BLACKTRIBE RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM

Three years after the successful release of their sophomore album, bountifully talented duo; Abdulmalik Usman and Daniel Nwankuwo, a.k.a Young Chief that make up the famous group; Blacktribe are finally ready with their third album. This has further portrayed them as one of the most unswerving groups in the country in recent times.
The group has no doubt come a long way in the music industry. They recorded their first single in 1999 titled Be Ma Girl featuring 2Face Idibia and Blackface of the defunct Plantashun Boyz and it was produced by Paul Play. Accordingly in 2000, they recorded another successful single titled Nino and it turned out to be another hit. It was produced by ace producer, Nelson Brown. The song was well accepted then in all spheres of the society and it instantly turned them into a household name.
Due to their growingpopularity then, they rocked so many concerts in the country and they are still doing same till date. Some of the most popular shows they have performed at are Star Trek, The Play Safe Campus Tour for the awareness of HIV/AIDS, Y’hello Africa, Taraba and Benue States government organized Peace Concerts, Big Brother Nigeria Show, MTN 2Face & Friends Tour, amongst others.
Their first album titled Past and Present which was made up of nine tracks was released in 2004 by CK Music. The album was produced by the duo of Nelson Brown and OJB. Tracks like Nini and You Are The One (I Dey Halla O) became the toast of all music lovers. The video of I Dey Halla O also became one of the most rotated videos on air then.
After recording success with the first album, they went back to the drawing board and followed suit with their sophomore effort in 2007 titled Make Way . The album was made up of 12 tracks featuring acts like 2Face Idibia and few other talented acts.
Their new album, Addicted billed to officially hit record shelves on December 7th boasts of 10 hot numbers which cut across different genres of music. The 10 tracks on the album are Chacha, Ife, Trusted Friend, Ganja, Gbabeski, Follow Me Go, Story, Leave Am, My Size, U Make Me Wanna, 2nite, Wondale, Chikito and Addicted. The album which featured acts like; 2Face Idibia, Timaya, Sound Sultan, OJB, Mallam Spicy, and Prince Banton has the production imprints of the likes of K-Solo, Spanky, J-Sleek, Dr. Frabs, OJB and Jiggy Jegg. Two videos from the album, Chikito and Trusted Friend were shot in South-Africa. Trusted Friend video is already enjoying rotation on different TV stations.