Bankulli

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Bankulli
Born
Abisagboola Oluseun John

(1975-12-24) 24 December 1975 (age 48)
Lagos
NationalityNigeria
Occupations
Years active2001–present
Known forBankulli Entertainment

Abisagboola Oluseun John popularly known as Bankulli or Osha, is a Nigerian music executive, A&R, talent manager, singer, and songwriter, pioneering the African pop culture. [1] [2] He is the founder and CEO of Bankulli Entertainment, known for housing recording acts, such as Basiil, [3] and Konstance. [4] He formerly served as the artiste manager of Mo' Hits Records, [5] one of Africa's defuncted recording companies owned by Don Jazzy, and D’banj. As a talent manager, he managed D'banj's solo career after Mo' Hits.

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Bankulli has also worked with artists and producers around the world from Nigeria, the US, and the UK. In 2011, he worked on the collaborative studio project Watch The Throne , a 5× Platinum album created by Kanye West and Jay-Z. He went on to work with Kanye West on his sixth studio album Yeezus . In 2020, Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift [6] soundtrack album, was nominated at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Album and earned him, a special recognition from The Recording Academy. [7] [8]

Career

Bankulli began his music career at R70, a UK-based entertainment company owned by Ayo Shonaiya, and DJ Abass, where he worked as an internship. [9] In 2019, Beyoncé released a soundtrack album titled The Lion King: The Gift , which Bankulli co-wrote two songs on the project alongside Beyoncé. [10] The album also earned him his first Grammy nomination for his songwriting credit on "Find Your Way Back", and "Otherside". [11] On 9 August 2019, Bankulli announced in a series of tweets about his documentary titled “Chronicles of Afrobeats” to be released soon, in the tweet he narrated how Don Jazzy became the first Afrobeats Music producer to represent the genre in the mainstream music scene in the U.S in 2011, to two greatest music genius of our time Kanye West, and Jay-Z, to how he ended doing vocals on two songs on Watch The Throne album. [12]

Discography

Collaborative eps

List of collaborative studio extended plays, with selected details and chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
NG
Journey Back Home [13]

(with. Töme)

  • Released: 26 November 2021
  • Label: Bankulli Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with year released and album shown
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
NG
NG
Afropop [14] 		SA
UK
UK
Afrobeats 		US
Afrobeats
"Gbemiro" (feat. Wurld) [15] 2020——————Non-album singles
"Gbemiro (Remix)" (feat. Hiro) [16] ——————
"Foreign" (feat. Not3s) [17] 2021————6—
"Ekorin"——————The Last Ship
"Iye"——————
"All My Life" (feat. MohBad, Basiil, & Konstance) [18] 2023——————TBA
List of singles as featured artist, with year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and album name shown
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
NG
NG
Afropop [14] 		SA
UK
UK
Afrobeats 		US
Afrobeats 		US
R&B/HH
"Iyawo"
(Thutmose featuring Bankulli)		2021———————Best of Both Worlds: Side B
"Wedding Song"
(Machel Montano featuring Bankulli)		———————The Wedding Album
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Production discography

Selected songs produced and songwriting credit

ArtistSongAlbumRelease dateCertificationsLabelNote
Jay-Z and Kanye West "Lift Off" (feat. Beyoncé) Watch the Throne 8 August 2011 Def Jam / Roc Nation \ Roc-A-Fella
  • Backup vocal
"Illest Motherfucker Alive"
Shatta Wale "Dancehall King"Answers (The Hybrid)14 March 2014SM4LYF Records
  • Executive producer
After the Storm 29 April 2016Shatta Movement Music Production
Beyoncé "Find Your Way Back" The Lion King: The Gift 19 July 2019 Parkwood / Columbia
  • Co-writer
"Otherside"
Davido "Stand Strong" (feat. Sunday Service Choir)Non-album single 13 May 2022 DMW / Sony
Basiil"Vibration"I Know I Am2 June 2023Bankulli Entertainment
  • Executive Producer
"Come Alive" (feat. 4Korners)7 July 2023
Konstance"Melo"TBA31 August 2023
"For You"1 December 2023
Basiil"Falling" (feat. Camidoh)Falling With My Idols1 December 2023
"Falling" (feat. Nonso Amadi)1 December 2023
"Falling" (feat. Ladipoe)1 December 2023

Selected albums produced

ArtistAlbumRelease dateCertificationsLabelNote
Jay-Z and Kanye West Watch the Throne 8 August 2011 Def Jam / Roc Nation / Roc-A-Fella
  • Backup vocal credit
Kanye West Yeezus 18 June 2013 Def Jam / Roc-A-Fella
Beyoncé The Lion King: The Gift 19 July 2019 Parkwood / Columbia
  • Co-writer
Bankulli and Töme Journey Back Home26 November 2021Bankulli Entertainment
  • Executive producer
BasilI Know I Am21 July 2023
Shatta Wale Konekt [19] TBATBA

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