Dr Barz

Victor Akpomon popularly known as Dr Barz is a hiphop/afrobeat artist. Born in Benin city, Nigeria and raised in the riverine city of Port Harcourt, his passion for creating music began at a tender age of 13 in high school. With lyrics that are relatable and address different aspects of life, Dr. Barz has developed distinctively, his own music style. In 2017 he released his first single - “PH City”. In 2018, he released hits like “This Is Pitakwa” “Gbege & GPH” which earned positive reviews. In 2019 he released the hit singles Focus, Lighter & his debut EP “Something Else” - a 6 track project. Afterwards, he featured on the album - The Erigma 2 by Erigga & shortly before his annual solo concert tagged - “Behind Barz”, he released the singles - “Behind Barz” & “20s” subsequently. In 2020, he released Corona Plandemic, amidst the COVID crisis, he was involved in a host of projects with artistes like Yung6ix, Magnito, Barzini, DJ Joenel, Ajebo Hustlers, DanDizzy, Payper Corleone, Kotrell, SirBastien etc. In 2021 he released the singles “Man Must Wack & South Side” shortly before his second EP - “Something Else, Vol.2”; amongst several features with Illbliss, Corizo etc.Through 2022 to 2025, he has released hits like Dosa has been involved in several collaborations with various artistes like ODUMODUBLVCK, Yung6ix, Jimohsoundz etc. whilst becoming a viral global sensation with sports hiphop.