Nawti

"Nawti"
Single by Olu Maintain
Format Digital download
Recorded September 2011
Genre Afrobeats, Afropop
Length 4:04
Label Kentro World
Writer(s) Olumide Maintain
Producer(s) Tayo Adeyemi
Olu Maintain singles chronology
"Yahooze "
(2007)
"Nawti"
(2012)
"Hypnotize me"
(2013)
Music video
"Yahooze" on YouTube

Nawti is a song by Nigerian recording artist, Olu Maintain. It was officially released on January 2012, as the first single from his debut album, Chosen One.[1] The single was recorded in Nigeria and the video was directed by Kehinde Nayomi Smith, a Nigerian music director.[2] Nawti's video won the Best Video of 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards held on September 2, 2012 in New York City and was also nominated as the Best R&B Song at the Hip Hop World Awards.[3] The reason why it was not nominated as Best Video at the "Hip Hop World Awards" was linked to the fact that it was directed by a Nigerian music director.[4]

Track listing

Digital single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Yahooze"  Olu MaintainTayo Adeyemi4:04

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Nigeria January 2012 Digital download Reloaded Records

References

  1. niyi. "Olu Maintain To 'Hypnotize' Fans With 'Oya Dancia'". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. "Big Things Pop for P-Square, Davido, Wizkid & Sarkodie as they win BIG at the 2012 Headies (Hip Hop World Awards)". BellaNaija. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. Latestnigeriannews. "BN Bytes: Olu Maintain Talks 'Nawti' on GidiCulture TV". Latest Nigerian News. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. "Olu Maintain: My Collabo With 50 Cent, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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