Fuji Music is one of Nigeria's most well-known musical subgenres. After Afrobeat, the genre has grown to be the second-largest subgroup in the Nigerian music industry. It originated from traditional waka, poetry, and Islamic devotional chants.
This industry has produced notable figures including Wasiu Ayinde Olawale Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, and many more.
The list of the top 10 wealthiest Fuji artists in Nigeria was created to pay homage to significant historical and cultural figures.
Naira Taye currency- 85M Naira
Alhaji Taye Akande Adebisi, well known as Taye Currency, begins the list being the least of the richest musicians in Nigeria in 2022 with an estimated net worth of 85 million Naira. He began his career at the early age of 17 with the assistance of his mother, forming the band "Currency Band" with his twin brother and manager Rahmon Akilapa. He has grown to become one of the biggest Fuji Forces in the country since that time.
Remi Aluko – 100M Naira
Remi Aluko, also known as the Igwe of Fuji, is anticipated to have a net worth of N100 million in 2022, making him one of the richest artists in Nigeria. At the age of 15, he began a career as a professional musician, releasing his first album, Celebration, in 1995. Since then, he has released a number of albums and collaborated with some of the most well-known figures in the industry.
Muri Thunder – 200M Naira
Muritala Ademola Salaudeen, popularly known as Muri Thunder, makes the list of the richest Fuji artists in Nigeria in 2022 with an estimated net worth of N200 million. He started his musical career at the age of 7 by singing Islamic songs in his Arabic class. After a while, he shifted his attention to Fuji music, and since then, he has arranged innumerable shows around the country and published two CDs.
Shefiu Alao – 350M Naira
Sule Alao Malaika – 400M Naira
Sulaimon Alao Adekunle, popularly known by his stage as Ks1 Malaika, is one of the richest Fuji singers in Nigeria in 2022 with an estimated net worth of N400 million. He started playing and singing music at an early age at a Lagos Islamic school before starting his first Fuji band in 1983.
Adewale Ayuba – 400M Naira
Adewale Ayuba is estimated to have a net worth of N400 million, placing him sixth among Nigeria's richest Fuji artists in 2022. When he was eight years old, the Bonsue-fuji maestro, also known as Mr. Johnson, began giving performances at regional musical contests and fiestas in Ogun State.
Saheed Osupa – 450M Naira
One of the wealthiest Fuji musicians in Nigeria in 2022 is Akorede Babatunde Okunola, better known by his stage as Saheed Osupa. His projected net worth is 450 million Naira. Ayinde Barrister, one of the main forerunners of the genre, dubbed him the “King of Fuji Music.”
Obesere – 500M Naira
Abass Akande Obesere, often known as Obesere, makes the list of the richest Fuji artists in Nigeria in 2022 with an estimated net worth of N500 million. Obesere, better known by his stage name Omo Rapala, is one of the most well-known Fuji Musicians in the country. For the most of his musical career, he was embroiled in a bitter dispute with another well-known Fuji artist K1 De Ultimate.
Pasuma – 600M Naira
Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, well known by his stage name Pasuma, placed second among Nigeria's richest Fuji artists in 2022. The Oganla of Fuji is said to be worth 600 million Naira, citing a local newspaper.
K1 De Ultimate – 800M Naira
Wasiu Ayinde Olawale Marshal, better known by his stage name K1 De Ultimate, is the richest Fuji artist in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of N800 million. He is considered to be the King of Fuji music because he promoted a certain brand of the fuji genre based on the works of the fuji originator Ayinde Barrister.
