Nigerians In Diaspora Making Waves Musically
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Nneka Egbuna
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Nneka Egbuna (born 24 December 1981) is a Nigerian-German hip hop/soul singer and songwriter. She sings in both English and Igbo. Even though Nneka sings more than raps, she names hip hop as her primary musical root and most important source of inspiration, while citing artists such as Fela Kuti and Bob Marley as well as contemporary rappers Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Lauryn Hill as key influences in her own pursuit of musical recognition .Her lyrics reflect much of her history and life in Nigeria as well as her time spent in Western Europe.
Her songs stress the issues of capitalism, poverty and war and are often loaded with moral and biblical messages and references, with some music commentators comparing her to Erykah Badu, Neneh Cherry and Floetry. Right now she's about to go on a tour with Nas and Damian, all the best!
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| Olubowale Victor Akintimehin |
Olubowale Victor Folarin (born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin on September 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Wale (pronounced /ˈwɑːleɪ/), is an American rapper from France Wale was born to Nigerian immigrant parents. He rose to prominence in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug (Shake It)" became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience. Producer Mark Ronson discovered Wale in 2006 and signed him to Allido Records in 2007. While signed to that label, Wale released several mixtapes and appeared in national media including MTV and various urban magazines. In 2008, Wale signed to Interscope Records, and his debut album Attention Deficit was released in 2009 with the singles "Chillin", "Pretty Girls", and "World Tour".
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| Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege, a.k.a. Proto |
Chiddy Bang is an American alternative hip hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The group consists of Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege, a.k.a. Proto, and Noah Beresin, better known as Xaphoon Jones. Both are 19 and met at Drexel University, in Philadelphia, PA. Their sound is based on the fusion of hip hop and unique sample choices from alternative leaning artists such as Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Passion Pit, and MGMT.
As he spits lines like "this summer you can catch me on a big tour, i'm high grade i think they need to quiz more" dude's lyrics r just on point, best thing is despite being a Yankee boy he does'nt forget his roots, on the swelly express mixtape he had a joint with Eldee the don, slow down is a superb joint!
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| Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere |
Taio Cruz was born in London, England, to a Nigerian father and a Brazilian mother. His song writing career began at age of 18 as part of Tricky Stewart's writing collective, RedZone Entertainment. He achieved notability at the age of 21 when he was awarded a BRIT Award for co-writing Will Young's 2004 single, "Your Game". He is the founder and C.E.O. of Rokstarr Music London, which in 2006 released his debut single "I Just Wanna Know". Also in 2006, he signed a joint-venture partnership deal with Universal Music Group Companies, the US branch of Mercury Records and the UK branch of Island Records. In October 2009, he released his follow up album Rokstarr in the UK. It included his UK and US No. 1 single "Break Your Heart" (his US debut single).
He's a boss, apart from from setting the billboard 100 on fire with songs like break your heart and dynamite, he's oga of R.E.D Inc, writes for musicians like Justin Beiber and he's a fashion designer, his rokstarr shades worn from Kid Cudi to Kanye West, this guy is just on fire right now.
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| Patrick Chukwuem Okogwu Jr |
Patrick Chukwuem Okogwu Jr. (born 7 November 1988), better known by his stage name, Tinie Tempah, is an English rapper from Plumstead, South London. Tinie's been making so much raves that sometime ago his mixtape review, was featured in the New York Times a feat that proves his level of talent. Right now, its his songs Frisky and Pass Out making waves from his dp album Disc-Overy.
Also admired by GQ for his style and music, GQ labelled him UK's no1 rapper, and had a fashion article about him, Tinie Tempah, ride on braw!
