Chocolate Metropolis Music has topped GRNDMSTR (Imade Prayer Osarodion) winner of the #CC20LegacyVerse problem, awarding the rapper ₦1,000,000 and a characteristic on the official “Legacy” remix.
The competitors, launched in 2025 to have a good time the label’s twentieth anniversary, invited artists to document their finest verse over the instrumental that includes Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince, and Blaqbonez.
After 1000’s of submissions nationwide, GRNDMSTR’s verse stood out for its authenticity and lyrical ability, in line with an announcement. His successful entry will seem on Chocolate Metropolis’s forthcoming twentieth Anniversary Album, connecting 20 years of Nigerian hip-hop historical past with its future.
Abuchi Peter Ugwu, CEO of Chocolate Metropolis Group, within the assertion mentioned: “For 20 years, we’ve been on the forefront of figuring out expertise that defines generations. GRNDMSTR embodies what we search for; genuine expertise, lyrical prowess, and starvation to push Nigerian rap ahead. This problem linked our legacy with the longer term, reminding us why we began: to offer voice to distinctive expertise that may in any other case go unheard.”
Since 2005, Chocolate Metropolis has grown from an impartial startup to considered one of Africa’s most influential music corporations, launching careers for M.I Abaga, Ice Prince, Jesse Jagz, Cube Ailes, and Blaqbonez. Celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2025, the label has pioneered artist growth packages and championed truthful offers, serving to form trade requirements throughout the continent.
Ugwu mirrored on the journey:”We got down to construct an establishment that might evolve with the trade. We’ve weathered numerous modifications in how music is created, distributed, and consumed. The important thing has at all times been our core mission: discovering distinctive expertise and creating an ecosystem the place artists thrive commercially and creatively.”
Moyosore Olumodeji, Head of Advertising and marketing, emphasised the competitors’s broader impression: “The response was overwhelming. We noticed submissions from Lagos to Port Harcourt, Abuja to Calabar. What struck us was the standard and variety. GRNDMSTR’s win is well-deserved, however this problem revealed one thing larger: the way forward for Nigerian rap is in glorious palms. Our duty is guaranteeing platforms like this live on.”
In accordance with the assertion, the official cheque presentation passed off at Chocolate Metropolis’s Lagos headquarters and the twentieth Anniversary Album, releasing quickly, will characteristic basic tracks, new collaborations, and particular initiatives showcasing the label’s evolution.
