Nigerian singer, rapper, and songwriter Habeeb Okikiola, widely known as Portable, declared himself an international artist after receiving recognition from Rick Ross, the American artist. Rick Ross recently gave shout-outs to Portable, Odumodublvck, and other African singers.
Following the shout-out, Portable took to Instagram live to discuss his growing influence in Nigeria and London. He mentioned that artists like Rick Ross and Skepta have reached out to him via direct messages (DMs).
Portable also boasted about his increasing popularity in London, claiming to be on the verge of winning a Grammy Award due to his growing fame across different communities in the city.
His remarks sparked conversations among social media users, who shared their opinions on the matter in the comment section of the post.
See some reactions below:
Mumcywealth🇨🇦🇪🇹🇳🇬🇪🇬: “No cap aje after skepta na portable for London.”
fareehan25: “Oyinbo know me , blue ,red ,yellow Gbogbo color know me.”
Abd_Holla✓: “portable and cruise na 5&6🤣🤣🤣, wch one be green blue.”
YougDee002: “werey go talk jagons con use laugh finished ham.”
Easy nation001: “Osumo Grammy international promoter.”
ademstone2017adem: “pls is potable a footballer or a singer??”
omotayoshoge: “I love this guy die I swear.”
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