Godwin Emmanuel Ifeanyi known professionally as Shugavybz, is a platinum Grammy-nominated Nigerian composer, record producer, songwriter, and singer. Paulash Panache featured them on their 2020 single "No Girlfriend No Problem" with Roger Lino, and Leeroy Afrika, which earned him a nomination at 2020 City People Music Awards for Best Collabo of the Year
He gained international recognition for co-writing Davido's Grammy-nominated fourth studio album Timeless, not to be confused with Goldie's debut album of the same name. He primarily produced and wrote most songs on Iyanya's third EP The 6th Wave. On 15 May 2023, Shugavybz was ranked number thirty-four on TurnTable's Official Producer Top 100.
Early life and career Godwin Emmanuel Ifeanyi was born in Ojodu Berger, a suburb area of Lagos, and hails from Ebonyi State. He had his primary education at Access Model Private School and his secondary education at SusanChris International Model Secondary School and Ugwuakuma Secondary School Arochukwu, before proceeding to study at Federal Polytechnic, Nekede in Imo State for his tertiary education. In 2024, he shared his early musical experience with TurnTable, saying "My parents and the kind of music my dad listened to when I was younger. I was really close to him, so I heard a lot of rhythmic music being influenced by the best of the 80s and 90s."
He achieved recognition for his work on Iyanya's 2022 single One Side. In 2023, he co-wrote the Grammy-nominated Best Global Music Album Timeless by Davido. His productions include "Yawa No Dey End" by Majeeed, "Sinner" by Iyanya, "Paloma" by Mr. P, "Morning Call" by Harmonize, "Go" by Kcee, "My Baby" by Diamond Platnumz, and "Pounds & Dollars" by Diamond Platnumz and the two-time Grammy Award-winning flautist Wouter Kellerman.
Artisty Shugavybz cited Fela Kuti, Paulson Kalu, Osita Osadebe, Lawrence Obusi, and the best of the 80s and 90s, as his musical influence.
Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryRecipientResultRefCity People Music Awards2020Best Collabo of the Year"No Girlfriend No Problem" (with. Paulash Panache, Roger Lino, and Leeroy Afrika)Grammy Awards2024Best Global Music AlbumTimeless by Davido
Discography Albums + List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions NG Love Potion Released: 22 January 2021 Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles + List of charted singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album NG UK US "Odigi" 2021 — — —Love Potion "Kele" (with. King Bernard, Roger Lino) 2023 — — — rowspan="3" "Tempa" 2024 — — — "Ifeoma" (with. BoyPee) — — —
+ List of charted singles as a featured artist, with selected chart positions Artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album NG US UK Godboy "BELIEVE (Covid – 19)" (feat. Singah, Shugavybz, DJ Switch, Pryme, Leeroy Afrika & Xbusta) 2020 — — — rowspan="3" Paulash Panache "Lituation" () — — — "No Girlfriend No Problem" ()2021 — — — Godboy "Dealer Man" () 2022 — — — rowspan="4" "Eledumare" () — — — "Kontinu" () — — — "Lagos City" ()2023 — — —
Production discography Singles produced TitleYearAlbumRelease date"Attencion" (Singah)2021The Moon and Back27 August 2021"Yawa No Dey End" (Majeeed)2022Bitter Sweet25 February 2022"One Side" (Iyanya)The 6th Wave15 September 2022"Go" (feat. Iyanya) (Kcee)4 November 2022"My Baby" (feat. Chike) (Diamond Platnumz)2023rowspan="2"3 February 2023"Sinner" (feat. BNXN) (Iyanya)3 May 2023"All Over You" (Guchi)All Over You / Mon Bébé2 June 2023"Morning Call" (Harmonize)16 June 2023
Selected albums produced and songwriting credit ArtistAlbumRelease dateCertificationsLabelNoteMr. PThe Prodigal2 April 2021P Classic RecordsCo-producerNeezaAfter School17 September 2021Weird Kidd IncCo-producerSingahThe Moon and Back26 November 2021P Classic RecordsCo-producerJaywillzSun Flower11 February 2022Chaado Music WorldwideCo-producerDiamond PlatnumzFirst Of All11 March 2022WCB WasafiCo-producerMajeeedBitter Sweet25 March 2022Dream Empire MusicCo-producerIyanyaThe 6th Wave21 October 2022Made Men Music GroupPrimary producer ComposerDavidoTimeless31 March 2023ComposerIyanyaLove & Trust9 June 2023Made Men Music GroupCo-producer Co-writerKceeMr. Versatile26 July 2024Five Star MusicCo-producer
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