Balloranking and Bad Boy Timz

Nigerian Afrobeats star Balloranking rose in the early 2020s with a hooky rhythmic mix of street pop and hip-hop. He established himself with albums like Zero Panic and Trench Kid, then notched breakout hits with songs like "We Up" featuring D'Yani from his 2023 album Ghetto Gospel. He had collaborated widely with contemporaries like Seyi Vibez and BhadBoi OML, the latter of whom appeared on his 2024 album Zero Panic, Vol. 2. Born Balogun Olamilekan in the Coker neighborhood of Lagos, Balloranking began making music in his late teens and for a time worked as a graphic design...