Rudykillus Explained

Rudykillus
Type:	Album
Artist:	Rudeboy
Cover:	File:Rudykillus.jpg
Genre:	Afrobeats Reggae Afropop
Language:	Igbo Pidgin English
Label:	Fire Department, Inc.
Producer:	Paul Okoye

Rudykillus is the debut album of Nigerian singer Rudeboy as a solo artist. It was released on 5 August 2021.^[1]

Background

The 12-track album has a running time of 57 minutes. "Woman", "Audio Money", and "Reason with Me" were later added as bonus tracks.

The producers includes Chrisstringz (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11), Sele B (track 4), Orbeat (track 9) and LordSky (track 12).^[2]

Singles

"Focus" was released as a single from the album on 23 July 2021.^[3]

Reception

Motolani Alake of Pulse Nigeria rated the album 5.0/10 adding that "across 15 tracks, the album sounds way too familiar. It feels like we've heard it all before."^[4]

Olalekan Okeremilekun of TooXclusive rated the album 7/10 adding that "many of the songs on this album would have brought out a different taste in sound if there were features on them"^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-08-06. STREAM: Rudeboy - RudyKillUs [ALBUM]]. 2021-08-25. Pulse Nigeria. en.
2. Web site: BellaNaija.com. 2021-08-05. Rudeboy delivers debut album "Rudykillus" Listen. 2021-08-25. BellaNaija. en-US.
3. Web site: 2021-07-23. [Music] Rudeboy - Focus]. 2021-08-25. Naijaloaded. en-US.
4. Web site: 2021-08-09. REVIEW: Rudeboy [of P Square] - RudyKillUs [ALBUM]]. 2021-08-25. Pulse Nigeria. en.
5. Web site: 2021-08-18. TX Review; RudeBoy Deliver P-Square Nostalgia On 'RudyKillUs', The Album Didn't Meet Up To Expectations. 2021-08-25. tooXclusive. en-US.