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Zilla Oaks
Rodnee Okafor, popularly known as Zilla Oaks, is a Nigerian hip hop artist. He appeared on ''The Native'' list of best rappers 2021. Zilla Oaks is known for his collaboration with Dremo, Prettyboy D-O, PsychoYP, Tay Iwar, Aylø and Ayüü Daniel Tarlumun Ayu, better known as Ayüü, is a Nigerian recording artiste and songwriter with sounds from R&B, Pop, Funk, Hip-Hop, and Afrobeats. Early life Ayüü was born in Jos, Nigeria but moved around a lot as a child with his mother. .... Music Career Zilla Oaks is a member of Apex Village record label. Discography Album * ''No ZZZZ 2'' * ''NEG:RO'' Awards and nominations References Nigerian musicians Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Nigeria-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vocals
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music, Japanese music, and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, ghazal, and popular music styles such as pop, rock, and electronic dance music. Singing can be formal or informal, arranged, or improvised. It may be done as a form of religious devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort, or ritual as part of music educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Native
''The Native'' (stylized in all caps) is a Nigerian-based music magazine publishing in Lagos. Founded in 2016, ''The Native'' focuses primarily on music, style, and art, championing the sounds and culture of tomorrow: today. History ''The NATIVE'' was established in 2016 by Seni Saraki, and Teni (Teezee) Zaccheaus. Since launching, the magazine has featured Nigerian artists including Wizkid, Burna Boy, Naira Marley and fashion designer Mowalola Ogunlesi. Burna Boy was the first artist featured on the magazine in 2017 with the NATIVE's Birth Issue, setting the tone for their future In 2018, ''The NATIVE'' released the second issue of its print magazine. The issue was released at a launch party in London, organised by the magazine and Boilers Room, the event provided a platform for artist to perform such as Lady Donli, Pretty Boy D-O, Wizkid, and Tau Benah, among others. Later in the year, ''The NATIVE'' collaborated with Nike on limited edition football jersey, Nike by Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dremo
Aboriomoh Femi Raymond, known by his stage name Dremo, is a Nigerian songwriter, singer, record producer, recording artist, and stage performer. He is currently signed to Davido Music Worldwide (DMW). Early life Dremo is from Edo State, Nigeria where he was born, but he grew up in Ibadan, Oyo State. He attended George and Duke High School in Ibadan, and he later dropped out of National Open University of Nigeria after his second year to get a deal with DMW. Career Dremo began music professionally when he was signed to ''A.P.P.E'' music entertainment, where he released ‘Normal Levelz’ and ‘OBT’. On 5 April 2016, he was officially signed into Davido Music Worldwide by Davido David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), popularly known by his stage name Davido, is an American-Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. His music blends traditional African elements with global mainstream pop. Davido is widel ... alongside Mayorkun. On 20 July 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prettyboy D-O
Donald Ofik, popularly known as Prettyboy D-O, is a Nigerian recording artist with chaotic blend of afrobeats, hip hop, alté, dancehall, and R&B. His debut mixtape ''Everything Pretty'' reached the number one spot on iTunes. He was nominated for The Headies 2022 best reggae and dancehall album. Music career In 22 July 2022, Aluna, Prettyboy D-O and KoolDrink teamed up to release the amapiano- afrobeat single ''Nowhere to Hide''. In 2021, Prettyboy released his album, ''Love is war'' and it appeared on The Fader ''The Fader'' (stylized as ''FADER'') is a magazine based in New York City that was launched in 1999 by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen. The magazine covers music, style and culture. It was the first print publication to be released on iTunes. It is o ...'s list of top 50 best albums 2021. Discography Mixtape *''Everything Pretty'' Album *''Love is War'' Awards and nominations References External links Official website Nigerian musicians Year of birth missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PsychoYP
Nicholas Ihua-Maduenyi (Born October 28, 1998) widely known as PsychoYP, is a Nigerian alternative hip hop rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is a member of the music collective Apex Village. He came into the music scene with a critically acclaimed mixtape ''YPSZN'', which earned him a nomination at the SAMAs, and Headies for his second mixtape studio album ''YPSZN2''. Dubbed the "The Fresh Prince of Nigerian Rap", he is regarded as one of Nigeria's rap music pioneers in the Alté music scene. Early life Ihua-Maduenyi was born on 28 October 1998 in Abuja, and comes from Rivers State. While in secondary school in 2013, he met with Kuddi Is Dead, a member of Apex Village. In an interview with ''OkayAfrica'', he said "as a kid, I was always around music. My mum would play Nigerian music, music from other African countries, and foreign music. I like to think she played a big role in putting me on this path by being in love with music. We'd have P-Square, Michael Jackson, Drake, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tay Iwar
Austin Iornongu Iwar (born 9 June 1997), better known by his stage name Tay Iwar, is a Nigerian neo soul singer, songwriter, record producer, composer and sound engineer. Iwar signed a licensing deal in 2018 with Soulection, and a publishing deal in 2022 with Warner Chappell Music. He founded the Bantu Collective with his brothers Suté Iwar, and Terna Iwar, and he is a pioneer of the Alté music genre. He came into the music scene with a critically acclaimed mixtape album ''Passport'', which earned him a nomination at the 3rd and 4th editions of Nigerian Teens Choice Awards in the Choice Mixtape/EP category in 2014 and 2015. On 23 November 2021, Wizkid '' Made in Lagos'' deluxe studio album, was nominated at the Grammy and earned him, a special recognition from The Recording Academy. Early life Austin Iornongu Iwar was born on 9 June 1997 in Marina, and raised between Lagos and Abuja. Austin, is the son of Austin Iwar (Father), and Vivian Iwar (Mother). His early influ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aylø
Aylø (born in 1994; stylize as AYLØ), is a Nigerian neo-soul, and alternative R&B singer, songwriter, and music producer. He came into the music scene with an acclaimed mixtape album ''Insert Project Name'', with lead track "wys?", featuring Cruel Santino. The accompanying music video for "wys?", was released on 26 May 2018, in collaboration with Samsung Nigeria, and HelaBase. Life and career Aylø was born in 1994 in Benin City, the capital of Edo State. He credited his parents for his early music education. He tells Nataal Magazine, "I grew up listening to my mother's gospel and my father's jazz collections, as well as rap and soul music from my uncles." However, he cited Fela Kuti, DMX, Andre 3000, Whitney Houston, Sade, and Herbie Hancock, as his early musical influence, and was led to start making music, after he heard J. Cole’s music. He tells Nataal Magazine culture, and music writer Eric Otieno. Aylø who launched his career on SoundCloud, was first introduced into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayüü
Daniel Tarlumun Ayu, better known as Ayüü, is a Nigerian recording artiste and songwriter with sounds from R&B, Pop, Funk, Hip-Hop, and Afrobeats. Early life Ayüü was born in Jos, Nigeria but moved around a lot as a child with his mother. He spent his secondary school years in Abuja and Osun before moving to England where he studied Business Administration at the University of Kent. Career Ayüü started his career in music in 2016, but prior to that he tells We Are Black and Gifted, "my first musical experience was singing in the choir, singing to my aunt, singing my sister’s songs..." He is one half of SAFI, whose other member is Lady Donli. Ayüü made his debut in 2017 with his EP 'H. E. R. (His Emotions Recorded),' a soulful introduction to his R&B-influenced foundation. He collaborated with neo-soul artist AYLØ for ‘ØÜ’, a collaborative EP released that same year. In the summer of 2018, Ayüü released pop project ‘Mango Juice & Bad Decisions’. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okayafrica
OkayAfrica (stylized as okayafrica) is a digital media platform dedicated to African culture, music and politics. Founded in 2011 by Vanessa Wruble and Ginny Suss as a sister site to The Roots frontman Questlove's Okayplayer, the site has become a popular destination for Africans on the continent and in the diaspora. Today, OkayAfrica is the largest US-based website focusing on new and progressive music, art, politics, and culture from the African continent. History In an interview with '' The One Magazine'', ''OkayAfrica'''s Vice President Ginny Suss, stated,We realized that there is no place on the web that acted as a hub for all the new fricanmusic, culture, art and politics and the amazing culture that was being generated on the continent that was really relevant to youth culture today. We came up with the concept of creating a one-stop shop, interactive community where our main focus is new progressive African music and also feature culture, film, art and lifestyle.O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dazed
''Dazed'' (''Dazed & Confused'' until February 2014) is a bi-monthly British style magazine founded in 1991. It covers music, fashion, film, art, and literature. Dazed is published by Dazed Media, an independent media group known for producing stories across its print, digital and video brands. The company's portfolio includes titles ''AnOther'', Dazed Beauty and NOWNESS. The company's newest division, Dazed Studio, creates brand campaigns across the luxury and lifestyle sectors. Based in London, its founding editors are Jefferson Hack and fashion photographer Rankin. Background ''Dazed'' was begun by Jefferson Hack, and Rankin Rankin may refer to: Places Australia *Division of Rankin, an electoral district in the Australian Federal House of Representatives, in Queensland Canada *Rankin Inlet, Nunavut *Rankin Inlet Airport, Nunavut * Rankin River, Ontario * Rankin Locat ... while they were studying at London College of Printing (now London College of Communications). Beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Nigerian Teens Choice Awards
The 4th Nigerian Teens Choice Awards was held at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on August 9, 2015. The live show host was Funke Akindele, and Denrele Edun. Its forth ceremony also featured live performances from Davido, Praiz, Seyi Shay, and Lil Kesh. Performers Artist *Davido * Praiz * Seyi Shay *Lil Kesh Presenters *Funke Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele-Bello (born 24 August 1977) popularly known as Funke Akindele or Jenifa, is a Nigerian film actress, politician and producer.Funsho AkinwaleFunke Akindele gives first glimpse of her twins ''The Guardian'' Akindele sta ... * Denrele Edun Nominations and winners The following is a list of nominees and the winners: Special Recognition Awards References {{reflist 2015 music awards 2015 awards Teens Choice 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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