Portable (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Habeeb Okikiola |
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| Born | 12 March 1994 Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria |
| Genres | Afrobeats |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Zeh Nation |
Habeeb Okikiola[2] (born 12 March 1994) popularly known as Portable or Dr Zeh is a Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter.[3]
Early life[edit]
Habeeb Okikiola was born on 12 March 1994 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.[4]
Career[edit]
Portable became famous[5] after contributing to the song "ZaZoo Zehh" featuring Nigerian rapper Olamide[6] and Nigerian dancer Poco Lee.[7] During his early stage of fame, he became well known for calling out his business partners on social media for scamming him on business deals such as artist management and also on his Instagram handle where he does most of his activities.[8]
Controversy[edit]
During the early stages of Portable, he had issues with Poco Lee when he was invited to a concert that saw the visitation of both Wizkid and Olamide. Wizkid sprayed Portable some money, but surprising enough, Poco Lee split the money behind him and caused stirs.
Portable has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command following the expiration of a 72-hour ultimatum given to him to turn himself in for refusing to honor a police invitation over an alleged assault.
In the early hours of Monday, April 3, 2023, Portable was charged in the Ifo high court in Ogun state.[9][10][11][12]
Family[edit]
Portable is attached to different baby mamas and already has five children from different baby mamas; he had a son with Nollywood actress Akinyanju Omobolarinde. Giving birth to another boy was like a dream come true for the wife and husband, Portable.
Discography[edit]
Selected singles[edit]
| Year | Song Title |
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| 2019 | Pay Me My Money |
| 2020 | Ema Joke Dada |
| 2021 | Zazoo Zehh (Featuring) Olamide & Poco Lee |
| 2022 | Ogo Forever |
| 2022 | Neighbor (Featuring) Small Doctor |
| 2022 | All Eyes On Me (Featuring) Barry Jhay |
| 2022 | Oro Aje (Featuring) Oritse Femi |
| 2022 | Clear |
| 2022 | Expensive OG |
| 2022 | Money Before You Love |
| 2022 | Gberatan |
| 2022 | Odogwu Bitters |
| 2022 | Bye To Sapa Nation |
| 2023 | Testimony |
| 2023 | Brabus B |
| 2023 | Ogbafia (Featuring) Terry G |
|- |2024 |Tony Montana (featuring) Skepta |}
Award and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award ceremony | Award description | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | The Headies | Best Street Artist | Nominated | [13] |
| 2022 | The Headies | Rookie of the Year | Nominated | [14] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Nigeria: Davido Is the King of African Music - Miraboi". All africa Newspaper. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Sare, Watimagbo (2021). "Zazoo Crooner Portable Biography". bbcnewspidgin.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Why I dropped out of school – Zazu singer, Portable". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "'Olamide Is My Sponsor', Portable, Speaks On Journey To Stardom". Dailytrust Newspaper. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "How Portable became overnight celebrity, his many controversies". Premium Times Newspaper. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Olamide praised as viral 'Zazu' singer, Portable becomes a hit". Dailypost Newspaper. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Portable: How Zazu Zeh took singer from grass to grace". The Punch Newspaper. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Singer Portable settles with manager Kogbagidi after money-related beef". The Punch Newspaper. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Akinlotan, Olasunkanmi (31 March 2023). "UPDATED: Police arrest portable, to spend 72 hours in detention". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Afigbo, Chinasa (3 April 2023). ""Justice for Portable": Singer charged to court for 6 assaults, video trends". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "BREAKING: Ogun police arrests Portable for assault". Punch Newspapers. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Bola Frazer (31 March 2023). "Police Arrest Portable After 72-Hour Ultimatum". Channels Television.
- ^ "Headies Disqualify Portable Over 'Reckless' Statements". Channels Tv.
- ^ "Portable reacts as Headies disqualifies him". Dailypost Newspaper. Retrieved 26 July 2022.