Portable (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Habeeb Okikiola Badmus |
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| Born | 12 March 1994 Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria |
| Genres | Afrobeats |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Zeh Nation |
Habeeb Okikiola Badmus[1] (born 12 March 1994) popularly known as Portable is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, and rapper.[2]
Early life and career[edit]
Portable was born on 12 March 1994 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.[3] He gained mainstream attention after contributing to the song "ZaZoo Zehh", where he featured Olamide and Poco Lee.[4][5][6] During his early stage of fame, he became well known for calling out his business partners on social media for scamming him on business deals such as artist management and also on his Instagram handle where he does most of his activities.[7]
Controversy[edit]
During the early stages of Portable, he had issues with Poco Lee when he was invited to a concert that saw the visitation of both Wizkid and Olamide. Wizkid sprayed Portable some money, but surprising enough, Poco Lee split the money behind him and caused stirs.
Portable has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command following the expiration of a 72-hour ultimatum given to him to turn himself in for refusing to honor a police invitation over an alleged assault.
In the early hours of Monday, 3 April 2023, Portable was charged in the Ifo high court in Ogun state.[8][9][10][11]
Family[edit]
Portable has five children from different women, including a son with Nollywood actress Akinyanju Omobolarinde.[12]
Discography[edit]
Selected singles[edit]
| Year | Song Title |
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| 2019 | Pay Me My Money |
| 2020 | Ema Joke Dada |
| 2021 | Zazoo Zeh |
| 2021 | Zazoo Zehh (Remix) (Featuring) Olamide & Poco Lee |
| 2022 | Ogo Forever |
| 2022 | Neighbor (Featuring) Small Doctor |
| 2022 | All Eyes On Me (Featuring) Barry Jhay |
| 2022 | Oro Aje (Featuring) Oritse Femi |
| 2022 | Clear |
| 2022 | Expensive OG |
| 2022 | Money Before You Love |
| 2022 | Gberatan |
| 2022 | Odogwu Bitters |
| 2022 | Bye To Sapa Nation |
| 2023 | Testimony |
| 2023 | Brabus B |
| 2023 | Ogbafia (Featuring) Terry G |
| 2024 | Tony Montana (featuring) |
| 2024 | Osunmo Grammy |
| 2024 | Brotherhood |
| 2024 | My way no be your war |
| 2024 | My country |
| 2024 | Top chart |
| 2024 | Dabira |
| 2024 | Stubborn |
| 2024 | Dodondawa |
Award and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award ceremony | Award description | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | The Headies | Best Street Artist | Nominated | [13] |
| 2022 | The Headies | Rookie of the Year | Nominated | [14] |
References[edit]
- ^ Sare, Watimagbo (2021). "Zazoo Crooner Portable Biography". bbcnewspidgin.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Okogba, Emmanuel (27 January 2022). "Why I dropped out of school". Vanguard News. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Idabor, Jane (14 January 2022). "'Olamide Is My Sponsor', Portable, Speaks on Journey To Stardom". Daily Trust. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Premium Times Nigeria https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/527265-how-portable-became-overnight-celebrity-his-many-controversies.html. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Olowolagba, Fikayo (23 December 2021). "Olamide praised as viral 'Zazu' singer, Portable becomes a hit". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Sanusi, Abiodun (26 December 2021). "Portable: How Zazu Zeh took singer from grass to grace". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Singer Portable settles with manager Kogbagidi after money-related beef". The Punch Newspaper. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Akinlotan, Olasunkanmi (31 March 2023). "UPDATED: Police arrest portable, to spend 72 hours in detention". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Afigbo, Chinasa (3 April 2023). ""Justice for Portable": Singer charged to court for 6 assaults, video trends". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "BREAKING: Ogun police arrests Portable for assault". Punch Newspapers. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Bola Frazer (31 March 2023). "Police Arrest Portable After 72-Hour Ultimatum". Channels Television.
- ^ "Portable welcomes fifth child with Nollywood actress". 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Headies Disqualify Portable Over 'Reckless' Statements". Channels Tv.
- ^ "Portable reacts as Headies disqualifies him". Dailypost Newspaper. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.