Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel (born March 23, 1994), known professionally as Mayo… Read Full Bio ↴Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel (born March 23, 1994), known professionally as Mayorkun, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and pianist.[1] He was discovered on Twitter by Davido when he posted a cover of one of Davido's "The Money" featuring Olamide.[2] He was later signed to Davido's DMW in 2016[3] and released his first single called "Eleko".

Early Life
Mayowa was born on March 23, 1994 in Osun State.[5] He is the first child of three, born into a family of entertainers. His mother is a Nollywood actress and his father, an artist and movie producer. Mayowa was part of the choir at a very young age where he, according to him, "learnt the rudiments of music".[6] He has a degree in accounting from the University of Lagos, and was in a banking job before he was discovered in 2016.[7]

Music Career
Mayowa decided to leave his bank job to search for another due to bad pay, when his cover video was spotted by Davido in February 2016.[8] Davido followed him on twitter and Instagram, after which Davido asked him if he can do more than play the keyboard. He got a call from Davido the same day he wrote his resignation letter[9] and sent Davido some of the songs he already recorded. Davido decided to sign him to Davido Music Worldwide.[10] Mayowa released his first single under the label called "Eleko" in 2016. The video of the song gathered a million views in the first 10 days.[11][12] To his name, Mayowa has several singles including Yawa, Sade, Che Che, and Mama. In October 2018, he released singles "Posh" and "Fantasy" featuring Olu Maintain[13] in anticipation of his first studio album titled "The Mayor of Lagos".[14]. The Mayor of Lagos was released on the 16th of November 2018.[15] On December 1, 2018, it appeared on the Billboard World Albums chart, peaking at number 15.[16]

Red Handed
Mayorkun Lyrics

Big a Bang Bang
Peru Peru

Honey told me that she got me red
Honey told me that she got me red handed
Honey told me that she got me red Mayorkun baby o

Damn
I be the nigga wey go ginger you
I gat it with the head boy

Clean my lens and focus my eyes on you
Camera man with the head shot
No let Champagne popper dey hinder you
Apprentice wey dey learn work
Come through
Gimme kiss
Ogini that yeeah

Step into my car Make I drive you mental
Darego with the legwork oh
Na the high wey you high dey high me oh
Lucky dube with my dredlock oh
Oya hit me hit me my bummer oh
Aunty Shaggi with the question oh
Come through
Gimme kiss
Ogini that
Wait ye

Love wey sweet
Na em I get oh
Baby check around
Na only me forget
Adanne no go forget oh
Baby remember I always come correct

Caught me red
Honey told me that she caught me red handed
Honey told me that she caught me red
Honey told me that she caught me red
Honey told me that she caught me red handed
Honey told me that she caught me red handed
Honey told me that she caught me red handed
Honey told me that she caught me red

So right now me I wan dey follow follow you
Buhari with the escort oh
See I no go promise and fail you
Politician with the set up oh
This your body dey cause emergency
Ambulance with the red cross oh
Come through
Gimme kiss
Ogini that
Duro

Baby I wan topnet your body
I be 4G with the network oh
Shey you talk say you wan chop my money
Otedola with the networth
E go shock you say I no dey pay eh
Transformer with the tension
Come through
Gimme kiss
Ogini that
Wait ye

Love wey sweet
Na him I get oh
Baby check around
Na only me Forget
Adanne no go forget oh
Baby remember I always come correect

Caught me red handed
Honey told me that she caught me red
She caught me red
Honey told me that she caught me red handed
Honey told me that she caught me red handed
Honey told me that she caught me red handed
Honey told me that she caught me red

Lyrics © MAGICHANDS MUSIC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

Written by: Mayowa Adewale

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