Mayorkun decided to leave his bank job to search for another job due to bad pay, when his cover video was spotted by
Davido in February 2016. Davido followed him on Twitter and Instagram, after which Davido asked him if he could do more than play the keyboard. He got a call from Davido the same day he wrote his resignation letter and sent Davido some of the songs he already recorded. Davido decided to sign him to
Davido Music Worldwide. Mayorkun released his first single under the label called "Eleko" in 2016. The song debuted at number 9 on the Nigeria
Playdata charts, on 1 May 2016, and reached number 5, on 28 May 2016. The video of the song gathered a million views in the first 10 days. To his name, Mayorkun has several singles including Yawa, Sade, Che Che, and Mama. In October 2018, he released singles "Posh" and "Fantasy" featuring
Olu Maintain in antici
pation of his first studio album titled The Mayor of Lagos.
The Mayor of Lagos was released on the 16th of November, 2018. On December 1, 2018, it appeared on the
Billboard World Albums chart, peaking at number 15. In 2020, he was among the artistes scheduled for performance at the Convention center of the
Eko Hotel and suites,
Victoria Island,
Lagos for the 2020 vanguard personality awards. Other scheduled artists included
Tekno,
Timaya and several others.
The Mayor of Lagos concert Mayorkun embarked on a nationwide tour in 2017 that saw him perform in over 35 schools. He ended the year 2017 with his first headline concert in
Lagos called "The Mayor of Lagos". The Mayor of Lagos concert continued in 2018 with a show in the city of
Ibadan and the federal capital territory,
Abuja. Additionally, a date for a Lagos edition was announced. In 2018, Mayorkun did a tour of the
UK alongside label mate Dremo, where he performed in approximately six cities. He also performed alongside label boss Davido at the
Wireless Festival.
Exit from DMW, and Back In Office In 2021, during the release party of his second album
Back In Office, Mayorkun disclosed his departure from DMW. In an interview with
Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, both Davido and Mayorkun revealed the news to fans at his
album launch event. The studio album
Back In Office, was released through
Sony Music's West Africa division in Nigeria on 29 October 2021. == Discography ==