Staff Writer
US rapper DaBaby and Nigerian Afrobeat star Ayra Starr are reportedly coming to Zimbabwe for their debut performances.
The Rockstar hitmarker is billed to visit Zimbabwe in September while the Rush singer will be performing in October 2023.
This is not the first time Zimbabwe has played host to American rappers as Rick Ross, Fat Joe and Akon have performed in Harare before while there has been a glut of Nigerians among them Burna Boy, D’Banj, P Square, Joeboy, Patoranking, Davido and Whizkid have all staged shows in Zimbabwe.
Both DaBaby and Ayra Starr have not posted anything yet on their socials regarding their trips to Zimbabwe and also local organisers are still using word of mouth perhaps to gauge the responses from would-be attendees.
DaBaby (formerly known as Baby Jesus), real name is Jonathan Lyndale Kirk rose to mainstream prominence with his debut album Baby on Baby (2019), which included the Billboard Hot 100 top ten single Suge.
His second studio album Kirk, (2019), debuted at number one on the Billbaord 200. The album spawned the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) multi-platinum singles Into and Bop.
That same year, he was featured on the singles Enemies by Post Malone and Cash Shit by Megan Thee Stallion.
DaBaby‘s third studio album, Blame it on Baby (2020), became his second consecutive number-one album in the US.
The album included his highest-charting song, Rokcstar featuring Roddy Ricch, which spent seven non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and received a Grammy Award for Record of the Year nomination.
In 2021, Ayra Starr, real name Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe made known her entry into the music industry with her smash hit ‘Bloody Samaritan’, which was closely followed by an album ‘19 & Dangerous’.
With charm and attitude, the 19-year-old singer is one of Nigeria’s most promising new voices.
Between her emergence year and 2022, the Mavin star girl has dropped hit songs that threw her into the limelight. Some of those hit singles include ‘Away’ and ‘Bloody Samaritan.’
With her recent single ‘Rush’ in September 2022, Ayra Starr has been on the trend table in the music industry.
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