Eziokwu

On 31 August 2023, which was initially scheduled to be the release date of the mixtape. However, in the early hours of the date, he tweeted how deeply sorry he was to move the release date as he believed his fans were not ready for the truth.{{cite web |title=Odumodublvck’s drops new mixtape titled ‘EZIOKWU’ – The Beat 99.9 FM Port-Harcourt |url=https://www.thebeat99ph.com/odumodublvcks-drops-new-mixtape-titled-eziokwu/ |website=www.thebeat99ph.com |access-date=4 November 2023}} On 14 September 2023, he signed an exclusive deal with Def Jam Recordings in United States, before the release of his fifth studio mixtape album.{{cite web |last1=Udugba |first1=Anthony |title=Odumodublvck signs exclusive deal with Def Jam Recordings |url=https://businessday.ng/life-arts/article/odumodublvck-signs-exclusive-deal-with-def-jam-recordings/ |website=Businessday NG |access-date=4 November 2023 |date=14 September 2023}}

While speaking with Dazed about the name of his mixtape, Odumodublvck said: “Many musicians say, ‘My music is different,’ but is it different? My mixtape is the first time in the history of Nigerian music that an album has come in this form. It has highlife, Afrobeat, Afro-fusion, it has real hip-hop, and it has drill. I did this from scratch; it's me saying that ‘it’s me, I’m the truth.’”{{cite web |last1=Onapa |first1=Emmanuel |title=Odumodublvck: the rising Nigerian artist fusing Afrobeats and drill |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/61137/1/odumodublvck-the-rising-nigerian-artist-fusing-afrobeats-and-drill |website=Dazed |access-date=4 November 2023 |language=en |date=18 October 2023}}

On 16 October 2023, he spoke with Nandi Madida on the inspiration behind the Eziokwu on the Africa Now radio show, Odumodu said: “In as much as it’s a hip-hop album, it has a lot of Afrobeats elements to it, afro-fusion elements, it even has Ghanaian highlife. I try to make a project that has never been made before, or created before, in the history of African music. The sound has this, this, this, and that, but it still sounds like one body of work.”{{cite web |last1=Adebiyi |first1=Adeayo |title=I wanted to make a project that has never been made before - ODUMODUBLVCK |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/odumodublvck-speaks-to-apple-music-on-his-mixtape-eziokwu/c8bzmt2 |website=Pulse Nigeria |access-date=5 November 2023 |language=en |date=16 October 2023}} On 17 October 2023, he discussed the album with DJ Target on BBC Radio 1Xtra.{{cite web |title=DJ Target - Odumodublvck joins Target for a chat! |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001r6sp |website=www.bbc.co.uk |publisher=BBC Sounds |access-date=5 November 2023}}

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| rev1Score = 7.7/10

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EZIOKWU received generally positive reviews from music critics. In a review for Pulse Nigeria, Adeayo Adebiyi said: “As an album, 'Eziokwu' is a compilation that captures Odumodublvck's recent success in the mainstream. While this is by no means his strongest body of work yet, the album needs to be examined for what it is; a compilation of tracks to service his early listeners as well as the newfound audience while preparing them for the beginning of his mainstream journey.”{{cite web |last1=Adebiyi |first1=Adeayo |title=ODUMODUBLVCK shares his truth on 'EZIOKWU' |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/a-pulse-review-of-eziokwu-by-nigerian-rapper-odumodublvck/ypb09yl |website=Pulse Nigeria |access-date=4 November 2023 |language=en |date=6 October 2023}} In a review for The Native, Dennis Ade Peter said “‘EZIOKWU’ is a proper encapsulation of what it means to believe in your own sauce, beyond the sake of hubris. He's worked hard and smart to get to this point, and he's relishing the spoils of success with an invigorated edge. The raps pound the earth and the melodies waft to the skies; the music is vibrant and varied, and the features are roundly brilliant. Most importantly, ODUMODUBLVCK is in total control while toggling his voice between aggressive rapper and melody bender. Talk about a man who can do both. In its assuredness, ‘EZIOKWU’ is a show of musical excellence.”{{cite web |last1=Peter |first1=Dennis Ade |title=Read Our 1-Listen Review Of ODUMODUBLVCK's 'EZIOKWU' |url=https://thenativemag.com/odumodublvck-eziokwu-1-listen/ |website=The NATIVE |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=6 October 2023}}

EZIOKWU debuted at number 1 in Nigeria Top 50 Albums, with 8,130 equivalent album units; with 12.2 million on-demand streaming activity on the week of 6 October to 12 October.{{cite web |last1=Native |first1=The |title=ODUMODUBLVCK's 'EZIOKWU' Is The No.1 Album In The Country |url=https://thenativemag.com/turntable-top-100-odumodublvck-eziokwu/ |website=The NATIVE |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=19 October 2023}}

{{Track listing

| headline = EZIOKWU standard edition

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 100%

| total_length = 38:31

| title1 = COMMEND

| writer1 = Tochukwu

| extra1 = {{hlist|Spykida|Sholz}}

| length1 = 2:28

| title2 = DECLAN RICE

| writer2 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Agu Uchechukwu James|Awe Babalola|David Utibe-Abasi Okuku|John Olisemeke Uwaishe}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Trill Xoe|JohnWav}}

| length2 = 2:04

| title3 = KUBOLOR

| writer3 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Ama Serwah Genfi}}

| note4 = featuring Amaarae

| extra3 = {{hlist|Trill Xoe|JohnWav}}

| length3 = 2:09

| title4 = ADAMMA BEKE

| writer4 = Tochukwu

| extra4 = Ucee

| length4 = 2:14

| title5 = SHOOT AND GO HOME

| writer5 = Tochukwu

| extra5 = Bigfootinyourface

| length5 = 2:52

| title6 = TESLA BOY

| note6 = featuring Blaqbonez

| writer6 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Emeka Akumefule}}

| extra6 = Spykida

| length6 = 3:05

| title7 = MC OLUOMO

| writer7 = Tochukwu

| extra7 = Cross YDC

| length7 = 1:47

| title8 = BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR

| note8 = featuring Bloody Civilian and Wale

| writer8 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Emoseh Khamofu|Olubowale Victor Akintimehin|Jimohsoundz|Deepaholiq}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Jimohsoundz|Deepaholiq}}

| length8 = 3:53

| title9 = FIREGUN

| note9 = featuring Fireboy DML

| writer9 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Adedamola Oyinlola Adefolahan}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Twitchpapiii|Trill Xoe|JohnWav}}

| length9 = 3:14

| title10 = SAINT OBI

| note10 = featuring Reeplay

| writer10 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Reeplay}}

| extra10 = IceBeatzz

| length10 = 2:34

| title11 = STRIPPERS ANTHEM

| note11 = featuring Teezee, and PsychoYP

| writer11 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Teni Zaccheaus JR.|Nicholas Ihua-Maduenyi}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Ucee|Mo. Sounds|Teezee}}

| length11 = 2:50

| title12 = DOG EAT DOG II

| note12 = featuring Cruel Santino, and Bella Shmurda

| writer12 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Osayaba Andrew Ize-Iyamu|Abiola Ahmed Akinbiyi}}

| extra12 = Ucee

| length12 = 4:00

| title13 = HAMMER TIME

| writer13 = Tochukwu

| extra13 = Ucee

| length13 = 2:17

| title14 = PICANTO

| note14 = featuring Zlatan, and ECko Miles

| writer14 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael|Edison Ogums}}

| extra14 = Jimohsoundz

| length14 = 3:04

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{{Track listing

| headline = Deluxe edition

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 01:00:44

| title_width = 30%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 100%

| title15 = ABUJA PEOPLE

| note15 = featuring Decosuave

| writer15 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Decosuave}}

| extra15 = Oshow Daviz

| length15 = 2:40

| title16 = HOTEL LOBBY

| note16 = featuring Anti World Gangstars

| writer16 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Reeplay|Agunna|Shagba|EKIZZY|Deco Suave|XL spiff}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Gothicissues|Cross YDC}}

| length16 = 3:27

| title17 = BADMAN BOUNCE

| note17 = featuring Reeplay & Duncan Mighty

| writer17 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Reeplay|Duncan Mighty}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Mr Brxlliant|Spykida}}

| length17 = 3:46

| title18 = MINIMAL FUSS

| note18 = featuring BOJ

| writer18 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Bolaji Odojukan}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|Abel Lead Us|Jimohsoundz|Ucee}}

| length18 = 2:56

| title19 = A1 PERICO

| note19 = featuring Mizzle & Nasty C

| writer19 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Anifowoshe Temitayo Michael|David Junior Ngcobo}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|Buci Buci|Spykida}}

| length19 = 3:29

| title20 = NO PROTOCOL

| note20 = featuring Masicka & Teni

| writer20 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Javaun Fearon|Teniola Apata}}

| extra20 = {{hlist|Wizical|Emrld}}

| length20 = 3:14

| title21 = WOTOWOTO SEASONING

| note21 = featuring Black Sherif

| writer21 = {{hlist|Tochukwu|Mohammed Ismail Sherif}}

| extra21 = {{hlist|Gothic Issues|Cross YDC|Spykida}}

| length21 = 2:51

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