Blaqbonez & Asake 'CHANEL' 805K streams

Blaqbonez and Asake’s new single “CHANEL” was reported on May 22 to have crossed 805,000 Spotify streams within 15 hours, according to a widely shared X post that attributed the figure to Spotify. The post, published by The Debut Hub, described the track as the fastest-growing rap song in Nigeria on the platform. Independent confirmation of the 15-hour Spotify tally was not publicly available in the materials reviewed, but the song’s release date and rollout were visible across music platforms and Nigerian entertainment coverage. May 21 is listed as the release date for “Chanel (feat. Asake)” on Audiomack, where the track appears under Blaqbonez and is credited to Chocolate City Music. TheCable reported on May 22 that Blaqbonez had released the single across streaming platforms on Friday, accompanied by a music video. ### Where did the 805,000-stream figure come from? The Debut Hub’s May 22 X post supplied the specific claim: 805,000-plus Spotify streams in 15 hours. The same post said the song had become Nigeria’s fastest-growing rap song on Spotify. X posts can surface early music-performance claims before labels or platforms issue formal updates. In this case, the number circulated publicly, but Spotify did not appear to publish a matching public-facing statement in the sources reviewed. ### What can be verified about the song itself? Audiomack lists “Chanel (feat. Asake)” with a May 21, 2026 release date under Blaqbonez’s account. The page also shows the release carrying a 2026 Chocolate City Music credit. TheCable reported on May 22 that Blaqbonez released “Chanel” featuring Asake across streaming platforms and paired it with a video. The outlet described the record as a collaboration between Blaqbonez’s hip-hop style and Asake’s Fuji-inflected Afrobeats delivery. ### Why is the Nigeria claim getting attention? Nigeria’s streaming market has produced several high-velocity opening runs for major local artists, and Asake has recently featured in separate reporting about Spotify milestones. The Guardian reported this month that Asake’s album “M$NEY” posted what it described as the biggest first-week debut on Spotify Nigeria, with 37.5 million streams in six days. That backdrop helps explain why a Blaqbonez-Asake collaboration would draw immediate attention from fan accounts and chart watchers. The “fastest-growing rap song” label, however, remains tied in the reviewed material to the social-media claim rather than a directly published Spotify chart note. ### Who are the artists behind “CHANEL”? Blaqbonez is a Nigerian rapper signed to Chocolate City, and TheCable said he first broke into wider mainstream attention with his 2021 debut album “Sex Over Love.” Asake is one of Nigeria’s most commercially prominent artists and has built a large streaming footprint in the market, according to recent coverage of his catalog performance. The pairing matters because it brings together a rapper with a strong domestic core audience and a singer whose releases have repeatedly posted large streaming numbers in Nigeria. ### What should readers watch next? Spotify’s daily Nigeria charts and any statements from Blaqbonez, Asake, Chocolate City or Spotify would be the next public checkpoints for confirming the pace of “CHANEL” after its first-day run. As of May 22, the clearest verified facts were the song’s May 21 release, its Blaqbonez-Asake billing, and the circulation of the 805,000-in-15-hours claim on X.