Prettyboy D-O Explained
Prettyboy D-O |
Birth Name: | Donald Ofik |
Occupation: | Musician |
Instrument: | Vocals |
Donald Ofik, popularly known as Prettyboy D-O, is a Nigerian recording artist with chaotic blend of Afrobeats, hip hop, alté, dancehall, and R&B.[1] [2] His debut mixtape Everything Pretty reached the number one spot on iTunes.[3] He was nominated for The Headies 2022 Best Reggae and Dancehall Album.[4] [5]
Music career
In July 2022, Aluna, Prettyboy D-O and KoolDrink teamed up to release the amapiano-Afrobeat single "Nowhere to Hide".[6] In 2021, Prettyboy released his album, Love is War,[7] and it appeared on The Fader's list of top 50 best albums 2021.[8] His style has been described as "culte" (a combination of cult and alté) referring to his large following and mixture of street music and alté genres.[9] [10]
Discography
Mixtape
- Everything Pretty (2018)[11]
- Wildfire (2020)[12]
Album
External links
Notes and References
- News: Prettyboy D-O wants to rain fire. The Fader. Toye. Sokunbi. 18 March 2020. 8 January 2023.
- Web site: Prettyboy D-O is redefining punk for the African youth. Dazed. Makua. Adimora. 5 October 2021. 9 January 2023.
- News: Premiere Prettyboy D-O Pull Up feat Santi. Complex. James. Keith. 4 April 2019. 8 January 2023.
- Web site: Headies award 2022 nominees: Portable, Ayra Starr, Tems, see oda artistes wey make dis year nomination. BBC. 24 May 2022. 11 January 2023.
- Web site: Check out the 15th Headies nominees list. The Headies. The Headies. 24 May 2022. 11 January 2023.
- News: Aluna, Prettyboy D-O, KoolDrink join forces on nowhere to hide. Guardian Nigeria. Oreoritse. Tariemi. 22 July 2022. 8 January 2023.
- Web site: Our First Impressions of Prettyboy D-O’s Debut LP, ‘Love is War' . The Native. The Native . 16 October 2021. 11 January 2023.
- Web site: Top 50 best albums of 2021. The Fader. Alex. Robert Ross. 12 January 2023.
- Web site: Oloworekende . Wale . 23 September 2021 . How Prettyboy D-O became Nigeria’s unstoppable culte star . 2023-03-18 . The Face .
- Web site: Falola . Ifeoluwa . Interview: Prettyboy D-O Wants the 'Whole World to Believe In Themselves’ Through His Music . 2023-03-18 . .
- Web site: Everything Pretty by rising Nigerian star Prettyboy D-O. MoreBranches. MoreBranches. 9 March 2019. 9 January 2023.
- Web site: Alake . Motolani . 2020-06-21 . Prettyboy D-O is a blossoming 'Wildfire' . 2023-03-22 . Pulse Nigeria .
- Web site: Prettyboy D-O Love is War. The Native. Dennis. Ade Peter. 6 October 2021. 11 January 2023.
- Web site: Headies Awards 2022 nominations. Billboard. Darlene. Aderoju. 26 July 2022. 11 January 2023.