Patoranking

Nigerian artist Patoranking offers a crisp, modernized style of pop-inflected reggae, with elements of dancehall and bass-heavy trap production winding through his melodic vocal hooks. Through steady hard work and creativity, his music caught on internationally, with slots on tour supporting Lauryn Hill and collaborations with some of contemporary reggae's biggest stars like Popcaan and Beenie Man on his 2023 album World Best. Patoranking was born Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie in Ijegun-Egba in 1990. Growing up deeply immersed in the music of Buju Banton, Lucky Dube, Tuface, Fela K...