“I Don’t Wanna Be Famous,” the lead single from NNAMDÏ's second album, Please Have a Seat, is a pop-rap track about becoming grossly, conspicuously, exhaustingly famous.
Here NNAMDÏ lives in a world of Patek Phillipe watches, diamonds, and private jets. People see him on TV and roll their eyes at his ubiquity. “Showing off flying to islands, buying 'em,” he sings.
There are Migos-style ad-libs and car noises. It sounds fun as hell. Nnamdi Ogbonnaya’s rise from the Chicago DIY scene to national recognition has been hard-earned.
After releasing three promising albums that fidgeted at the intersection of pop, indie rock, and hip-hop, he broke out with a prolific and unpredictable few months in 2020.
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