Tochukwu Gbubemi Ojogwu (born 18 October 1993), popularly known as Odumodublvck is a Nigerian rapper, and songwriter, known for his stage performance and genre-blend. Odumodublvck was born and raised in Lagos State. He had his junior high education at Christ the King College at Gwagwalada Abuja, where he got the stage name “Odumodu” in his second year of his junior high, and relocated with his family to Abuja at the age of 17. He studied Mass Communications at the University of Lagos for his tertiary education, where he graduated with a B.Sc.
Four: Declan Rice
In March 2023, he released his first single of the year on Friday 24, titled “Declan Rice”, shortly after surviving a surgery that almost took his life. It garnered over 955k views on its official music video on YouTube. On 27 March 2023, Odumodublvck earned his first top 10 entry on TurnTable official Nigeria Top 100 Songs chart at number 8. On 1 April 2023, “Declan Rice” charted number 1 on TheCable Lifestyle airplay.
FYI:
- On 23 January 2023, he ranked number 4 on TurnTable’s NXT Emerging Top Artistes.
- He is also known as Big Kala, Big Gun or Oye Pumper.
- Odumodublvck is a member of the hip-hop collective Anti World Gangstars.
- In 2022, he signed a record deal with NATIVE Records, in partnership with Def Jam.
Three: Oganigwe with Zlatan & JeriQ
Featuring Odumodublvck on his track, “Oganigwe” was released on the 28th of April, 2023 through MusicNation. It garnered over 315k views on its official audio on YouTube.
Two: Dog eat Dog II
Serving as his most recent single which was released on the 30th of May, 2023, through Native Records/Def Jam, the official music video garnered over 355k views on YouTube.
Awards/ Nominations
- On 8 December 2022, he won the Next Rated Artist category at Galaxy Music Awards.
Controversy: On 25 May 2023, Odumodu tweeted about the presidential inauguration of the 16th President of Nigeria Bola Tinubu Renewed Hope concert. In the quote, he wrote “They Tried To Get Me To Perform At The Inauguration. They Did Not Do Their Research.” Odumodu declared his support for Peter Obi on 2 March 2023,
Discography
- Odiegwu (2021)
- Time and Chance (2021)
- The Drop (Joint Studio Album with B.O.C Madaki) (2022)
One: Picanto
On 23 November 2022, he released his first single under the NATIVE, titled “Picanto” featuring ECko Miles, and Zlatan, which earned him his first chart entry on the Nigeria TurnTable Top 100 at number 79, and reached number 65. The song also reached Number 6 at Nigeria Hip-Hop/Rap Songs chart. I’m November 2022, the single debuted on TurnTable Bubbling Under Top 100 at number 8, and number 15 on Nigeria Hip-Hop/Rap Songs chart making it his biggest hit so far. It garnered over 1.2M views on its official music video on YouTube.
