Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie (born 27 May 1990),[2] better known by his stage name Patoranking, is a Nigerian reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Ebute Metta community of Lagos, he grew up sharing one room with his parents and five siblings. His modest upbringing and close relationship with his family instilled a drive and determination to create a better future, and led him to music[3][4] He started his music career doing underground collaborations, with artists such as XProject, Konga, Slam and Reggie Rockstone.[5] He signed a record deal with K-Solo's Igberaga Records in 2010, releasing "Up in D Club" under the outfit. Patoranking became a protégé of Dem Mama Records after collaborating with Timaya on his song "Alubarika". In February 2014, he signed a record deal with Foston Musik and released "Girlie O", a single that put him in the limelight.[5] On 9 February 2015, Patoranking announced on Instagram that he signed a distribution deal with VP Records.[6] on September 28 Patoranking released a song titled Abule which he released ahead of his album scheduled to be released later in 2020. He once said, in 2020 that he once got inspiration for song on a football pitch while playing football.[7]
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Living in Bondage. The album also featured Davido, Flavour, Peruzzi, Patoranking and 2Baba. In May 2020, he signed a record deal with Def Jam Africa,...
A-Lister, Sean Paul, Sanko, and Ukwu. It also featured 2Baba Idibia, Patoranking, Olamide, Sir Shina Peters, Deethi, Phyno and Terry G. In 2017, Timaya...
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promotional singles "Irawo", "Ragga Ragga", "Right Now" and "Murda", featuring Patoranking and Shaydee. In January 2021, she signed a publishing deal with the French...
Bera collaborated with Kiff No Beat on their song "Ne Change Rien", Patoranking on "Fire to the Sun" and "Wilmer". As of 2023, Bera and his wife maintain...
include Iyanya, Selebobo, Davido, Cynthia Morgan, Victoria Kimani, and Patoranking. Emma Nyra was born and raised in Tyler, Texas, where she had her early...
vocals by South African rapper Nasty C, Nigerian artists Ice Prince and Patoranking, and Nigerian-American hip hop recording artist Jidenna. "Particula"...
"Sconto" and "Tonsukuma". In 2019, he paired up with Nigerian superstar Patoranking for hit song "Omu Bwati"'. started a recording label called Fresh Gang...
nominated for Song of the Year, Best Pop Single and Next Rated. Olamide, Patoranking and Davido each took home two awards apiece. Don Jazzy won the Producer...
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several music videos, including "Already" by Beyonce, "See Brother" by Patoranking, and "Shoo" by Kwamz and Flava. In 2017, Dancegod and his manager, Quables...
(featuring Aṣa) 29 September 2016 Di'Ja "Falling For You" (featuring Patoranking) 2 October 2015 D'Prince "Bestie" (featuring Don Jazzy and Baby Fresh)...
the EP ‘Ea$t N We$t’. On 4 August 2021, he released a single featuring Patoranking titled ‘Wonder’. Codename, Vol. 1 (2018) Icen B4 the Cake (EP) (2019)...
(born 1990), Nigerian singer and songwriter known by the stage name Patoranking This page lists people with the surname Okorie. If an internal link intending...
Made it) Nominated Video of the Year Spiritual (KiDi ft. Kuami Eugene, Patoranking) Nominated 2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Artiste of the Year Himself...
gained popularity after his single "Condo", which features vocals by Patoranking, earned him two nominations at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards...
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