Nawti is a song by Nigerian recording artist, Olu Maintain. It was officially released in January 2012, as the first single from his debut album, Chosen One.[1] The single was recorded in Nigeria and the video was directed by Kehinde Nayomi Smith, a Nigerian music director.[2] Nawti's video won the Best Video of 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards held on September 2, 2012, in New York City and was also nominated as the Best R&B Song at the Hip Hop World Awards.[3] The reason why it was not nominated as Best Video at the "Hip Hop World Awards" was linked to the fact that it was directed by a Nigerian music director.[4]

"Nawti"
Single by Olu Maintain
Released2012
RecordedSeptember 2011
GenreAfrobeats, Afropop
Length4:04
LabelKentro World
Songwriter(s)Olumide Maintain
Producer(s)Tayo Adeyemi
Olu Maintain singles chronology
"Yahooze"
(2007)
"Nawti"
(2012)
"Hypnotize me"
(2013)
Music video
"Yahooze" on YouTube

Track listing

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Digital single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Yahooze"Olu MaintainTayo Adeyemi4:04

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
Nigeria January 2012 Digital download Reloaded Records

References

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  1. ^ niyi. "Olu Maintain To 'Hypnotize' Fans With 'Oya Dancia'". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Big Things Pop for P-Square, Davido, Wizkid & Sarkodie as they win BIG at the 2012 Headies (Hip Hop World Awards)". BellaNaija. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ Latestnigeriannews. "BN Bytes: Olu Maintain Talks 'Nawti' on GidiCulture TV". Latest Nigerian News. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Olu Maintain: My Collabo With 50 Cent, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2015.