Michael Adebayo Olayinka was born on 23 September 1999 in Lagos, where he was also raised. He is originally from Ijumu Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Olayinka was discovered by D’Prince, who gave him the name Ruger. He rose to fame with the release of his song Bounce, which led him to sign a recording deal with Jonzing World, in 2021. That same year, he released his debut extended play, Pandemic. In April 2024, Ruger and Bnxn released the collaborative mixtape RnB. The mixtape lead single, Romeo Must Die, debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Afrobeat chart. He exited Jonzing World in 2024 to start his own imprint, called Blown Boy Entertainment.
Four: Bounce
Bounce is one of the hit track off his 2021 iconic body of the work Pandemic which contains 6 tracks, with no single featured artist. It was released on the 12th of March 2021 and has garnered 80M views on it official music video on YouTube. This song was written by kukbeats, Rema and Ruger.
FYI
- Ruger Eye is intact and he is not blind.
- Ruger patched his eye because he used it as a respect to some that are over him.
- He recently said that talking about it alone is disrespecting the person to whom he is giving respect.
Three: Wewe
Wewe is a track off his 2022 extended playlist captioned The Second Wave (Deluxe). It has garnered over 32M streams on spotify and over 16M views on itself official lyrics video on YouTube. It was released on the 17th of June and was written by Kukbeats and Ruger.
Two: Luv again
Serving as Ruger most recent release is Luv Again. It is included on his recently released two-track playlist, “Make Way” and “Luv Again.” It also acts as a sequel to his seven-track “RnB EP” project, which he previously published with BNXN. It was released on the 5th of June 2024. It was produced by Kukbeats and Cole yourstruly.
Awards/Nominations
- He has none, yet.
- Discography
- PANDEMIC (4 March 2021, Jonzing World)
- The Second Wave (19 November 2021, Jonzing World
- Ru The World (1 September 2023, Jonzing World)
One: Asiwaju
When we talk about timeless tunes, Asiwaju fits into this category. The track is another jam from the singer, Ruger, and is part of his 2023 debut album titled Ru The World. It has successfully garnered over 117M streams on spotify and over 107M views on it official music video on YouTube, making it Ruger biggest hit of all time! It was produced by Kukbeats and written by Ruger and Kukbeats.
