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Khaid
Khaid is a Nigerian singer-songwriter who burst onto the scene when he was working as a mechanic and a video of him rapping went viral. He tells DJ Edu about his meteoric rise.
Khaid is a singer-songwriter from Nigeria, a young talent who burst onto the scene when he was working as a roadside mechanic and a video of him rapping went viral.
He was spotted by a newly formed record company in Nigeria and offered a recording deal. In 2022, when he was just 17, he shot to fame with his first single With You, and he’s now making it big with his vibrant sounds that include Afrotrap and Afropop.
In this episode of This Is Africa, we talk to Khaid about his meteoric rise to fame, where he’s heading with his musical style and his spirituality.
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