Réma
Nigerian singer and rapper Rema launched his career in unintentional fashion with a social media upload that prompted a contract with Mavin Records. Several commercial releases throughout 2019 (compiled as 2020's Three EP's) were highlighted by "Dumebi," a showcase for his soft, elastic voice. Switching his sound to something he calls Afrorave, Rema released his debut album, Rave & Roses, in 2022. It was well-received by critics and even broke into the lower reaches of the Billboard Top 200 chart. A deluxe version of the set landed in 2023, featuring his hit collaboration with Selena Gomez, "Calm Down," followed by the companion Ravage EP.
Born and raised in the Edo State capital of Benin City, Rema (Divine Ikubor) grew up listening to Afrobeat and commercial rap. He formed a rap group with peers at his church, but his interest in music took an unexpected turn in February 2018 when he uploaded a clip of himself freestyling to an instrumental version of D'Prince's "Gucci Gang." D'Prince saw the video and got in touch, which led to Rema signing with Mavin, the Lagos-based label -- run by Don Jazzy, D'Prince's brother -- that had issued "Gucci Gang." Rema made his commercial debut in 2019, a year during which he released the four-track EPs Rema, Freestyle, and Bad Commando, and was featured on tracks by D'Prince, Thutmose, and Peter Maxx, as well as Mavins, a Mavin label group. "Dumebi," a single off the self-titled EP, fared particularly well in Nigeria and abroad. Rema attracted more attention when another track, "Iron Man," was included on Barack & Michelle Obama's Summer Playlist 2019, tweeted out by the former president that August. In 2020, his EPs were compiled as the Three EP's release.
Rema began calling his sound Afrorave in 2021, blending the Afrobeats style with Arabian and Indian influences. His first full-length, Rave & Roses, arrived in 2022, with guests including 6LACK, Chris Brown, and AJ Tracey. The album spent some time in the charts, reaching the number five slot of Billboard's World Albums chart and entering the Top 200 chart at number 196. One track from the album, "Calm Down," became an unexpected smash hit the following year with the help of a Selena Gomez reworking. Both versions combined to surpass one billion streams and became the highest-charting African song on the U.S. charts to date, entering the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100. A deluxe version of his debut, Rave & Roses ULTRA, arrived in April 2023, capitalizing on the success of that breakthrough single. He rounded out his Rave & Roses era with a companion EP, Ravage, which followed that October and featured the track "Don't Leave."
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Woman
World - Released by Mavin Records - Jonzing World on Jul 2, 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
4AM
Manny Norté, 6LACK, Réma, Tion Wayne
R&B - Released by Polydor Records on Mar 19, 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beamer (Bad Boys)
World - Released by Mavin Records - Jonzing World on Feb 27, 2020
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Only You
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Universal Music Division Carthage Music on Oct 14, 2022
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Dumebi (The Remixes)
World - Released by Mavin Records - Jonzing World on Jul 16, 2019
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Soweto - Sped Up (with Don Toliver, Rema & Tempoe)
World - Released by Encore Recordings on Mar 21, 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Time N Affection
Miscellaneous - Released by Mavin Records - Jonzing World on Mar 23, 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dumebi (Major Lazer Remix)
World - Released by Mavin Records - Jonzing World on Jul 16, 2019
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Fame - A COLORS ENCORE
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by COLORSxSTUDIOS on May 21, 2020
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Ginger Me
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Mavin records on Jun 19, 2020
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Peace Of Mind (Virgil Abloh Remix with Fela Kuti)
World - Released by Mavin Records on Mar 26, 2021
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Soundgasm (Puri x The Plugz Europe Remix)
Miscellaneous - Released by Mavin Records - Jonzing World on Jun 11, 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Freestyle EP
World - Released by Mavin Records - Jonzing World on Jun 19, 2019
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Sad Girls (feat. Rema) [Clean Bandit VIP Remix]
Dance - Released by Atlantic Records UK on Oct 14, 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Rave & Roses Ultra
Miscellaneous - Released by Mavin Records - Jonzing World on Mar 25, 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Peace Of Mind
World - Released by Mavin Records - Jonzing World on Dec 3, 2020
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Roadside (+234 Remix) [feat. Rema & Ayra Starr]
Soul - Released by Atlantic Records UK on Oct 29, 2021
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Bad Commando - A COLORS SHOW
World - Released by COLORSxSTUDIOS on Nov 25, 2019
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Woman (Sofi Tukker Remix)
World - Released by Mavin Records on Jul 2, 2020
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Dumebi (Michael Brun Remix)
Réma, Michael Brun, Becky G, Mavins
World - Released by Mavin Records on Feb 13, 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo