Meet Shaboozey, rising music star and EmRata’s rumoured BF: the Nigerian-American genre-smashing country artist features on Beyoncé’s latest album and a Spider-Man soundtrack

Aug 9, 2024

Shaboozey is the rapper and unlikely country star rumoured to be dating model Emily Ratajkowski. Photo: @shaboozey/Instagram

Shaboozey recently sparked dating rumours when he was reportedly spotted with model Emily Ratajkowski at a club in New York City – the pair held hands and left together at around 1am

The artist draws inspiration from The Rolling Stones and Kanye West, shot to fame with his catchy single ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ and featured in two tracks on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album

The music industry is always buzzing with fresh talent and unique sounds, and right now, it’s all about Shaboozey, the genre-mixing sensation who’s shaking up the scene – and stirring romance rumours with model Emily Ratajkowski.

Shaboozey has been smashing the boundaries of music genres. Photo: @shaboozey/Instagram

The breakout country star was reportedly spotted getting cosy with EmRata at a New York City club recently. They attended Nigerian singer Rema’s album release party at the club, holding hands and reportedly leaving together at around 1am.

Shaboozey’s single “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” rocked to the top of the Billboard charts this year. Photo: @shaboozey/Instagram

Aside from sparking a media frenzy and dating rumours, Shaboozey is quickly making his mark on the music industry. For years, Black musicians have been pigeonholed into hip-hop and R&B, but trailblazers like Shaboozey are smashing those barriers. His main groove might be country, but he seamlessly blends in other genres, showing off his incredible range and paying homage to Black musical legends.

His hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”, a clever twist on J-Kwon’s 2004 hit “Tipsy”, shot to No 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, dethroning Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em”, and making history as the first time two Black artists topped the chart in consecutive weeks since 1958, according to Billboard.

From his background to his career goals, here’s everything we know about Shaboozey.

Shaboozey’s stage name is a clever twist on his surname

Shaboozey took on a stage name after people kept mispronouncing his real name. Photo: @shaboozey/Instagram

Collins Obinna Chibueze, better known as Shaboozey, shared in a chat with New Wave Magazine that his catchy stage name is actually a twist on his last name, which originally means “God is King” in the Igbo language. People kept mispronouncing it, so he decided to just run with it.

Meet Shaboozey, rising music star and EmRata’s rumoured BF: the Nigerian-American genre-smashing country artist features on Beyoncé’s latest album and a Spider-Man soundtrack

Shaboozey’s stage name is a clever twist on his surname

What is Shaboozey’s background?