Born Michael Adebayo Olayinka on the 23rd of September, 1999 in Lagos, Ruger is the sharp-shooting Afropop sensation who walked into the scene with an eye-patch, pink hair and enough confidence to make a whole continent turn its head.
Having made it to the spotlight in 2021 under Jonzing World with a clean streak of hits including Bounce, Dior and Snapchat, Ruger’s peculiarity not only owes to his melodies, but to the persona he built around being a flirts, a croon & small troublemaker with a smirk you can almost hear in his music.
Coming with his debut album RU The World(2023) are global hit tracks like Asiwaju, Jonzing Boy, & Tour. Songs that helped him stake his claim as a true hitmaker with range. Followed by the joint project with Buju, RnB(2024) and his latest album Blownboy RU(2025).
Since launching his independent imprint Blown Boy Ent., Ruger has proven to be intentional & unstoppable. If you’re trying to catch up, tracks like Asiwaju, Dior, Bounce & Jonzing Boy are your perfect shots.