Today, Rap/hiphop is now becoming a mainstream genre accepted among the people in Nigeria. There is now evidence that a good rapper who raps in English or his/her local dialect (or both) can be successful in the Nigerian Music industry, which wasn’t the case years ago.
According to a popular music site ‘notjustok.com’, the 7 artistes mentioned below can be named as the most gifted rappers of 2014.
1. Phyno
Azubuike Chibuzo Nelson, known by his stage name Phyno, is a rapper and record producer. He is known for rapping in the Igbo language.
2. Olamide
Olamide Adedeji, known by his stage name Olamide, is a hip hop recording artist. He records mostly in Yoruba, his native tongue.
3. Reminisce
Remilekun Abdulkalid Safaru, known by his stage name Reminisce aka ALAGA IBILE, is a singer, rapper and song writer. He is one artist to find a balance rapping both in English and Yoruba.
4. Mojeed
Aristokrat Records rapper Mojeed is popularly known for his hit song “Jagaban” a single off his critically acclaimed mixtape.
5. Ice Prince
Panshak Zamani, better known by his stage name Ice Prince, is a rapper, hip-hop recording artist and actor.
6. iLLBLiSS
Tobechukwu Melvin Ejiofor, popularly known by his stage name Illbliss is a hip-hop recording artist, stage performer, business man and owner of the managing outfit The Gorretii Company.
7. Yung6ix
Onome Onokohwomo, better known by his stage name Yung6ix, is a rapper and hip-hop recording artist
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Rap in Nigeria has come a long way from the days where no one even thought about giving it a chance, much less becoming a relevant genre in the Nigerian Music Industry.
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