Lynox

Adindu Linus Nnamdi (born 17 December 1996), known professionally as Lynox, is a Birmingham-based Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after being featured on "Gbagbe" by Masterkraft featuring CDQ, before becoming a member of the music duo Playaz in the late 2010s. The group released two extended plays, Friendship and Playsound (2020).

Lynox gained wider recognition with the release of his 2022 single "Big Body Benz". He often worked with Masterkraft and collaborated with artists like Bracket, 1da Banton, Zlatan Ibile, Fiokee, and Xbusta.

Lynox's first solo EP, Love & Herbs, was released in 2026 and received mixed reception.

Early life and career 1996–2017: Early life and career beginnings

Adindu Linus Nnamdi was born December 17, 1996, in Ajegunle, Lagos State, Nigeria. He studied at Abia State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and later obtained a master's degree in Public Administration. He developed a passion for music early and began singing in church.

Lynox developed an interest in poetry at an early age and later began rapping. During his early career, he recorded freestyle performances over songs by artists including M.I Abaga, Ice Prince, Vector, Phenom, Labzy Lawal, Dark Poet, 12Guage, and the duo P-Square. In 2010, he also appeared on the freestyle television program Jimmy's Jump Off hosted by DJ Jimmy Jatt. In 2016, he gained further recognition through collaborations with the music producer Masterkraft. He was featured on Masterkraft's single "Gbagbe", and later that same year appeared on another collaboration titled "Igwe". Beyond his featured appearances, Lynox has also worked as a songwriter. He co-wrote "Overdose" for Masterkraft and contributed to "Sun Seyin" for CDQ. He was also involved in writing "Roll Up" for DJ Derek, which featured Flavour and CDQ, and wrote "Loke" for SHiiKANE which went viral. The duo produced their second EP, Playsound, in 2020, which received general positive reviews. That same year they were featured on a song, Yawa (Remix) feat. KiDi. In 2022 they released "Desólé" featuring 1da Banton. In 2020, he won the City People Entertainment Award for Outstanding New Artist and also received a nomination for Revelation of the Year.

2022–present: Solo years

On March 25, 2022, Lynox released "Big Body Benz" featuring Xbusta as the first single after going solo, it peaked at number seven on the UK Apple Top 50 Songs chart, and number 13 on the African iTunes chart. He released a Latin-styled remix of the song, featuring Bobby Moon, DJ Alex Watanabe, and DJ PJAY. That same year he released the song, "Te Amo," featuring Singah. In the same year, he released "Better Love" and "Marijuana." In 2023, he was featured on "Vow" by Xbusta, which appeared on the album Xuper Xtar Xtatus (XXX).

On 11 June 2024, Lynox signed a deal with Empire Distribution. The same day, he announced his departure from the group Playaz in order to pursue a solo career. He expressed appreciation to his former partner and described the move as the beginning of a new phase in his career. In the spring of 2024, Lynox released two single titled "Stay With Me (Lewu)" and "Run With Me". In 2025, he released the song "Luv You Bad" produced by Grammy-nominated producer Shugavybz published by EMPIRE. In an interview with Rolling Stone Africa, he described the project as a "period of personal and creative reflection."

Discography

EPs +List of studio extended plays, with Playaz selected detailsTitleDetailsPlaysound Released: 2020 Formats: Digital download, streamingFriendship Released: 2019 Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended play +List of EPs as Solo artistTitleMusic DetailsYear releasedLove & Herbs Released: 14 August 2026 Number of Tracks: 4 Label: Empire Distribution, Lynox Music Formats:Digital download, streaming2026

Singles

+List of singles as a featured artist, with selected seleted detailsArtistTitleYearAlbumMasterkraft

"Igwe"Phenom "International" 2017XBusta "Soto"Royal Pixy "Asante" 2019XBusta "Vow"2026 Songwriting credits

Awards and nominations