart Beats". The remix features Banky W. and Silvastone and was produced by Silvastone.^[6] The fifth and final single, "Naalu Ekene", features vocals from singer Stormrex and was produced by Phyno. The music video for "Naalu Ekene" was released on 2 October 2014 and directed by Clarence Peters.^[7]

Critical reception

Ayomide Tayo of Nigerian Entertainment Today rated the album a 4, saying that "Illbliss doesn’t make an attempt to please everyone. He is comfortable where he is at in the game. His sophomore album is a testament of hard work, ambition, determination and success. With a confident and solid second album, Illbliss reigns as the boss of all bosses."^[8] Adebayo Adebiyi enjoyed the album, describing it as "sensational body of work that thematically brands Illbliss as the Big boss of Nigerian Hip Hop".^[9]

Accolades

Oga Boss was nominated for Best Rap Album at The Headies 2013.^[2]

Track listing

*Oga Boss* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Tobechukwu Ejiofor	—	0:20
2.	"Illyminate" (featuring Tha Suspect)	Ejiofor David Peter	Tha Suspect	3:00
3.	"Anamachi Kwanu" (featuring Phyno)	Ejiofor Chibuzor Azubuike	Phyno	3:25
4.	"My Heart Beats" (featuring Banky W. and Silvastone)	Ejiofor Olubankole Wellington D. Lynch-Shyllon	Silvastone	4:21
5.	"Graduate" (featuring Wizboyy)	Ejiofor Isioma Ofuasia	Wizboyy	3:51
6.	"Currency Boyz 2" (featuring Ice Prince)	Ejiofor Panshak Zamani	Tha Suspect	2:56
7.	"I Am Sorry" (featuring Chidinma)	Ejiofor Chidinma Ekile	Legendury Beatz	2:10
8.	"Gidigba" (featuring Del B)	Ejiofor Ayodele Basil	Del B	3:56
9.	"Naalu Ekene" (featuring Stormrex)	Ejiofor Yvonne Akuabata Ogbuogu	Phyno	3:22
10.	"Double Double" (featuring Timaya)	Ejiofor Inetimi Odon	Phyno	4:53
11.	"Asiko" (featuring Tha Suspect)	Ejiofor Peter	XYZ	3:40
12.	"Emi Ni Baller" (with Tha Suspect and Chidinma)	Ejiofor Pefer Ekile	Legendury Beatz	3:12
13.	"I'm Going In"	Ejiofor	Phyno	2:41
14.	"Hustler's Footsteps" (featuring Naeto C and Phyno)	Ejiofor Naetochukwu Chikwe Azubuike	Phyno	3:14
15.	"2 Hands"	Ejiofor	XYZ	3:40
Total length:				48:49