SPINALL feat. Adekunle Gold - CLOUD 9

What this video is

Released in January 2022, the music video for 'Cloud 9' arrives at a historic inflection point for Afrobeats, when Nigerian popular music was achieving sustained global chart presence. Shot in Lagos by Dammy Twitch — a Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 honoree — the video embodies the polished, high-energy visual language that Nigerian labels and directors had developed to compete on international platforms. SPINALL, as a…

Why it matters

A landmark Afrobeats collaboration pairing one of Nigeria's foremost DJ-producers (SPINALL) with a leading Afropop-highlife vocalist (Adekunle Gold). The track exemplifies the mid-tempo, melodic Afropop strand that dominated 2021–2022, blending highlife, R&B, and hip-hop into an internationally…

The director

Born Apampa Oluwadamilola Owolabi on October 27, 1995, in Oyo State, Nigeria. Founder of Polar Films Production and Kadiri Studios. Debuted as a director in 2017. Named Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 in 2022. Has directed videos for Davido, Burna Boy, Olamide,…