Around 2022, a bright-eyed Johnel NG broke into the Trap Music limelight with a hit EP dubbed “Conversations with Myself.” It was hot on the heels of his daring debut titled Another Love Song. It was an exciting era for niche RnB storytellers like Johnel, Odunsi, Aylo, and a host of others who surfaced on the radar of mainstream Trap music and Afrobeats.
Amid the career jamboree, he was having at the time, four years later, Johnel radically announced a hiatus from social media and, by extension, his blossoming music career. He had just dropped a stimulating solo Single “Another Love Song”, and it was almost as if he desperately needed a bit of that freedom from heartbreak.
Johnel’s comeback was foolproof of his unflinching importance to the next era of Trap music. Melding urban RnB influences with mostly soul and pop elements, his sonorous voice easily earmarked him as a force to reckon with within the annals of African music.
He peels back frenzied memories of his come-up, reminiscing on his first studio sessions in Lagos. For Johnel, apart from stamping his footprint as a free-spirited, and relatable voice, he’s also passionate about providing more information about the music business to upcoming acts. And he intimately shares the process behind that epiphany, as well as other exciting facets of his artistry including his creative process, influences, visions, and so much more.