So many lists exist and I’m sure by now you would be bored with yet another one. Which begs the question- What is T.P.L? T.P.L. is a sort of guideline; a manual as to who is who as far as production goes in Nigeria. It encompasses the milestones both past and current and perhaps yet to be ascertained future of every producer in Nigeria. And though this list is not exhaustive, it is however moderate and thoroughly screened to accommodate a selective few out of the many producers that abound in Nigeria.

It begins with the stellar list that contains the very best the country has to offer as at now, detailing every prominent event that might have led them there. This means that this list mainly and in fact accurately judges the stellar candidates based on their individual milestones and achievements in whatever capacity and most importantly judges them based on their talents (repertoire), amount of hits (Hit Factory), Critical Acclaim and body of work as regards spread and volume (Prolificacy).

Like I noted above, this list is not all inclusive but moderately trimmed due to the available spaces (10). This affected the choice of future position on this list, yes, this list has a high predictive value i.e. we envisage that come next year this list may not really change and if it does the better. Due to the constraints listed above, we made some moderations and gave nods to producers who we anticipate may make the future list (Bubbling Under), others who are not notable now but were a force then and can sense their upward and steady revival (Relics) and those who are coming up the ranks with blistering pace.

The total score is over 20, while for each category is over 5. And when all added including the Diamond(z) (that is bonus points if any), gives the overall score for the producer. Oblige.

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