WhenCkay released his second EP, Ckay The First, in 2019, he was still ingenious and, for the most part, underrated. He self-produced a large portion of the EP. He had already developed his unique, undefinable sound, which draws inspiration from a diverse range of influences, including sultry R&B and mellow Afropop.
But that EP would only change Ckay’s life and the arc of his career two years after its release. In 2021, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah),”the second song on the EP, found instant and inescapable fame on TikTok. It then became the…
