King Perryy

For American jazz saxophonist, see King Perry.

King Perryy
Background information
Birth name	Anthony Offiah
Also known as	King Perryy
Born	(1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 28) Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Genres	Afrofusion
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instrument	Keyboard
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Continental Music Dem Mama Records (Affiliate)

Anthony Offiah (born 28 April 1997), professionally known as King Perryy, is a Nigerian afrofusion ^[1] singer and songwriter. ^[2] He gained popularity with the single "Man on Duty" featuring Timaya which was released in 2018 under Timaya's label DM Records. ^[3]

Early life

Offiah was born on 28 April 1997 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. ^[4] He originally hails from Ezeagu, Enugu State. Nigeria. ^[5] He attended primary and secondary school education in the Port Harcourt region and later received a degree in Project Management at the Federal University of Technology Owerri in Imo State. ^{[6] [7]}

Career

In 2014, King Perryy released his debut single titled "Walakolombo" with guitar by Fiokee. He later got introduced to Timaya. ^[8] In 2018, King Perryy was linked to Timaya’s Dem Mama records and they released their collaboration titled "Kom Kom" with Patoranking in December 2018. ^[9]

In December 2019, he released his solo single "Work N Grind" which achieved remarkable success. ^{[10] [11]} He also released another single titled "Murder" featuring Teni which peaked at the top 10 MTV Base West Africa countdown. ^{[12] [13]}

On April 28, 2021, he released his debut studio album titled Citizen Of The World which features Phyno, Mayorkun, Kizz Daniel, Timaya, PsychoYP and Oxlade ^{[14] [15]}

He was nominated at the 2022 Ghana-Nigeria Music Awards Festival for Reggae Artist Of The Year. ^[16] In 2022, he released a compilation project titled African Boy under his own label Continental Music. ^{[17] [18] [19]}

He released his EP titled Continental Playlist in 2023 with guest features from Tekno, 1da Banton, Victony, and Ria Sean. ^{[20] [21] [22]} In 2024, he released the singles "Confirm Parole" featuring Ajebo Hustlers and Dandizzy ^[23] and "Gbege" featuring PsychoYP and Kaestyle. ^[24] In the same year, he released an EP titled Niggas From The South. ^[25]

Discography

Albums

• Citizen of the World (2021) ^[26]

EP

• Continental Playlist (2023) ^{[27] [28]}
• Denge 6.0 (2024)
• Niggas From The South (2024) ^[29]

Selected singles

As lead artist
Year	Title	Album
2014	"Walakolombo"	Non-album single
2018	"Eastern Baby"
	"Man On Duty"
2019	"Work 'N' Grind" [30]	Citizen of the World
	"Murder" feat. Teni [31]	Non-album single
2020	"My Darlina" [32]	Non-album single
	"Jigga"
	"YKTFV (You Know The Fvcking Vibe)”	Citizen of the World
	"Waist" feat. Kizz Daniel [33]	Citizen of the World
2021	"The Funicator"	Non-album single
2022	"Go German" feat. Bella Shmurda & BackRoad Gee [34]
	"Turkey Nla" [35]	Non-album single
	"Turkey Nla Remix"
2023	”On God" [36]
	"Beast Of Our Nation" feat. Wizard Chan & Tuzi [37]	Non-album single
	"Denge II” feat. Shatta Wale & Runtown [38] [39]	Denge 6.0
2024	"Denge 3.0" [40]	Denge 6.0
As featured artist
Year	Title	Album
2019	"Tanana" (Ajebo Hustlers) feat. King Perryy	Non-album single
	"Kpokpokpo" (Triqa Blu) feat. King Perryy
2020	"Dirty Dancer" (Teflon Zincfence) feat. King Perryy
	"My Girl" (E Kelly) feat. King Perryy
2022	"Whenever" (Ugoccie) feat. King Perryy	Non-album single
2023	"Stand Attention" (PsychoYP) feat. King Perryy	Osapa London - Deluxe

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Recipient	Result
2022	Ghana-Nigeria Music Awards Festival	Reggae Artist Of The Year	Himself	Nominated

References

1. "CONTINENTAL SOUND KING PERRYY IS CREATING A PARADIGM SHIFT IN AFRO DANCEHALL MUSIC". Mix Mag. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. "King Perryy Consolidates On Million Streams Achievement With Tight Condition". Independent Nigeria. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
3. "Timaya signs New Artiste King Perryy to DM Records". Bella Naija. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
4. "King Perryy speaks on constantly discovering self". Punch Nigeria. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
5. "5 minutes with Nigeria's Dancehall singer King Perryy". GQ South Africa. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
6. "INTRODUCING KING PERRYY". F Word Magazine. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
7. "In Conversation With King Perryy". Mix Madness. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
8. "New Music Video King Perry Walakolombo". Bella Naija. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
9. "WATCH KOM KOM BY TIMAYA FEATURING KING PERRYY AND PATORANKING". Guardian Nigeria. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
10. "Murder feat Teni King Perryy". Pan African. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
11. "King Perryy consolidates on million streams achievement with Tight Condition". Vanguard. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
12. "King Perryy and Teni Hit The Streets In 'Murder'". Culture Custodian. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
13. "Murder feat Teni King Perryy". Pan African. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
14. "King Perryy the continental boy becomes Citizen of the World". Pan African. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
15. "King Perryy seals deal with Jones Worldwide". Vanguard Nigeria. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
16. "Davido, Wizkid, Sarkodie nominated for 2022 Ghana-Nigeria Music Awards Festival". Vanguard Nigeria. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
17. "Why I exited Timaya's record label by King Perry". Thenation. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
18. "SONGS OF THE DAY NEW MUSIC FROM TIWA SAVAGE, OLAYINKA EHI, KING PERRY AND PYSCHOYP, AND MORE". Native Mag. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
19. "New Music Friday Latest songs from Show Dem Camp, King Perryy, Jimohsoundz, Zinoleesky and others". Pulse Nigeria. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
20. "King Perryy Continental Playlist EP". Albumtalks. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
21. "King Perryy consolidates on million streams achievement with Tight Condition". Vanguard. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
22. "Continental Playlist King Perry's statement of intent Pulse Album Review". Pulse Nigeria. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
23. "King Perryy releases Confirm Parole Gbege". Thenation Nigeria. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
24. "King Perryy taps Ajebo Hustlers, Dandizzy, Psycho YP for fiery two-pack single". Vanguard Nigeria. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
25. "King Perryy Shares New Project N****s from the South". Albumtalks. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
26. "Nigerian Afro-dancehall act steps out as a Citizen of The World". Jamaica Gleaner. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
27. "KING PERRYY GROWTH NEW MUSIC AND HIS CONTINENTAL PLAYLIST". Guap. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
28. "King Perryy Releases New EP Continental Playlist". NTV Kenya. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
29. "Listen to Nigerian artist King Perryy's home focused EP Niggas from the South". Grungecake. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
30. "WATCH KING PERRYY'S WORK N GRIND A TRIBUTE TO THE HUSTLE". Native Magazine. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
31. "New Music King Perryy feat Teni Murder". Bella Naija. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
32. "Listen to King Perryy's New Single My Darlina". Okayafrica. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
33. "New Video King Perryy feat Kizz Daniel Waist". Bella Naija. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
34. "BackRoad Gee & King Perryy take on the TGIF Crew in this Episode of Ndani TGIF Show". Bella Naija. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
35. "New Music King Perryy Turkey Nla". Bella Naija. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
36. "Nigeria Listen to King Perryy's new single On God". Music In Africa. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
37. "New Music King Perryy feat. Wizard Chan & Tuzi Beast of our Nation". Bella Naija. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
38. "King Perryy Shares Second Version of Hit Single Denge II With Shatta Wale & Runtown". Albumtalks. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
39. "King Perryy, Runtown and Shatta Wale combine forces for Denge II". Notjustok. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
40. "King Perry further exploits the potential of his hit song on Denge II Review". Albumtalks. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.