CKay’s Ckay The First Hits 1 Billion Spotify Streams — A Historic First for Nigerian EPs
Afrobeats star CKay has just unlocked another monumental milestone — his debut EP Ckay The First has officially crossed 1 billion streams on Spotify.
This achievement makes the project the 7th Nigerian body of work to reach the billion-streams club and, more impressively, the first-ever Nigerian EP to do so on the platform.
Released in 2019, Ckay The First became a global sensation largely off the back of the mega-viral hit Love Nwantiti, which sparked countless remixes and topped charts worldwide. But beyond its biggest single, the EP’s entire tracklist has showcased CKay’s talent for blending infectious melodies, emotional storytelling, and genre-crossing production.
From Lagos to Los Angeles, and TikTok trends to sold-out shows, Ckay The First has proven timeless — a project that didn’t just introduce CKay to the world but redefined what an Afrobeats EP could achieve on the global stage.
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