Paparazzi is a single from Shoday featuring FOLA, released January 2, 2026 under 5K Records, Canny Consults and Sony Music Entertainment UK. Produced by SB, it runs 2 minutes 27 seconds and served as the lead single from Shoday's debut album HYBRID, which followed on February 6, 2026. Shoday's full name is Shodade Solomon Segun. He was born and raised in Agege, Lagos and holds a National Diploma in Building Technology from YABATECH — he approaches music the way he studied architecture, as a structure with intention behind every layer.
The numbers Paparazzi put up are significant for a debut single. It peaked at number 1 on the Official Nigeria Top 100, number 7 on the US Billboard Afrobeats Songs chart and number 12 on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart. The TikTok campaign before release generated nearly 50,000 user-generated videos before the song was even officially on streaming platforms. When HYBRID dropped, it recorded 4.98 million Spotify Nigeria streams in its first day alone and peaked at number 3 on Apple Music Nigeria behind Wizkid and J. Cole. Paparazzi has since surpassed 10 million Spotify streams.
FOLA's contribution is not a token feature — she has her own growing profile and the exchange between the two artists on the record is what gives it its playful energy. Shoday described HYBRID as going from "freestyles and small rooms to this moment right here." Paparazzi is the song that made the wider world pay attention to that journey. Rating: 8.5/10.
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