Daddy Showkey is a year older today
Real name, John Asiemo, Daddy Showkey became a household name in the 90's when he dropped his self titled debut album in 1994.
Daddy Showkey
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![Simi initially did not know that Adekunle Gold was into music [instagram/Symplisimi]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Simi initially did not know that Adekunle Gold was into music [instagram/Symplisimi]")
The album spawned a new genre galala and featured the hit 'Welcome Daddy Showkey'. His next album "The Ghetto Soldier" got him more success with his nationwide hit 'Dyna'.
Daddy Showkey was not only the pioneer of the galala sound but the first to usher in the dominance of Ajegunle music in the country.
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