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{{Short description|2024 studio album by Shallipopi}}
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| name = Shakespopi
| name = Shakespopi
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Shallipopi]]
| artist = [[Shallipopi]]
| cover =
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| alt =
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| length = 24:00
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* Plutomania Records
* [[Plutomania Records]]
* Dvpper Music
* Dvpper Music
* Dvpper LTD
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'''''Shakespopi''''' (stylized in [[all caps]]) is the second studio album by Nigerian singer [[Shallipopi]]. It was released through [[Plutomania Records]] and Dvpper Music on April 11, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/download-shallipopi-album-shakespopi/|last=Taiwo|first=Osunloye|title=Shallipopi delivers 'Shakespopi' album|date=12 April 2024|access-date=13 April 2024|website=[[TheCable]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> It serves as the follow-up to his previous album, ''Presido La Pluto'' (2023).

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== Background and release ==
⚫
Five months after the release of his debut studio album ''Presido La Pluto'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2023/11/shallipopi-drops-presido-la-pluto/|title=Shallipopi Releases Debut Album "Presido La Pluto"|work=BellaNaija|date=November 10, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref> Shallipopi announced his next project: his forthcoming studio album, Shakespopi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/shallipopi-announces-the-date-for-his-sophomore-album/7dv7z7g|title=Shallipopi surprises fans with new album announcement|work=Pulse Nigeria|last=Adeayo|first=Adebiyi|date=April 10, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> On April 10, 2024, he posted a promotional video on [[Instagram]],<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=theycallmeshallipopi |postid=YzljYTk1ODg3Zg|date=10 April 2024 |title=Na Shalli Dey write but na Shakespeare dey shake, Plutomanias get ready for "Shakespopi" Birthday 12, Album 12, Pluto Day 12. We feast on the 12th of April❤️ |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/shallipopi-announces-the-date-for-his-sophomore-album/7dv7z7g|title=Shallipopi album date announced |work=Pulse Nigeria|date=April 10, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> and the album was released the following day, April 11, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2024/04/shallipopi-new-album-shakespopi/
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|title=Shallipopi Channels His Inner Shakespeare in New Album 'Shakespopi'|work=[[BellaNaija]]|date=April 12, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jukeboxmusic.com.ng/shallipopi-shares-new-album-titled-shakespopi/
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|title=SHALLIPOPI SHARES NEW ALBUM TITLED "SHAKESPOPI"|date=April 12, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''Pulse Nigeria''
| rev1 = ''Pulse Nigeria''
| rev1score = 4.2/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/a-pulse-review-of-shallipopis-shakespopi/mjh8l10|title=Shallipopi's 'Shakespopi' is a lazy album [Review]|publisher=Pulse Nigeria|last=Adeayo|first=Adebiyo|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref>
| rev1score = 4.2/10<ref name="Pulse">{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/a-pulse-review-of-shallipopis-shakespopi/mjh8l10|title=Shallipopi's 'Shakespopi' is a lazy album [Review]|publisher=Pulse Nigeria|last=Adeayo|first=Adebiyo|date=12 April 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''The Upperent''
| rev2 = ''The Upperent''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theupperent.com/blog/shakespopi-review-is-the-benin-sonic-disruptor-pushing-his-luck/|title=“Shakespopi” review: Is the Benin “sonic disruptor” pushing his luck?|publisher=The Upperent|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theupperent.com/blog/shakespopi-review-is-the-benin-sonic-disruptor-pushing-his-luck/|title="Shakespopi" review: Is the Benin "sonic disruptor" pushing his luck?|date=13 April 2024 |publisher=The Upperent|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Premium Times]]''
| rev3score = 5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/689556-album-review-shallipopis-shakespopi-album-is-sophomore-flop.html|title=ALBUM REVIEW: Shallipopi's 'Shakespopi' album is sophomore flop|publisher=[[Premium Times]]|last=Nosakhale|first=Akimien|access-date=May 14, 2024|date=April 27, 2024}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Native]]''
| rev4score = 8.2/10<ref name="Native">{{cite web|url=https://thenativemag.com/featured/shallipopis-shakespopi-album-review/|title=SHALLIPOPI'S 'SHAKESPOPI' ALBUM REVIEW|publisher=[[The Native]]|last=Wale|first=Oloworekende|access-date=May 14, 2024|date=April 18, 2024}}</ref>
}}
}}


''Shakespopi'' received mixed reviews. According to Adeayo Adebiyo of Pulse Nigeria, the album features some of Shallipopi's weakest hooks and overly short songs, with rhymes that are "comically juvenile" and excessive use of street language.<ref name="Pulse"/> In contrast, Wale Oloworekende of [[The Native|The NATIVE]] wrote that ''Shakespopi'' is a successful "heat check" with an audience eager for more, praising the album's promotion of Benin culture and street language in its lyrics.<ref name="Native"/>
⚫
'''''Shakespopi''''' (stylized in [[all caps]]) is the second studio album by Nigerian singer [[Shallipopi]]. It was released through [[Shallipopi#Shallipopi|Plutomania Records]] and Dvpper Music on April 11, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/download-shallipopi-album-shakespopi/|last=Taiwo|first=Osunloye|title=Shallipopi delivers ‘Shakespopi’ album|date=12 April 2024|access-date=13 April 2024|website=[[TheCable]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> It serves as the follow-up to his previous album, ''Presido La Pluto'' (2023).

⚫
== Background ==
⚫
Five months after the release of his debut studio album ''Presido La Pluto'' in November 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2023/11/shallipopi-drops-presido-la-pluto/|title=Shallipopi Releases Debut Album “Presido La Pluto”|work=BellaNaija|date=November 10, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref> Shallipopi announced that his next project would be his forthcoming studio album called ''Shakespopi''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/shallipopi-announces-the-date-for-his-sophomore-album/7dv7z7g|title=Shallipopi surprises fans with new album announcement|work=Pulse Nigeria|last=Adeayo|first=Adebiyi|date=April 10, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> On April 10 2024, Shallipopi posted a video promoting the album on his [[Instagram]] handle.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=theycallmeshallipopi |postid=YzljYTk1ODg3Zg|date=10 April 2024 |title=Na Shalli Dey write but na Shakespeare dey shake, Plutomanias get ready for "Shakespopi" Birthday 12, Album 12, Pluto Day 12. We feast on the 12th of April❤️ |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/shallipopi-announces-the-date-for-his-sophomore-album/7dv7z7g|title=Shallipopi album date announced |work=Pulse Nigeria|date=April 10, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> The album was finally released on April 11, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2024/04/shallipopi-new-album-shakespopi/
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|title=Shallipopi Channels His Inner Shakespeare in New Album ‘Shakespopi’|work=[[BellaNaija]]|date=April 12, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jukeboxmusic.com.ng/shallipopi-shares-new-album-titled-shakespopi/
⚫
|title=SHALLIPOPI SHARES NEW ALBUM TITLED “SHAKESPOPI”|date=April 12, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref>


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
''Shakespopi'' debuted at number one on the Nigeria [[Apple Music|''Apple Music'' chart]] in its first week. It became his highest-charting album at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gistlover.com/shallipopis-latest-album-shakespopi-takes-over-1st-9th-position-on-apple-music-chart/|title=Shallipopi’s album, ‘Shakespopi’ takes over 1st-9th position on Apple Music chart|work=Gistlover|last=Jennifer|date=April 13, 2024|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref> The album also outsold other notable releases that week like [[Portable (musician)|Portable]]'s ''Tony Montana'', which featured rapper [[Skepta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legit.ng/entertainment/celebrities/1587691-portable-calls-shallipopi-dethroning-tony-montana-apple-music-spoil-industry-o/|title=Portable Calls Out Shallipopi for Dethroning Tony Montana on Apple Music|work=[[Legit.ng]]|last=Chinasa|first=Afigbo|date=April 13, 2024|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref> The first song on the album titled "ASAP", debuted at number one on Nigeria Apple Music Top 100.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/kw/playlist/top-100-nigeria/pl.2fc68f6d68004ae993dadfe99de83877|title=Top 100: Nigeria|work=Apple Music|date=April 14, 2024|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref>
''Shakespopi'' debuted at number one on the Nigeria [[Apple Music|Apple Music chart]] in its first week, becoming Shallipopi's highest-charting album at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gistlover.com/shallipopis-latest-album-shakespopi-takes-over-1st-9th-position-on-apple-music-chart/|title=Shallipopi's album, 'Shakespopi' takes over 1st-9th position on Apple Music chart|work=Gistlover|last=Jennifer|date=April 13, 2024|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref> Additionally, it outsold other notable releases that week, including [[Portable (musician)|Portable]]'s "Tony Montana", which featured rapper [[Skepta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legit.ng/entertainment/celebrities/1587691-portable-calls-shallipopi-dethroning-tony-montana-apple-music-spoil-industry-o/|title=Portable Calls Out Shallipopi for Dethroning Tony Montana on Apple Music|work=[[Legit.ng]]|last=Chinasa|first=Afigbo|date=April 13, 2024|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref> Furthermore, the album's lead single, "[[ASAP (Shallipopi song)|ASAP]]", debuted at number one on the Nigeria Apple Music Top 100 chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/kw/playlist/top-100-nigeria/pl.2fc68f6d68004ae993dadfe99de83877|title=Top 100: Nigeria|work=Apple Music|date=April 14, 2024|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)


| title1 = ASAP
| title1 = [[ASAP (Shallipopi song)|ASAP]]
| writer1 = [[Shallipopi|Crown Uzama]]
| writer1 = [[Shallipopi|Crown Uzama]]
| extra1 = {{hlist|Signal the Plug|Producer X}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Signal the Plug|Producer X}}
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| title3 = 100
| title3 = 100
| writer3 = Crown Uzama
| writer3 = Crown Uzama
| extra3 = Signal the Plug
| extra3 = {{hlist|Signal the Plug}}
| length3 = 2:52
| length3 = 2:52
| title4 = Dey
| title4 = Dey
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| writer5 = Crown Uzama
| writer5 = Crown Uzama
| note5 = featuring {{hlist|Jeneral|Reehaa|Tegaboi DC|Zerrydl}}
| note5 = featuring {{hlist|Jeneral|Reehaa|Tegaboi DC|Zerrydl}}
| extra5 = Signal the Plug
| extra5 = {{hlist|Signal the Plug}}
| length5 = 4:34
| length5 = 4:34
| title6 = Find Me
| title6 = Find Me
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| title9 = Trees
| title9 = Trees
| writer9 = Crown Uzama
| writer9 = Crown Uzama
| extra9 = Larry Lanes
| extra9 = {{hlist|Larry Lanes}}
| length9 = 2:18
| length9 = 2:18
| total_length = 24:00
| total_length = 24:00
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'''Performers'''
'''Performers'''
* [[Shallipopi]] – primary artist, lead vocals (all tracks)
* [[Shallipopi]] – primary artist, lead vocals (all tracks)
* Zerrdl – featured artist (track 5)
* Zerrydl – featured artist (track 5)
* Jeneral – featured artist (track 5)
* Jeneral – featured artist (track 5)
* Reehaa – featured artist (track 5)
* Reehaa – featured artist (track 5)
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* Signal the Plug – producer (tracks 1, 3, 5)
* Signal the Plug – producer (tracks 1, 3, 5)
* Larry Lanes – producer (tracks 6, 8, 9)
* Larry Lanes – producer (tracks 6, 8, 9)

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Shakespopi''
! scope="col"| Chart (2024)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| [[TurnTable Top 100|Nigerian Albums]] (''[[TurnTable Top 100 Albums]]'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Top 100 Albums|url=https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/2 |website=TurnTable |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
| 1
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2024 albums]]
[[Category:2024 albums]]
[[Category: Shallipopi songs]]
[[Category:Shallipopi albums]]

Revision as of 11:47, 31 May 2024

Shakespopi
Studio album by
Shallipopi
ReleasedApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
Genre
Length24:00
Label
Producer
  • Producer X
  • Signal the Plug
  • Larry Lanes
Shallipopi chronology
Presido La Pluto
(2023) 		Shakespopi
(2024)

Shakespopi (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by Nigerian singer Shallipopi. It was released through Plutomania Records and Dvpper Music on April 11, 2024.[1] It serves as the follow-up to his previous album, Presido La Pluto (2023).

Background and release

Five months after the release of his debut studio album Presido La Pluto,[2] Shallipopi announced his next project: his forthcoming studio album, Shakespopi.[3] On April 10, 2024, he posted a promotional video on Instagram,[4][5] and the album was released the following day, April 11, 2024.[6][7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pulse Nigeria4.2/10[8]
The Upperent[9]
Premium Times5/10[10]
The Native8.2/10[11]

Shakespopi received mixed reviews. According to Adeayo Adebiyo of Pulse Nigeria, the album features some of Shallipopi's weakest hooks and overly short songs, with rhymes that are "comically juvenile" and excessive use of street language.[8] In contrast, Wale Oloworekende of The NATIVE wrote that Shakespopi is a successful "heat check" with an audience eager for more, praising the album's promotion of Benin culture and street language in its lyrics.[11]

Commercial performance

Shakespopi debuted at number one on the Nigeria Apple Music chart in its first week, becoming Shallipopi's highest-charting album at the time.[12] Additionally, it outsold other notable releases that week, including Portable's "Tony Montana", which featured rapper Skepta.[13] Furthermore, the album's lead single, "ASAP", debuted at number one on the Nigeria Apple Music Top 100 chart.[14]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify.[15]

Shakespopi[16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."ASAP"Crown Uzama
  • Signal the Plug
  • Producer X
2:40
2."High Tension"Crown UzamaProducer X3:00
3."100"Crown Uzama
  • Signal the Plug
2:52
4."Dey"Crown UzamaProducer X2:55
5."Billion" (featuring
  • Jeneral
  • Reehaa
  • Tegaboi DC
  • Zerrydl
)		Crown Uzama
  • Signal the Plug
4:34
6."Find Me"Crown UzamaLarry Lanes2:26
7."New Cat"Crown UzamaProducer X2:02
8."Start Am"Crown UzamaLarry Lanes2:54
9."Trees"Crown Uzama
  • Larry Lanes
2:18
Total length:24:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from Spotify.[15]

Performers

  • Shallipopi – primary artist, lead vocals (all tracks)
  • Zerrydl – featured artist (track 5)
  • Jeneral – featured artist (track 5)
  • Reehaa – featured artist (track 5)
  • Tegaboi DC – featured artist (track 5)

Production

  • Producer X – producer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7)
  • Signal the Plug – producer (tracks 1, 3, 5)
  • Larry Lanes – producer (tracks 6, 8, 9)

Charts

Chart performance for Shakespopi
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Nigerian Albums (TurnTable Top 100 Albums)[17] 1

References

  1. ^ Taiwo, Osunloye (12 April 2024). "Shallipopi delivers 'Shakespopi' album". TheCable. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Shallipopi Releases Debut Album "Presido La Pluto"". BellaNaija. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. ^ Adeayo, Adebiyi (10 April 2024). "Shallipopi surprises fans with new album announcement". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  4. ^ @theycallmeshallipopi (10 April 2024). "Na Shalli Dey write but na Shakespeare dey shake, Plutomanias get ready for "Shakespopi" Birthday 12, Album 12, Pluto Day 12. We feast on the 12th of April❤️". Retrieved 13 April 2024 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Shallipopi album date announced". Pulse Nigeria. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Shallipopi Channels His Inner Shakespeare in New Album 'Shakespopi'". BellaNaija. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  7. ^ "SHALLIPOPI SHARES NEW ALBUM TITLED "SHAKESPOPI"". 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b Adeayo, Adebiyo (12 April 2024). "Shallipopi's 'Shakespopi' is a lazy album [Review]". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  9. ^ ""Shakespopi" review: Is the Benin "sonic disruptor" pushing his luck?". The Upperent. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  10. ^ Nosakhale, Akimien (27 April 2024). "ALBUM REVIEW: Shallipopi's 'Shakespopi' album is sophomore flop". Premium Times. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  11. ^ a b Wale, Oloworekende (18 April 2024). "SHALLIPOPI'S 'SHAKESPOPI' ALBUM REVIEW". The Native. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  12. ^ Jennifer (13 April 2024). "Shallipopi's album, 'Shakespopi' takes over 1st-9th position on Apple Music chart". Gistlover. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  13. ^ Chinasa, Afigbo (13 April 2024). "Portable Calls Out Shallipopi for Dethroning Tony Montana on Apple Music". Legit.ng. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Top 100: Nigeria". Apple Music. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Shakespopi /Shallipopi". Spotify. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Shakespopi by Shallipopi". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Official Top 100 Albums". TurnTable. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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