Afro hip hop singer, Leo’nel Orji, has released a new song titled ‘Roll’. Self-produced in Lagos, Leo’nel is currently in the United Kingdom to shoot the video of ‘Roll’. The latest song is coming on the heels of the release of the video of his hit single, ‘Uju’, which featured his dad, legendary Nollywood actor, Zack Orji. Song and video are still enjoying good airplay on different radio and television stations across the country
“‘Roll’ is a sharp deviation from my past works. I try as much as possible to sound different in all my works, so as to keep my fans yearning for something new all the time,” Leonel said in a statement signed by his media managers last week.
The University of Bradford, United Kingdom, Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies/Television graduate shook the entertainment industry with two singles ‘Baby Joor’ and ‘Rockstar’ about three years ago and has not looked back ever since.
“I am currently working on releasing my full album in an elaborate album launch ceremony in Lagos before the end of this year,” he said.
On why the video of ‘Roll’ is being shot in the UK, the youngster said: “I have shot the videos of most of my songs such as ‘Baby Joor’, ‘Rockstar’ and ‘Uju’ in Nigeria; so I just wanted to experiment further by coming to the UK to shoot this one. Really, I am not crazy about where a video is shot, in so far as I am given the kind of quality production I seek. You know I am a professional in that field; so I know a quality job when I see one. I have been given real quality in Nigeria, but I just felt I should do this one here in the UK.”
Leo’nel has been singing from a tender age, but decided to go into it properly in 2007 by recording his first song in the studio. Since then, he has been working hard towards achieving his dream and also making good music.
The rising act has performed at different places in the UK, and also in Nigeria; from Basketmouth’s ‘Lord of the Ribs’ in Manchester to MI’s album launch party in Huddersfield to different places such as Sheffield, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool, Bradford, the ZAFAA award nominations in Lagos, the Global News Awards in Lagos, among others.
