Odumodublvck Has an Unforgettable Voice and He’s Not Afraid to Use It – Rolling Stone

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A man wearing a white shirt, black sunglasses, and a red and gold patterned hat with a beard gazes ahead with a neutral expression, embodying the Odumodublvck style that the Rolling Stone once celebrated for its unforgettable voice.

Though Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck’s thunderous baritone sounds predestined for fame, he didn’t go looking for music at first. It found him. He had originally hoped to become a professional soccer player before a bad injury; after that, he pivoted to business and got a degree from University of Lagos. When a good friend of his dropped out of college to be an artist, he asked Odumodu to be his manager. One day at a studio, the friend encouraged him to lay something down himself. “He said, ‘You have the voice. You should try and do…