Love Me Jeje

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"Love Me Jeje"
Love Me Jeje cover.jpeg
Song by Seyi Sodimu featuring Shafy Bello
from the album Born in Africa
Language English
Released1997 (1997)
Genre
Songwriter(s)
  • Seyi Sodimu
  • Shafy Bello

"Love Me Jeje" is a Nigerian hip hop song by U.S-based Nigerian recording artist Seyi Sodimu. [2] [3] Released in 1997 off his studio album titled Born in Africa, "Love Me Jeje" features Afro-soul vocals from Shaffy Bello. [2]

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Reception

Upon its release, "Love Me Jeje" was an instant hit and was widely accepted by music lovers thus gaining massive airplay. The song has also been sampled and interpolated by other Nigerian artists years after its release, most notably Tems, who interpolated the Nigerian hip hop song in her 2024 Afrobeats single "Love Me JeJe". [4] [1] [5] [6]

Remix version

"Love Me Jeje (Remix)"
Love Me Jeje (Remix) cover.jpeg
"Love Me Jeje (Remix)" cover
Single by Seyi Sodimu featuring K. Michelle
ReleasedMay 30, 2016 (2016-05-30)
Genre
Label Good Life
Songwriter(s)
  • Seyi Sodimu
  • Kimberly Michelle Pate
Producer(s) Shizzi
Seyi Sodimu singles chronology
"Pele Pele"
(2014)
"Love Me Jeje (Remix)"
(2016)
K. Michelle chronology
Time
(2016)
Love Me Jeje (Remix)
(2016)
Birthday
(2017)

On 30 May 2016, Seyi released the remix of the song with vocal appearance from American singer K. Michelle and musical production from Shizzi. [7] The video for "Love Me Jeje (Remix)" was shot by Sesan Ogunro in Atlanta, U.S. and premiered on YouTube on 30 May 2016. [8]

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