MicDrop — Nigeria's National Spoken Word Competition

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Poetry is not just performance; it is a force for healing, culture, and transformation. When a spoken word artist speaks, the globe stops spinning to listen. I created MicDrop to uncover the hidden voices that will redefine Africa.

— IBQUAKE, Global Spoken Word Artist & Visionary

The Vision

A Stage. A Movement. A Revolution.

MicDrop is Nigeria's first national spoken word competition — created to build a definitive pathway for spoken word artists to rise, speak, and redefine Africa through their art.

Poets are judged not by a closed panel alone but by the people. Every vote is paid, counted, and public — mentoring the continent's most powerful voices and projecting them onto the global stage.

5,000+

Voices Sought

11 Wks

Competition

Stages To The Crown

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How It Works

Your Journey To The Finale

Four stages, from a nationwide open call down to a single champion crowned by public vote.

Stage 01

Open Auditions

A nationwide call for entries. Poets, spoken word artists and storytellers submit video performances online.

Stage 02

Top 50 Showcase

The best 50 are featured across social media for public voting and community engagement, with brand challenges and features.

Stage 03

Mentorship & Workshop

The top contestants receive creative training and mentorship with our partners — refining their craft for the live stage.

Stage 04

The Live Finales

Finalists perform before a live audience, celebrity judges, and media houses across weeks of live shows — the public votes, and a champion emerges.

Season 1 · Complete

Three Voices. One Crown.

Season 1 drew a nation's attention — four weeks of live finales, 165,000+ votes cast, and three artists who rose above the rest.

Runner-Up

2nd Place

Psalms N' Proverbs

Runner-Up

Champion

Grand Champion

Moyosola Olowokure

Season 1 Winner

2nd Runner-Up Neji Irregular

3rd Place

Neji Irregular

2nd Runner-Up

165K+

Votes Cast

Top 50

Finalists

Weeks Live