{"id":2268608,"date":"2026-02-05T21:19:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2268608"},"modified":"2026-02-05T21:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:19:59","slug":"best-new-music-scotty-olorin-is-ready-to-risk-it-all-on-deela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/best-new-music-scotty-olorin-is-ready-to-risk-it-all-on-deela\/","title":{"rendered":"Best New Music: Scotty Olorin Is Ready to Risk It All on \u201cDeela\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"73.517325723604\">\n<div class=\"single-article-hero\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container single-article-hero-swiper-container\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenativemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Scotty-FI.jpg.jpeg\" alt=\"Best New Music: Scotty Olorin Is Ready to Risk It All on \u201cDeela\u201d\"\/>\n                                    <\/div><\/div>\n<p>                        <!-- Add Pagination --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .swiper-container -->\n                <\/div>\n<p><!-- .single-article-hero --><\/p>\n<div class=\"single-article-content-header\" wp_automatic_readability=\"31.806451612903\">\n<div class=\"sw-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sw\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Best New Music: Scotty Olorin Is Ready to Risk It All on \u201cDeela\u201d\"\/>\n                    <\/div><\/div>\n<p>\n                    Though \u201cDeela\u201d plays as a love song, it also captures Olorin at his most assured: clear-eyed about his appeal and unafraid to say so.                <\/p>\n<p>                <!-- \n\n<div class=\"single-article-share-links\">\n                \n\n<ul>\n                    \n\n<li>\n                        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\">\n                            <i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\n                    \n\n<li>\n                        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=https:\/\/thenativemag.com\/best-new-music-scotty-olorin-is-ready-to-risk-it-all-on-deela\/&title=Best New Music: Scotty Olorin Is Ready to Risk It All on &ldquo;Deela&rdquo;\" target=\"_blank\">\n                            <i class=\"icon-facebook\"><\/i>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\n                    \n\n<li>\n                        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/thenativemag.com\/best-new-music-scotty-olorin-is-ready-to-risk-it-all-on-deela\/&text=Best New Music: Scotty Olorin Is Ready to Risk It All on &ldquo;Deela&rdquo;\" target=\"_blank\">\n                            <i class=\"icon-twitter\"><\/i>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\n                <\/ul>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"single-article-author\">\n                    Written by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\">Melony Akpoghene<\/a> &#8211; 05.Feb.2026                <\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- .single-article-content-header --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- .single-article-share-links --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, Scotty Olorin\u2019s presence in the industry was defined by a steady output that peaked with his collaboration with Straffitti, \u201c<strong>Te Wo<\/strong>,\u201d which marked him as one of the more compelling figures in Nigeria\u2019s underground scene. The scene has always been a springhead of wonder-makers, with a tight-knit community and innovative sounds. But in 2025, its vitality roared back, setting the tone for a moment brimming with creativity and demanding attention from anyone lending even a passing ear. Riding that wave, Scotty Olorin built momentum that he looks ready to carry confidently into 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"T\u1eb8 WO\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AETwzXUyLp8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His first release of the year, \u201cDeela,\u201d is a cute love song, named after its muse, the rapper herself. This isn\u2019t new territory for him; across most of his work, he has already shown himself to be something of a loverboy. At the same time, he continues a pattern most glaringly exemplified by the three-pack \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asherkine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: flipping pop culture references into cheeky influences for his work, and he brings that instinct here. Referencing women as symbols of admiration is a familiar move in popular music, but it is still rare to hear dark-skinned women centred so plainly as muses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olorin, like many of his peers, has a famously wacky and experimental sensibility; anything is on the table. Joeyxcv\u2019s production is both tuned into Afropop\u2019s current trends and eager to push them in unexpected directions. He stitches next-gen footwork rhythms to underground Rap microgenres, folding recognisable elements like the Jersey club bounce into something hazy and collagist. Across a lean, two-minute runtime, Scotty Olorin uses his loose, singsongy flow to paint with a warm, lively palette. Though \u201cDeela\u201d plays as a love song\u2014complete with tender promises and flashes of the luxury money can buy\u2014it also captures Olorin at his most assured: clear-eyed about his appeal and unafraid to say so.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DEELA\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zS_OZjuECE8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDeela\u201d is a loose feel that makes it a nice way to begin the year. It captures an artist with a lot of promise settling into himself as the scene around him continues to come into focus, and what follows from here feels worth paying attention to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- .single-article-share-links-bottom --><\/p>\n<div class=\"single-article-content-divider\">\n<div class=\"logo-letter-wrap\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenativemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/native-logo-letter.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 34px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 34\/30;\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenativemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/native-logo-letter.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- .single-article-content-divider --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- .related-articles-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source thenativemag.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though \u201cDeela\u201d plays as a love song, it also captures Olorin at his most assured: clear-eyed about his appeal and unafraid to say so. 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