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Dr. Dre Adopts ‘Mayowa’ As His Nigerian Name, Appreciates ‘Finesse’ Singer Pheelz (Video)

Oluwamayowa Adeyinka by Oluwamayowa Adeyinka
August 31, 2022
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Dr. Dre Adopts ‘Mayowa’ As His Nigerian Name, Appreciates ‘Finesse’ Singer Pheelz (Video)

Pheelz and Dr Dre

Nigerian record producer cum singer Pheelz links up with multi-platinum rapper and record producer Dr. Dre in California, the United States of America.

During their meeting, Pheelz gave Dr. Dre a Nigerian name he loves after explaining what the name means in the English language to the legendary co-founder of Beats Electronics.

Pheelz disclosed he gave Dr. Dre ‘Mayowa,’ a Yoruba name that means ‘Joy Bringer’ in English. “Gave @drdre a Nigerian name MAYOWA // meaning: JOY BRINGER,” he shared on Twitter.

In a video posted by Pheelz on the microblogging platform, Dr. Dre proudly accepted the name and appreciated the singer for giving him such a beautiful name. Watch the video.

https://www.withinnigeria.com/entertainment/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/08/adeyinka_oluwamayowa/2022/08/31/Pheelz-gives-Dr-Dre-yoruba-name-mayowa.mp4

In another post on Twitter, the ‘Finesse’ crooner posed for pictures with legendary Diddy and Jimmy Iovine. He captioned it as;

Jimmy Iovine said I’m one of the coldest writers he’s ever seen. That shit felt unreal . @Diddy Maximum love

See the images below.

Dr. Dre Adopts ‘Mayowa’ As His Nigerian Name, Appreciates ‘Finesse’ Singer Pheelz (Video) Dr. Dre Adopts ‘Mayowa’ As His Nigerian Name, Appreciates ‘Finesse’ Singer Pheelz (Video) Dr. Dre Adopts ‘Mayowa’ As His Nigerian Name, Appreciates ‘Finesse’ Singer Pheelz (Video)

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