Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie (born 27 May 1990),[2] better known by his stage name Patoranking, is a Nigerian Afrobeats and reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter.

Born and raised in Ebute Metta community of Lagos, he grew up sharing one room with his parents and five siblings.

[7] Patoranking was born and raised in Ijegun-Egba Satellite Town but has family roots in Onicha, Ebonyi State.

He attended Citizen Comprehensive College in Epe, Lagos and later enrolled at Jibril Martin Memorial Grammar School in Iponri.

[2] Patoranking moved to Ghana in 2007 to pursue his education after gaining admission to the "University of Cape Coast",[8] but dropped out due to financial reasons.

[9] After dropping out of the University, he moved to Osu, a suburb of Accra, Ghana where he met Lanky, an entrepreneur who signed Patoranking to his label, Black Rhythmz Entertainment.

Whilst signed to Black Rhythmz Entertainment, he was working at a restaurant opposite Frankies Osu and had another job at Accra Mall.

[citation needed] Speaking on the origin of his name in a 2012 interview with Entertainment Express, Patrick said his stage name was given to him by a Jamaican artist whom he met at Alpha Beach in Lagos.

Patoranking has cited Buju Banton, Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Lucky Dube, Chaka Demus, Majek Fashek, Blackky, Blackface, Tuface and Marvelous Benjy as his key musical influences.

In the aforementioned interview with Entertainment Express, he described his music as a morally inclined variation of dancehall and said it references socio-political issues.

Tiwa Savage told Ehiz of MTV Base she admires Patoranking's music and decided to reach out to him to do the remix.