Aboriomoh Femi Raymond, known by his stage name Dremo, is a

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, singer,

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, and stage performer. He was currently signed to

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(DMW). He recently dissed sarkodie for saying he is the best rapper in

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Early life

Dremo is from Okpella

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, Nigeria where he was born, but he grew up in

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. He attended George and Duke High School in Ibadan, and he later dropped out of

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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

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alongside Mayorkun. On 20 July 2018, Dremo released a 9-track debut EP titled "Codename Volume 1". On 26 August 2019, he released a 5-track EP, "Icen B4 the Cake" as a follow-up to "Codename Volume 1". On 17 April 2020, he released "Codename Volume 2" with 12 tracks. On 23 April, Dremo together with Jeriq released the EP ‘Ea$t N We$t’. On 4 August 2021, he released a single featuring

Patoranking Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie (born 27 May 1990), 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 ...

titled ‘Wonder’.

Discography

Albums and EPs

* ''Codename, Vol. 1'' (2018) * ''Icen B4 the Cake'' (EP) (2019) * '' Codename, Vol. 2'' (2020) * ''Ea$t N We$t'' (EP) (2021)

Selected singles

*''Fela'' (2016) *''Back 2 Back'' (2016) *''Ojere'' (2016) *''Shayo'' (2016) *''KPA'' (2018) *''Bigger Meat'' (2018) *''Nobody'' (2018) *''Ringer'' (2019) *''E Be Tins'' (2020) *''Konjinaba'' (2020) *''Wahala Dey'' (2020) *''East To West'' (2021) *''Wonder'' (2021) *Talk N Do (2021)

Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dremo Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Nigerian male singers 21st-century Nigerian rappers Nigerian singer-songwriters Musicians from Edo State