Merchants, Dealers & Slaves
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| Studio album by Brymo | ||||||||||
| Released | October 20, 2013 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||||||||
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| Producer | Mikky Me | |||||||||
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Merchants, Dealers & Slaves (stylized as M, D & S) is the third studio album by Nigerian singer Brymo. It was made available for purchase as a digital download on October 20, 2013. Moreover, it was released six days after Chocolate City filed an interim injunction against Brymo. The album was entirely produced by Mikky Me and features a guest appearance from David. It was supported by the singles "Down" and "Eko". Physical copies of the album were not allowed to circulate as a result of the aforementioned injunction. The album's physical release was issued on March 26, 2014, few days after the injunction was lifted.
Brymo recorded M, D & S in 2013. He enlisted Mikky Me to produce the entire LP, and worked with guitarist David to compose "Money". While recording M, D & S, Brymo announced via Twitter that he parted ways with Chocolate City. His announcement was quickly refuted by Audu Maikori, the CEO of Chocolate City at the time. In August 2013, Brymo signed a distribution deal with Spinlet, enabling the digital media company to distribute the Merchants, Dealers & Slaves album online. In October 2013, Spinlet discontinued the aforementioned deal after Chocolate City made them aware of its existing contract with Brymo. On 14 October 2013, Chocolate City filed an interim injunction against Brymo, restraining him from partaking in musical ventures beyond the confines of his contract. On October 20, 2013, Brymo released his third studio album despite reports about an injunction. He revealed the track list for the album two days prior to releasing it. On October 21, 2013, Brymo was restrained from releasing and distributing any musical work, pending Chocolate City's lawsuit against him. In March 2014, the Federal High Court of Lagos lifted the restraint it put on Brymo.
The album's lead single, "Down", was officially released on October 1, 2013. Its music video was uploaded to YouTube on September 30, 2013. Brymo dedicated the song to his family and country. In May 2014, Nigerian Entertainment Today reported that undergraduate students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale did a lyrical decomposition of "Down" as part of their case study project.The Punch also reported that Brymo was invited to the school to partake in the case study presentation. On October 21, 2013, "Eko" was released as the album's second single.
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