Blessed is the third studio album by Nigerian singer Flavour. It was released on October 18, 2012, by 2nite Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Wizboyy and Fally Ipupa. Its production was handled by Masterkraft, Wizzboy, Selebobo, MJay, Del B, J Stunt and Dekumzy.[1] The album was supported by the singles "Kwarikwa (Remix)", "Baby Oku", "Shake", "Chinny Baby" and "Ada Ada".[2] Flavour celebrated the album's release at 2nite, a night club he opened in Enugu State. He invited Tiwa Savage, Iyanya, Kcee and Bracket to attend the club's grand opening.
The Fally Ipupa-assisted track "Kwarikwa" (Remix) was released on July 31, 2012, as the album's lead single. The song's music video was shot and directed in the United States by Godfather Production. Fally Ipupa's scenes were shot in a studio while the rest of the video was shot at residential locations. Masterkraft also made a cameo appearance in the video.[3]
The album's second single "Baby Oku" was released on October 5, 2012. The music video for the song was shot and directed in Miami by Antwan Smith. At the beginning of the video, several sky scrapers were shown; the caption "Somewhere off the Coast of Miami" was also shown on the screen.
The Del B-produced track "Shake" was released on December 24, 2012, as the album's third single. Its music video was shot in South Africa by Godfather Production.[4][5][6] On February 27, 2013, Flavour released "Chinny Baby" as the album's fourth single. The accompanying music video for the song was shot and directed in Cape Town by Trademark Pictures.
The album's fifth single "Ada Ada" was released simultaneously with its music video on June 30, 2013.[7] It peaked at number 14 on Afribiz's Top 100 Music Chart.[8] The song celebrates traditional weddings across Africa and showcases the beauty of Africa, particularly African women. Nigerian actor John Okafor and reality TV star Nwachukwu Uti made cameo appearances in the video.[9] The music video for "Ada Ada" won Video of the Year, Best High Life Video, Best Indigenous Concept and Best Use of Costumes at the 2013 Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA).[10]
Critical reception
Blessed received mixed reviews from music critics. Ogagus Sakpaide of TooXclusive awarded the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying Flavour "takes the bulls by the horn by diving deeper into the ocean of highlife with Blessed." Sakpaide also said some people may described the record as "tiresome, beer palour-ish and too eastern".[2] Ayomide Tayo of Nigerian Entertainment Today granted the album 3 stars out of 5, criticizing it for sounding "a tad bit repetitive". Tayo acknowledged Flavour for showing dexterity, but ended the review saying the LP has "a slight been here-heard that feeling."[1]
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Blessed is the third studio album by Nigerian singer Flavour It was released on October 18 2012 by 2nite Entertainment The album features guest appearances from Wizboyy and Fally Ipupa Its production was handled by Masterkraft Wizzboy Selebobo MJay Del B J Stunt and Dekumzy 1 The album was supported by the singles Kwarikwa Remix Baby Oku Shake Chinny Baby and Ada Ada 2 Flavour celebrated the album s release at 2nite a night club he opened in Enugu State He invited Tiwa Savage Iyanya Kcee and Bracket to attend the club s grand opening BlessedStudio album by FlavourReleasedOctober 18 2012GenreIgbo highlifeLength60 53Label2nite EntertainmentProducerWizboy Del B Dekumzy MJay Masterkraft J Stunt SeleboboFlavour chronologyUplifted 2010 Blessed 2012 Thankful 2014 Singles from Blessed Kwarikwa Remix Released July 31 2012 Baby Oku Released October 5 2012 video release Shake Released December 24 2012 Chinny Baby Released February 27 2013 Ada Ada Released June 30 2013 Contents 1 Singles 2 Critical reception 2 1 Accolades 3 Track listing 4 Release history 5 ReferencesSingles EditThe Fally Ipupa assisted track Kwarikwa Remix was released on July 31 2012 as the album s lead single The song s music video was shot and directed in the United States by Godfather Production Fally Ipupa s scenes were shot in a studio while the rest of the video was shot at residential locations Masterkraft also made a cameo appearance in the video 3 The album s second single Baby Oku was released on October 5 2012 The music video for the song was shot and directed in Miami by Antwan Smith At the beginning of the video several sky scrapers were shown the caption Somewhere off the Coast of Miami was also shown on the screen The Del B produced track Shake was released on December 24 2012 as the album s third single Its music video was shot in South Africa by Godfather Production 4 5 6 On February 27 2013 Flavour released Chinny Baby as the album s fourth single The accompanying music video for the song was shot and directed in Cape Town by Trademark Pictures The album s fifth single Ada Ada was released simultaneously with its music video on June 30 2013 7 It peaked at number 14 on Afribiz s Top 100 Music Chart 8 The song celebrates traditional weddings across Africa and showcases the beauty of Africa particularly African women Nigerian actor John Okafor and reality TV star Nwachukwu Uti made cameo appearances in the video 9 The music video for Ada Ada won Video of the Year Best High Life Video Best Indigenous Concept and Best Use of Costumes at the 2013 Nigeria Music Video Awards NMVA 10 Critical reception EditBlessed received mixed reviews from music critics Ogagus Sakpaide of TooXclusive awarded the album 3 5 stars out of 5 saying Flavour takes the bulls by the horn by diving deeper into the ocean of highlife with Blessed Sakpaide also said some people may described the record as tiresome beer palour ish and too eastern 2 Ayomide Tayo of Nigerian Entertainment Today granted the album 3 stars out of 5 criticizing it for sounding a tad bit repetitive Tayo acknowledged Flavour for showing dexterity but ended the review saying the LP has a slight been here heard that feeling 1 Accolades Edit Blessed was nominated for Album of the Year and Best R amp B Pop Album at The Headies 2013 11 It was also nominated for Best Album of the Year at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards 12 Year Awards ceremony Award description s Results2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Album of the Year Nominated2013 The Headies Album of the Year NominatedBest R amp B Pop Album NominatedTrack listing EditNo TitleProducer s Length1 Baby Oku Dekumzy3 562 Ikwokrikwo Masterkraft3 423 Chinny Baby Masterkraft4 044 Skit by Waga G 0 115 Shake Del B3 566 To Be A Man Wizboy4 527 Ada Ada Selebobo3 538 Destiny Wizboy4 009 Black is Beautiful Masterkraft3 4010 Skit featuring Waga G Oloye amp Flavour 1 3711 Ifem N eli M Jay3 2712 Sweet Tomatoes Del B3 2913 I Don t Care featuring Wizboy Wizboy3 2614 Chewe Kwem M Jay3 5115 Carolina M Jay3 3616 Baby Oku Dance J Stunt3 4317 Kwarikwa featuring Fally Ipupa Masterkraft3 4218 Beverly Masterkraft1 42Release history EditCountry Digital platform Date Version Format LabelNigeria iTunes October 18 2012 Standard CD digital download 2nite EntertainmentReferences Edit a b Boye Don ALBUM REVIEW FLAVOUR BLESSED IS THE PRINCE TRULY BLESSED TooXclusive Retrieved 28 June 2013 a b Tayo Ayomide Blessed Flavour is a man of many styles Album Review The Net Ng Archived from the original on 5 September 2013 Retrieved 28 June 2013 ALBUM REVIEW FLAVOUR BLESSED IS THE PRINCE TRULY BLESSED tooxclusive com TOOXCLUSIVE October 23 2012 Retrieved October 10 2013 New Video Flavour Shake Jaguda Retrieved 26 July 2013 VIDEO Flavour Shake NotJustOk Retrieved 26 July 2013 Flavour Shake tooclusive Retrieved 26 July 2013 Flavour Ada Ada Official Video Afrobeat360 Archived from the original on 12 July 2013 Retrieved 8 October 2013 Afribiz Charts Top 100 Afribiz Archived from the original on 20 August 2013 Retrieved 15 September 2013 Exclusive Video Flavour Ada Ada Behind The Scenes africanmuzikmag Archived from the original on 2 December 2013 Retrieved 28 June 2013 NIGERIA MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS NMVA 2013 WINNERS LIST Tooxclusive Retrieved 17 November 2013 The Headies 2013 View Nominees List Notjustok 5 December 2013 Retrieved 6 December 2013 Abimboye Micheal 31 May 2014 Pop duo Skuki reject Nigerian Entertainment Awards nomination Premium Times Retrieved 1 June 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blessed Flavour album amp oldid 1115618497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
