Fast-rising artist Crown Uzama, better known by his stage name Shallipopi, posted about his one-year anniversary in the music business on social media, marking a significant milestone in his rapidly growing career.
The gifted musician has gained popularity with a number of successful tunes, such as “Oba Pluto” and “Elon Musk.”
Shallipopi celebrated the event with a meaningful post on his Instagram and X page, expressing his delight and thankfulness. He included photographs that represented the trip he has been on over the last year.
In his caption, the 23-year-old singer reflected on his rapid ascent in the industry, acknowledging the support of his fans and team.
“On this day last year, I blew up🐢🩶 Congrats to me on my 1 year in this MF industry 😈🎵 Thank you always Plutomania’s,” Shallipopi wrote.
In addition, Shallipopi expressed gratitude to Plutomania, his record company, for their crucial role in fostering his talent and for steadfast support along his journey.
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Recall that Shallipopi disclosed that the Chinese kung fu comedy Shaolin Popey from 1994 served as the inspiration for his stage name.
The singer revealed that he tried using his birth name, Crown, and monikers like Drip Face as his stage name before deciding on Shallipopi in a recent interview with British media personality Madame Joyce.
He emphasised that his mother had purchased a Tom and Jerry CD for them, but when they put it in their DVD player, it turned out to be the movie Shaolin Popey, and he stated that he had discovered the film by chance when he was growing up.
“I was looking for [stage] name, so I was like let me coin something from the movie Shaolin Popey, that’s how I came up with my nickname,” he said.
Shallipopi also disclosed that his genre is not Afrobeats but “afro-talk”.
According to him, he is not a rapper but a talker.
