Looking at the body of work, you have a lot of A-list artistes on it. I started pretty early and that is the luck I have. I might not get it right 100 per cent, but I mean there is a formula for me. You know that experience is one thing you cannot go to the market to buy you have to earn it. I have seen artistes come and go, and a lot of experience has been gathered. I feel great, having been around this long. You have been on this journey for quite a while. I went back into the studio and started hyping all my songs with ‘greatness.’ That was how that word came to life. I woke up and the word was still ringing in my head. It was so impossible to let go of that voice. It felt like someone was communicating to me that ‘you are doing great stuff you are doing amazing stuff and greatness is all I see.’ While working on my debut album, in 2018, I was going to name the project something else. Speaking with Guardian Music, the Edo native unpacks the groovy project, revealing the inspiration behind the melodies, his creative process and input, his journey to the top, as well as squashing rumours around his fallout with Rema, and many more.

For the 31-year-old DJ, the assignment remains simple: steadily create timeless sound pieces. With a star-studded lineup featuring the likes of Waje, Zlatan, Laycon, Joe Boy, Patoranking, Rema, Adekunle Gold, Stonebwoy, among others, the 16-track album stands out as Neptune’s most electrifying project so far.Ī no-skip album, drenched in easy-going groove, party bangers, and a ting of inspirational lyricism, it’s the pattern that has trademarked his projects, from his earliest stints with the late Dagrin, Naeto C and MI Abaga, to his Greatness series, among others. Eazi, the award-winning DJ has stretched his Greatness series one level further, with his just-released Greatness 2.0 album.įor an entertainer with two decades of experience, it was intriguing to see his eyes lit up with childlike excitement as we spoke about the hit-laden sound piece.

While Nigerians are still savouring the groove from his smash single, Nobody, featuring Joeboy and Mr. Across his tee shirt and baseball cap, the inscription ‘Greatness’ lay boldly.įor Imohiosen, better known as DJ Neptune, these are exciting times. “Would you like something to drink,” he asked, calmly offering this reporter a seat. Within Nigeria’s crop of disc jockeys, Patrick Imohiosen is the gentlest one can ever meet. Across his tee shirt and baseball cap, the inscription ‘Greatness’ lay boldly. The duo released a solo album ‘Clones’ in 2003.Within Nigeria’s crop of disc jockeys, Patrick Imohiosen is the gentlest one can ever meet. The Neptunes originally came together in 1994, accumulating production credits on dozens of Billboard Hot 100 hits between the late ‘90s and early 00’s, including work with artists such as Jay-Z, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Kelis and Snoop Dogg. We just did some work with Blink 182, Lil Uzi Vert, Brandy, Ray-J, Snoh Alegra, G-Eazy…” There’s a videogame soundtrack I’m doing that’s in the works right now that I can’t speak about, I’m not supposed to, but uh, it’s in the works right now. “I’m focussing on The Neptunes stuff,” he said. What this means exactly remains to be seen, but earlier this year Hugo shared in an interview with Clash that he and Williams had been working on new Neptunes music along with numerous collaborators. A single post on each account shows an image of a starry night sky and nothing else. Official Twitter and Instagram accounts for The Neptunes appeared on Sunday (17th May), with an illustrated image of Williams and Hugo as their avatars. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo look set to return as The Neptunes soon, if some recent social media activity is to be believed.

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