Benin City electronic act B3NEDICTA is out with a razor-sharp tune named “Smooth Ole Buruku,” which clocks at two minutes and twenty-four seconds. It is released by 3PLE Threat Entertainment and distributed by Pitchclerk Music Group.
The title fuses an English phrase with a native Edo language idiom, “Smooth Ole Buruku,” which has a particular layered cultural energy, instantly signaling the song is based in Benin identity, not pursuing a generic sound. B3NEDICTA does not clarify the reference or make it more accessible to a larger audience. She delivers it with the assurance of someone addressing an audience that already understands the cultural context.
The record is short, making its point with no filler and coming in at under three minutes. The electrical framework is underlying, but not clinical or chilly. The sound gives “Smooth Ole Buruku” a modern identity, while B3NEDICTA’s vocal presence is sharp and upfront all over.
The 23,000 plays on Audiomack and the 522 playlist add further confirmation of actual organic discovery happening around this album. 522 playlist saves is a particularly telling stat since it implies listeners are actively adding the music to their rotation rather than just streaming it once and moving on. This kind of user behavior frequently precedes broader platform traction.
B3NEDICTA is based in Benin City—a creative hotspot largely ignored by the Nigerian music industry in favor of Lagos. But it’s the particular cultural distinctiveness of “Smooth Ole Buruku” that makes it shine in a streaming world full of music that might have been made anywhere. This one could have originated from nowhere else.
Listen to “Smooth Ole Buruku” below and tell us if B3NEDICTA has just released the most intriguing electronic record of Benin City for 2026!
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