Balogun Afolabi Oluwaloseyi (born 12 July 2000), known professionally as Seyi Vibez, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to prominise in 2023 with the single "Chance (Na Ham)", which debuted at No. 19 on the UK Afrobeats singles chart and peaked number 7 on the TurnTable Top 100 chart.
Known for his prolific output, Seyi Vibez released the number-one albums Billion Dollar Baby (2022) and Swaguu (2026), the latter of which was executive-produced by Burna Boy.
Early life Balogun Afolabi Oluwaloseyi was born on 12 July 2000, in Ketu, Lagos State. His family moved to Ikorodu when he was 13 years old. Oluwaloseyi was raised in an Islamic household. He grew up in poverty, stating that his family urged him to leave the house at age 15 to hustle on his own.
In 2014, Oluwaloseyi was brought to a local studio in Ikorodu by a friend and recorded his first song. Upon returning home, his mother gave him her blessing to pursue music, on the condition that he finishes school. Oluwaloseyi was signed to a record label at 17, but was later dropped. He subsequently began an independent career. Prior to publishing his music, Oluwaloseyi recalled "basically living like a studio rat" in order to find his musical sound.
Career
2019-2022: Career beginnings, NSNV, and Billion Dollar Baby Seyi Vibez debuted on 19 May 2019 with his single "Anybody". He first gained popularity in 2020 following the release of his single "Godsent". The following year he released the EPNSNV (initialism for No Seyi No Vibez).
His debut studio album Billion Dollar Baby was released on 2 November 2022, The album peaked number 1 on the TurnTable Top 50 Albums Chart, and was supported by the viral success of the track "Chance (Na Ham). The same year he was cited as one of the 16 African artists to watch by MoreBranches. On 9 December 2022 Seyi Vibez released the deluxe edition to Billion Dollar Baby.
2023: Memory Card, Thy Kingdom Come, and Nahamciaga On 6 January 2023, Seyi Vibez released his 5 tracked debut extended play, Memory Card, with a guest feature from American rapper YXNG K.A. In the first week of launching the EP, it garnered over 6.30 million streams in its first week, with Pan African Music listing it as one of the top ten best albums of January 2023.
On 2 February 2023, Seyi Vibez appeared on the single "Let There Be Light" by fellow Nigerian singer Zlatan. The song debuted at No. 14 on Apple Music's Top 100 Nigeria chart. On 29 May 2023, Seyi Vibez released the single "Hat-trick", which became the lead single to his next project Vibe Till Thy Kingdom Come which released in June, becoming his third project in nine months. This was shortly followed up with his next studio album, Thy Kingdom Come on 23 June.
In August 2023, Seyi Vibez featured on the songs "Unleash" by Kizz Daniel and "Giza" by Burna Boy. In the same month, Seyi Vibez was announced as a brand ambassador of Cardtonic, a gift card exchange platform in Nigeria and Ghana.
In September 2023, At the 16th Headies Award, Seyi Vibez won the Best Street-Hop Artiste with the single "Chance (Na Ham)". In October he appeared on the track "Area Boyz Prayer" with NSG. On 8 December 2023 Seyi Vibez released the EP Nahamciaga.
2024: Loseyi Professor On 8 February 2024, Seyi Vibez appeared on the track "Mamba" alongside Bella Shmurda and LarryLanes. He then appeared on the remix to the track "Fakosi" by Reekado on 15 February.
In April 2024, Seyi Vibez released the song "Instagram" featuring Muyeez, an artist he signed under the newly formed Vibez Inc record label. On 2 May 2024 he released the song "Ogo" with British rapper Tion Wayne. Throughout the next six days Seyi Vibez released songs with the rest of the artists signed to Vibez Inc. During this period he also appeared on "Bad Vibes" by Ayra Starr. On 16 May 2024, Seyi Vibez was nominated for the Best New International Act award at the BET Awards. The next month he appeared on the track "Apala Disco" by DJ Tunez alongside Wizkid and Terry Apala. On 12 July 2024 Seyi Vibez released the EP Loseyi Professor.
2025-present: Fuji Moto and Swaguu On 20 February 2025, Seyi Vibez surprise-released the EP Children of Africa. On 21 May he released the single "Pressure", his first release under Empire Distribution. On 28 October Seyi Vibez released the single "How Are You". On 13 November 2024, Seyi Vibez released the studio album Fuji Moto. On 14 November he appeared on the track "YSF" by rapper Wale alongside Teni.
On December 3, 2025, Seyi Vibez emerged the second most streamed artist on Spotify Nigeria in 2025. On 10 December he featured on the track "Richer" by British rapper J Hus. On 21 January 2026 Seyi Vibez released the song "My Healer" with Omah Lay. On 4 June he appeared on "Opera Mini" by Poco Lee. On 3 July Seyi Vibez featured on "Peppa" by MetaBoy. A week later he appeared on "Won Da" by 1da Banton.
On 30 July 2026, Seyi Vibez released the single "GTA". On 27 August he followed up with "Back 2 U". Then on 17 September he released the studio album Swaguu. The album was executive produced by Burna Boy. The first track "Volume" achieved 5.95 million streams in its first week, becoming the first number-one song to achieve the feat only with streaming.
Personal life On 16 March 2023, Seyi Vibez announced the death of his mother, describing it as the "darkest day" of his life.
Discography Studio albums Billion Dollar Baby (2022) Vibe Till Thy Kingdom Come (2023) Thy Kingdom Come (2023) Loseyi Professor (2024)https://musiccustodian.com/2024/07/15/seyi-vibez-surprises-fans-with-loseyi-professor-ep-early-release/ Fuji Moto (2025) Swaguu (2026)
EPs No Seyi, No Vibez (2021) Memory Card (2023) Nahamciaga (2023) Children of Africa (2025)
Awards and nominations Year Awards ceremony Award description(s) Nominated work Results 2023The HeadiesNext Rated HimselfBest CollaborationBest Street-Hop Artiste2024BET Awards Best New International ActThe HeadiesBest Street-Hop Artiste2025Best Afrobeat Pop SingleViewer's Choice"Big Big Things" HimselfBest Recording of the Year AAEA AwardsBest Male Artist West Africa
References
External links
Seyi Vibez at AllMusic