Nonso Amadi’s R&B sound carries significant Western influences in his style and cadences. While Chike, who’s perhaps the first artist to cause a stir in the R&B scene since Afropop domination added a determining cultural essence, Nonso Amadi was simply a cool kid who made beautiful music that was largely lacking a Nigerian touch.
While his music resonated with urban listeners in higher institutions and upper societal strata, it never quite caught on with average listeners who had their ears full with Afropop and Street music.
Nonso Amadi’s debut album comes nearly a decade since he made his debut in the scene, and while different factors might account for this delay, he ran the risk of struggling to deliver a convincing project like several artists who hold out on their debut projects (Tekno, Naira Marley, Rema, Bella Shmurda ).