Nigerian rapper MI Abaga has expressed his profound admiration for hip-hop, describing it as the truest art form. In a recent episode of Pulse Fun Fact, the multi-award-winning artist was asked to choose his favorite genre among hip-hop, Afrobeats, and Amapiano.

Without hesitation, MI Abaga selected hip-hop as his favorite genre, placing Afrobeats in second place.

According to MI, hip-hop is the genre that has served as the foundation for many other musical styles. He referred to hip-hop as the deepest art form and described it as the love of his life, highlighting its significance in shaping his musical identity.

 

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Hip-hop holds a significant place in the rich tapestry of Nigerian music history, boasting a cadre of top-class rappers who have left an indelible mark on the industry. Icons such as Eedris Abdulkareem, Ruggedman, Mode 9, M.I, Ice Prince, Naeto C, Dagrin, and Olamide have played pivotal roles in popularizing hip-hop within Nigeria.

In the realm of Afrobeats, hip-hop stands as one of the foundational genres, influencing the early sounds of groups like The Remedies, Trybesmen, and Plantashun Boiz. These pioneering acts drew inspiration from hip-hop elements, infusing them into their music and contributing to the development of Afrobeats as we know it today.

Furthermore, rap music has transcended geographical boundaries, becoming domesticated in various parts of the world. Its influence extends far beyond traditional hip-hop realms, feeding into and shaping a multitude of genres that borrow from its rhythmic and lyrical elements. This cross-pollination has resulted in the evolution of diverse musical styles, showcasing the universal appeal and enduring impact of hip-hop culture worldwide.

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Blackface has opened up on why he called out Asake and stated that he anticipates being included in the remix of Joha.

He made this claim when he revisited his claim that Asake had stolen a song of his from 2020 and released it under his own name.

The “Ahead of The Game” singer claimed in a HipTV interview that he was merely standing up for his rights and did not want to see further exploitation.

Blackface claims he is unsure if they unintentionally replicated his sound, but he felt that they ought to have been in touch with him by now.

The former Plantashun Boiz member also expressed disappointment in Olamide for not recognizing him or admitting that Asake was digging his song and wanted to join in on a remix.

He did, however, clarify that he did not mean to offend anyone when he called out the ‘Sungba‘ singer, but simply wanted credit to be given to those who deserve it.

" I feel I should be on Asake's Joha. That should have been a remix with me and him if Olamide had said 'my boy is vibing to your sound' "

– Blackface Naija

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According to an earlier Mp3bullet.ng story, the musician whose real name is Augustine Ahmedu has issued a strong warning to the entire music industry to stop or refrain from stealing his songs.

The former member of Plantashun Boiz has accused other musicians over the years of ripping off his tunes, starting with his old bandmate 2Baba.

In the most recent of these claims, Blackface asserted that Afrobeats superstars Asake and Wizkid had plagiarized music that belonged to him.

He declared that going forward, he will pursue legal action in place of pleading with listeners to give him credit for his music.

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These Nigerian music groups caused a lot of heartbreaks for fans after they disbanded and went their separate way.

There was a time in the industry that music groups were dominating the industry and changing the landscape of the music scene.

However, as the music industry became to evolve so did personal interests causing a lot of groups to dissolve and go their separate ways.

We are unable to avoid recalling beloved musical bands whose dissolution crushed hearts across the nation.

Here are 10 musical groups—ranging from Mo’hits to TrybesMen—that we miss and would dearly like to see reunited:

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Mo’hits

Nigeria lost one of the best music collectives in history in 2012 when co-founder and producer Don Jazzy announced their breakup on social media after nearly ten years in the business.

Everyone broke apart from the organisation, blaming each other and citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for its dissolution.

Fans will never again hear club bangers from the Don Jazzy, D’banj, Ikechukwu, Wandecoal, Kayswitch, and Dr. SID collective, who won their hearts with their outstanding performances.

They had some of the best songs ever, including You Bad, Booty Call, Pere, Be Close To You, and Ten Ten.

The group had a brief comeback when they performed together for the first time since the split on 27 December 2017 at Davido’s show tagged “30Billion Concert.”

Plantashun Boiz

Innocent Idibia (2Baba), Chibuzor Oji (Faze), and Ahmedu Augustine Obiano (Black Faze) formed Plantashun Boiz, a powerful trio in the music industry.

This R&B/Hip-hop boy band was one of the most well-known musical acts of the decade.

Three outstanding guys who emerged as the leading voices of the new school were introduced to a generation of young music enthusiasts through the songs they wrote, which mixed elements of pop, rap, and reggae.

The band released three albums together and is well known for songs like Say You Believe Me, You and I, and Plantashun Boiz.

Their songs sold out like wildfire. They topped charts across the country, diverted attention from the dominant old genres, and used the Nigerian pop sound to get unprecedented amounts of airplay on radio stations, practically serving as a model for how to make the music as commercially sustainable as possible.

However, the trio disbanded in 2004 when 2Baba decided to pursue a solo career. His iconic solo debut album, Face2Face, featured the hit song African Queen, which served as the catalyst for his rise to prominence as one of Africa’s top entertainers.

While Black faze switched from R&B to reggae music, which also helped him get a lot of street respect and love, Faze released his debut album, Faze Alone, which went on to sell 1.2 million copies.

Regardless of their individual success, we would still love to see them together.

Styl-Plus

Shifi Emoefe, Tunde Akinsanmi, Yemi Akinwonmi, and Lanre Faneyi were the founding members; STYL is an acronym for their first names.

When Lanre Faneyi passed away in 1998, Zeal Onyechem took over and altered the group’s name to Styl-Plus, with the “Plus” signifying the new member.

However, Yemi Akinwonmi quit the group in 2002, leaving Shifi Omoefe, Zeal Onyecheme, and Tunde Akinsanmi as a trio.

They were responsible for the number-one songs Olufunmi, Runaway, Iya Basira, and Imagine dat.

Styl-plus officially split up soon after the release of the song “Four years dun waka,” and Tunde went on to seek a solo career.

As die-hard fans, we still long for the musical group that stole our hearts in the early 2000s.

Remedies

The Remedies, which consisted of Tony Tetuila, Eedris Abdulkareem, and Eddie Remedy, were extremely well-known in the 1990s thanks to their popular songs Shakomo and Omoge.

They even had a contract with Kennis Music, the largest record company in Nigeria at the time.

Due to insurmountable differences, the group broke up.

While Eedris Abdulkareem continued to be in the public eye with songs like Oko Omoge, Mr Lecturer, and Jaga Jaga, Tetuila rose to fame with songs like Omode Meta, Morning Time, Hit My Car, and My Heart Go Jigijigi. Eddy Remedy has been out in the public eye for some time.

Maintain

Popularly referred to as “The Boys from Ibadan,” Olu Maintain, Tolu, and Big Bamo dominated the Nigerian music industry with hits like “I Catch Cold” and “Nibo la wa gbe lo.”

Olu Maintain went on to release Yahooze after the trio disbanded in 2005. While Tolu concentrated on his work as a banker, Big Bamo released Fi jo ko wo je and Popotiti.

TrybesMen

They are sometimes referred to as Da Trybe and are frequently referred to as “one of the pioneers of hip hop in Nigeria.”

eLDee, Kaboom, and Freestyle—the group’s founding three members—met in 1994. In 1999, they published L.A.G Style Volume 1, which received positive reviews. Trybal Marks and Shake Bodi were among their hits.

After the group disbanded, eLDee and Freestyle each released a solo album.

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Infinity

They were a gospel group that rose to fame in 2007 after releasing the successful singles Olori Oko, Aye Ole, and Only Praise.

They only released one album after the departure of Kehinde Akinbode, now known as K’ore, who later admitted that members of the gospel group were not practising what they preached.

Following his departure, the group of four men made an effort to remain together, but they were not as noticeable as they had been.

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A memorial service was held in honour of the legendary artiste Sound Sultan on the 24th of July, and differents celebrities including 2Baba, Blackface and Faze were in attendance.

During his tribute, Sound Sultan’s elder brother, Baba Dee urged Plantashun Boiz members to make peace while they were still alive, as life can be fleeting.

He advised them to act in the spirit of forgiveness, oneness, love, and everything else that Sound Sultan stands for.

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The defunct group heeded his advice and reached an agreement. They also set a new record by performing their self-titled song, Plantashun Boiz, and a tribute song to the late Sound Sultan together.

 

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In the early 2000s, the ‘album’ rea was dominant with Nigerian artists releasing albums and in 2006 it became more prominent.

2006 was a pivotal event in Nigerian music. By this time, the sound of Nigerian music had established itself. This period was also an ‘album’ era where artists released albums compared to dropping singles.

In that same year, Nigeria Music Industry’s biggest award show, “The Headies” was launched but under the name “The Hip Hop World Award.”

Fifteen years down the line, the Nigerian Music Industry has evolved in terms of sounds and production, a new crop of artists have arisen with the global music scene now accomodating Afrobeat.

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Here are Top Classic Nigerian Albums released in 2006;

• Rundown Funk U Up- D’banj

RunDown Funk U Up is D’banj’s second studio album released in 2006 under the defunct Mo’ Hits Records which as of then was newly established.

Don Jazzy produced the 17-tracks album, which featured songs such as “Why Me,” “Do You Like the Koko? (Tongolo Remix),” “Mo Bo Lowo Won” and “Run Down (Funk U Up),” among others.

“Why Me” which is the lead single from this album won the “Song of the Year” award at the 2007 Hip Hop World Awards. It also won the “Hottest Single of the Year” award at the 2007 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

While one might argue that D’banj’s 2008 “The Entertainer” was his best project, “Rundown Funk U Up” was where D’banj began perfecting his unique brand of Afropop that would solidify his presence as one of Nigeria’s best pop musicians

• Independent- Faze

Faze was one of the trios of the defunct Nigerian hip hop group Plantashun Boyz, along with BlackFace Naija and 2Baba who was formerly known as 2Face Idibia.

After leaving the group, he released his debut solo album, “Faze alone” in 2004 which sold about 3 million copies.

On October 5, 2006, Faze dropped his second studio album, Independent.

The album’s production was similar to the first because he used some of the same producers who worked on the first, such as OJB Jezreel, Cobhams Asuquo, and Paul Runz. ID Cabasa, Spankie, Mr Daz, and Ja mix were among the producers featured on the album, adding to Faze’s list of collaborators.

The 15-tracks album contained hit songs like ‘Kolomental’ ‘Kpo Di Kpo’, Need Somebody,’ ‘Loving You Everyday‘ and ‘Tattoo Girl‘.

The album was a fusion of R’n’B and Dancehall/Reggae and sold over 7 million copies.

• Grass to Grace- 2Baba (Formerly known as 2Face Idibia)

Just Like Faze, 2baba was a member of Plantashun Boyz. After he left the group, he got signed to Kennis Music where he released his debut album, “Face 2 Face.”

Grass 2 Grace was 2baba’s second solo album. The album won him numerous awards, including a MOBO award in 2007.

The 13-tracks album has hits like “See me so”, “True love”, “If love is a crime“, “For Instance“, etc. The album was a perfection of the evolved 2Baba.

• Expressions- Styl-Plus

Styl-Plus (originally STYL) is a Nigerian R&B and pop musical group made up of Shifi Emoefe, Tunde Akinsanmi and Zeal Onyecheme.

In February 2006, they released their highly anticipated 11 track debut album “Expressions“.

They had a spectacular, star-studded album launch in Abuja and Lagos which was rumoured to have cost over N10 million making it the most expensive album launch in Nigerian history.

“Imagine That” is the lead single from the album. It has also been a massive chart topper and has been used in numerous shows, including the pioneer edition of Big Brother Nigeria.

The album also had hits like “Iya Basira”, “Drives Me Crazy”, Olofunmi” “Run Away“, e.t.c. “Expressions” is still considered as one of Nigeria best Afro R’n’B albums to date.

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• After The Storm- Weird MC

Weird MC is a Nigerian-British rapper, songwriter, and producer known for her English/Yoruba lyrics.

Weird MC who is also known as Shola Idowu and The Rappatainer is seen as one of Africa’s best female emcees.

She started her music career in the UK and In 1996, Idowu returned to Nigeria, where she released the album Simply Weird, a mix of American hip hop and afrobeat, which included the self-produced video single “Allen Avenue,” making her the first Nigerian artist to do so.

In 2006, she released her second album, After Da Storm. Hip hop had established itself as a dominant type of music in Nigeria at this time, and the Don Jazzy and JJC-produced single “Ijoya” was a huge hit, earning her an AMEN award for Most Pop Song, and a Channel O Music Video Award for Best Special Effect.

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Some groups in the Nigerian music industry have witnessed breakups leading to serious competition among its members. While some of such breakups were necessary, others left their fans heartbroken.

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Mp3bullet.ng take a look at the groups that have broken up;

P-square

The history of the Nigerian music industry or Music Groups cannot be complete without the P-Square chapter, which started in 2001. The duo of twins Peter and Paul Okoye is practically a reference point in Nigerian urban music and pop culture, and its huge influence extends into many African countries.

Although the group has suffered an off and on rancour before their final separation, until about three years ago, the duo has been up and doing in the music scene both locally and internationally dropping massive hits and shutting down stadiums of about 23,000 capacity in Africa.

Things fell apart when Peter allegedly confronted his twin Paul, and their elder brother and manager Jude for sidelining him in choosing the songs to put out, and that they only selected every song composed by Paul alone.

Both Peter and Paul now have their solo careers with various songs to their credit. Peter now goes by the stage name Mr. P and Paul goes by Rudeboy.

P-Square released six albums in their music career, including Get Squared (2005), Game Over (2007), Danger (2009) and Invasion (2011), Double Trouble(2014).

The Remedies

One of the biggest Nigerian Music Groups that rocked the late 90s and early 2000s were The Remedies, made up of Eddy Remedy, Tony Tetuila and Eedris Abdulkareem.

The group was a force to reckon with, they were one of the groups that defined the style now known as “Naija Hip Hop”.

The Remedies was formed in 1997 and hit songs like “Shakamo” and “Omoge” endeared them to millions of people all over West Africa. The group split up in 1999 when the henchman of the crew, Eedris Abdulkareem decided to launch a solo career.

Eedris Abdulkareem’s solo career started off to a glistening start with the release of 3 successful albums with the Kennis Music label imprint between 2002 and 2004.

His fortunes however took a downturn in 2004 after a fracas with the American rapper 50 cent. His subsequent album “King is Back” was released on his La Crème record label and he is still has a visible presence on the Naija music scene.

Tony Tetuila also did very well on his own with smash hit songs like “Omode meta”, “I’m in love with 2 women” and “My car” which became a street sensation. He has 5 albums to date.

The third member of the group Eddy Remedy was unfortunately not able to kick-start a successful solo career. He has an album “Leave Eddy Alone” to his credit.

Plantashun Boiz

Between the late 90s to early 2000s, Plantashun Boiz housed the trio of Innocent Idibia, aka 2Baba, Chibuzor Orji, aka Faze and as well as Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo better known as Black Face were a household name in the music scene.

During their days as a group, they had several hits but things came to a head when some members of the group decided to pursue individual careers in 2003.

According to how the story goes, 2Baba signed under Kennis Music where he dropped his hit song African Queen which catapulted him to stardom and made him a force to reckon with in Africa and beyond.

Faze on the other hand also made his solo debut with Faze Alone as his first single as a solo artist. Black Face as well dropped a couple of singles.

Within a space of about two years, the three of them had songs and albums doing well out in the industry and radio stations.

2Baba has since gone on to release 7 multiple award-winning albums Face 2 Face (2004), Grass 2 Grace (2006), The Unstoppable (2008), The Unstoppable International Edition in 2010, Away and Beyond(2012), The Ascension(2014), Warriors(2020).

He has also bagged numerous prestigious awards and nominations and become an Icon of Nigerian and African Music all over the world.

Faze has released four albums since- Faze Alone (2004), “Independent” which spawned several hit singles in 2006 and Originality (2008), Refazed(2012).

Since then, 2Baba has grown to become a legend and Faze isn’t doing bad as well. He only drops singles once in a while.

Black face on the other hand has been silent for years now until recently when he called out former label mate 2Baba, for allegedly stealing his song “Let Somebody Love You” which he (2Baba) recorded with international songstress Kelly Bridget.

The Plantashun Boyz collaborated on a reunion album titled “Plan B” in 2007.

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Style Plus

Styl-Plus (originally STYL) was a gospel and pop music group that formed in 1997 in Abuja. The four founding members were Shifi Emoefe, Tunde Akinsanmi, Yemi Akinwonmi and Lanre Faneyi. In 1998 Lanre Faneyi died, and Zeal Onyecheme joined the group to replace him.

In 2002 Yemi Akinwonmi left the group and the musical band became a trio without adding a new member. Starting 2003, the group had its own record label, STYL-PLUS.

Style Plus gained stardom with their hit single Olufunmi in 2007 and they were known for their crooning love songs.

The trio was even described in some quarters as the Nigerian version of the American RnB group, Boys 2 Men due to their genre of songs.

In February 2006, they released their highly anticipated 11-track debut album Expressions in star-studded launches at Abuja and Lagos that were rumoured to have cost over N10 million (about USD75 000 then), making it possibly the most expensive album launch in Nigerian history.

However, Tunde left style plus few years after to pursue a solo career and since then, not much has been heard from him. The reason for his departure is still unknown.

According to Informationng.com, repeated attempts to get the group to relocate to Lagos was responsible for the breakup of Styl-Plus – some members wanted to move, but others refused.

Shifi and Zeal also haven’t dropped many songs since, leaving their fans to assume that they are done with music and facing other endeavours.

Kush

KUSH was an all-girl music group made up of gospel artist, Lara George, Emem Ema and celebrity photographer, TY Bello, who shot to prominence with their hit song, ‘Let’s Live Together’. The trio met at the University of Lagos where they formed the group but it only lasted a few years.

While the reason behind their split is still unknown, Lara George was quoted to have said; “Music at the time when KUSH started was a very difficult thing to do particularly for three young professionals with so many career options.

It was tough keeping things together at that time because the pressure the financial uncertainty brought took its toll on us as a group and everyone started to drift apart until we were no longer able to keep things going.”

Lara George has since built her career as a gospel musician, Emem on the other hand is now an artiste manager. Incidentally, she now manages Peter Okoye, a member of the defunct Psquare group who now goes by Mr. P. Ty Bello is a celebrity photographer who is doing well in her chosen field. Bello still releases Gospel Songs from time to time.

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Kcee Presh

Kcee Presh made up of Kcee (Kingsley Okonkwo) and Presh (Precious John), came to the spotlight when they won the much-coveted Star Quest prize in 2002.

They were rewarded with the Most Promising Act award that same year. They also won the Best Collaboration, Best Music Comedy Video, Best Akwa Cross Artist (2006), Best South-South Artist (2006) and a host of others during their short stay together.

Although of different backgrounds (Kcee hails from Anambara state while Presh is from Akwa-Ibom and Cross River), Kcee made songs that rocked the Nigerian music scene during their time as a group. They went on to release 5 albums before going their separate ways in 2011.

Kcee however got signed to Five Star Music, a record label owned by his younger brother, E-Money. Kcee hit the music waves with his debut single Limpopo in 2013 which gained him massive followership. He has since helped put his record label at the forefront of the music industry in Nigeria.

Presh on the other hand hasn’t offered much as a solo artist since their split.

Like Kcee, he also got signed to a new record label Eric Many record and released a song “I No Dey Lie” which features Tiwa Savage in 2016. The song didn’t fly as expected and since then, nothing has been heard from him.

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Maintain

The trio of Olu, Tolu and Bamo came to national prominence on the back of hit songs like “I catch cold” and “Nibo la wa gbe lo”. After six albums between 1998 and 2004, the group split up after the exit of Olu in 2005.

Olu Maintain went on to release two albums- “Yahooze/Maintain Reloaded” a successful effort that spawned the mega-hit single, “Yahooze” and Kentro World(2009).

Big Bamo released a well-received album “popotiti” but since seems to have taken a leave from recording music.

Except for occasionally featuring in a few songs Tolu has not had a significant solo career since the breakup of Maintain. The trio has since faded from mainstream music as not much have been heard from them.

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Sampling Culture has always been a part of the Nigerian Music scene right from the late 90s. As the Nigerian Hip-Hop scene began to thrive, it was obvious that a lot of Nigerian Artists tailored their sounds and songs with that of their western counterparts.

For today’s throwback edition, we would be looking at the Nigerian Hit songs that sampled foreign sounds.

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Ebute Metta- Banky W

Banky W came to the limelight in his music career with the song “Ebute Metta.” Released in 2008 as his first official single, the song was an instant hit. The song was sampled from Rihanna’s 2007 hit song “Umbrella”.

Black Reverendz- Ayangba Girls

The Group Black Reverendz was formed in the early 90s comprising of Shobb2 & Wesley. They came into the limelight with their hit track “Ayangba Girls are Dangerous”, which took the Nigerian music industry by storm in 2000.

The song samples Busta Rhymes‘ Dangerous.

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Maintain-Catch Cold

Tolu Maintain and Olu Maintain were a group known as The Maintain who dominated the industry with their catchy tunes. One of those is “catch Cold” released in 2002. The song was sampled from Ludacris‘s Area Codes.

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P-square- Bizzy Body

P-square were one of the front liners of the sampling culture in the early 2000s. Their songs borrowed heavily from RnB and Hip-Hop groups. One of these songs is “Bizzy Body” which heavily sampled American Hip-Hop group, Fugees‘ “Ready or Not‘

Rasqie- Soji (Wake Up)

If you do not remember the song titled “Soji”, you are missing a lot. Rasqie was, at the peak of his career, a Kennis Music act who rocked the scene with the like Azadus, Remedies, Platashun Boiz, Kenny Saint Brown, Olu Maintain, Trybesmen among others.

Soji (Wake Up) was recorded and released around 1999 – 2000 and was the only song that got Rasqie all the fame he ever needed.

The song sampled DMX’s ‘Ruff Ryder Anthem’

Sauce Kid Yebariba Samboribobo

Remember Sauce Kid? He also goes by the alias ‘Sinzu’ now. His instant hit song “Yebariba Samboribobo“ was a national anthem and later on, parlance used amongst Nigerians back then.

The song was sampled from Remy Ma’s “Conceited” produced by Scott Storch

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The Music Groups/Boy Bands movement was so successful during that period that most Nigerian Artists wanted to be in a band.

Music groups were like the mecca of sorts where most artists sharpen their craft to become the most revered musicians. In the era where collective glory was a valued achievement, it was trendy to be a member of a music group.

Their achievements are groundbreaking. They individually at different times shaped pop culture narratives. Their songs made us fall in love. Through fashion and lifestyle, they made us felt witty like our foreign hip-hop and pop music heroes.

In this article, I will try to go down memory lane to talk about music groups that dominated the Nigerian music industry.

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Junior and Pretty

JUNIOR & PRETTY are credited as the pioneer godfathers of Nigerian hip hop music. When everybody was trying to mimic the American rappers, they came out with their unique rap style which is comic in nature and uses local pidgin English as the language of delivery. This unique blend took the country by storm, and the rest is history.

Waltzing into our hearts with a super-detailed account of their hot-pursuit of Bolanle, Junior and Pretty dominated the 90s music scene.

Remedies

ANOTHER boy band that rocked the late 90s and early 2000s were Remedies, made up of Eddy Remedy, Tony Tetuila and Eedris Abdulkareem.

The group was a force to reckon with, giving the RnB and Rap genre a new face. The group had songs that enjoyed airplay. They went separate ways to start as solo artistes which at a point were successful.

Trybesmen

Trybesmen (also known as Da Trybe) comprising of three original members, known as Eldee, Kaboom and Freestyle.

Their first album, L.A.G Style Volume 1., was released in 1999 to positive reviews. Their hits included “Plenty Nonsense” and “Shake Bodi”.

Maintain

Before Olu Maintain dished out his smash hit, ‘yahooze’ and danced with former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, he was one of a duo known as Maintain.

The group was made up of Tolu Oguniyi (Tolu Maintain), Olumide Adegbolu (Olu Maintain) and they had a frequent collaborator and label owner in Adeboye Bammeke aka Big Bamo.

Their music was mostly famous for its often humorous, politically underlined lyricism.  They became household names in Nigeria after the success of their debut album Ni bo la wa gbe lo in 1999.

The group’s rise to fame was mostly based off samples and covers of other  international pop songs. Particularly, one of their biggest hits till date I Catch Cold, was a parody of Ludacris’ and Nate  Dogg’s 2001 smash hit Area Codes.

Plantanshaun Boiz

ANOTHER powerful group that rocked the Nigerian music industry between the late 90s to early 2000s is Plantashun Boiz which was made up of the trio, Innocent Idibia, aka 2Baba, Chibuzor Orji, aka Faze and as well as Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo better known as Black Face.

During their days as a group, they had several hits but things came to a head when some members of the group decided to pursue individual careers in 2003.

After their separation, 2Baba got signed under Kennis Music where he dropped his hit song African Queen which catapulted him to stardom and made him a force to reckon with in Africa and beyond. Faze on the other hand also made his solo debut with Faze Alone as his first single as a solo artist. Black Face as well dropped a couple of singles.

Within a space of about two years, the three of them had songs and albums doing well out in the industry and radio stations. 2Baba had ‘Face to Face’, Faze had ‘Faze Alone’ while Black Face had ‘Ghetto Child’. The albums did quite well in the industry.

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Styl Plus

Described as the Nigerian version of the American RnB group, Boys 2 Men due to their genre of songs, Styl Plus were an R’n’B group that was consisted of Shifi, Tunde and Zeal.

Style Plus gained stardom with their hit single Olufunmi in 2007 and they all enjoyed their time giving hit songs back-to-back.

However, Tunde left style plus a few years after to pursue a solo career and since then, not much has been heard from him. The reason for his departure is still unknown.

Shifi and Zeal also haven’t dropped many songs since, leaving their fans to assume that they are done with music and facing other endeavours.

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The songs released in 2000 were considered fresh and innovative and remain instantly recognizable and classic to this date. These Naija songs are turning 20 years in 2020

Over the last 20 years, the Nigerian Music Industry has also experienced major revolution ushering in a new style, sound, and talent but the classics by Nigerian musicians remain evergreen.

Azadus – You is the one

“You is the One” is a love song by Olalekan Fadeyi who was known by his stage name Azadus. He was signed to Kennis Music and released his self titled album of which the song, “You is the One” was part of.

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Plantasun Boiz – Don’t you know

Plantashun Boiz was a Nigerian Hip Hop and R’n’B bot group consisting of 2face now known as 2Baba, Faze, and Blackface.

They were undoubtedly the most successful and iconic boy group in Nigeria. In the early period of there career through 1998-2002, they won just about all the awards imaginable in the Nigerian music and social scene before their split prematurely.

The group produced hits songs during their time together but their memorable one is ‘Don’t You Know” from their debut album “Body and Soul: The Begining”.

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Lagbaja – Gra Gra

Veteran Afrobeat Musician, Lagbaja was known for entertaining and socially conscious songs which were always a hit with music lovers.

The Masked Singer was famous for his Saxophone which was an important factor of his unique sound. One of his memorable song, “Gra Gra” was released about 20 years ago.

The song told the story of a fight from Lagbaja’s perceptive and how he responds to the situation. In the song, Lagbaja warns his opponent against looking for trouble and pride.

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Maintain Featuring Big Bamo – Ni Bo Lawa

Maintain was a Music duo group consisting of Olu Maintain and his cousin, Tolu Maintain. Later Big Bamo joined them. The group released six albums between 1998 and 2004 with the hit songs “I Catch Cold”, “Domitila” and “Alo” before they separated in 2004.

Their song “Ni Bo Lawa” was released in 2000.

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TrybesMen – Plenty Nonsense

Trybesmen (also known as Da Trybe) is an African hip-hop group from Lagos, Nigeria. They were described as the pioneers of Hip Hop in Nigeria.

The group was made up of original members Eldee, Kaboom, and Freestyle and later Oladele and TKO joined the group after the departure of Kaboom and Freestyle.

The group dropped their first album, “L.A.G style Volume 1” twenty years ago and one of their memorable song is “Plenty Nonsense”.

The song tackled the Nigerian Government and corruption in a satirical manner and it remains one of the group’s biggest hits.

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Music groups weren’t uncommon in the early 2000s, they were a testament to the idiom, “there’s strength in numbers”.

We had Music groups who serenaded our airwaves with hit songs and Mp3bullet.ng brings you our favorite top 10 of the songs.

• Artquake – Atlanta

Artquake was a music duo made up by Adegbite Adeniran (ADX) & Tomomewo Olakunle (Ice-K). They first came into the scene with Abulelawa but it was “Atlanta” that brought them massive success. The song ushered in a dance move which was also named after the song.

• Bracket – Yori Yori

Bracket is a Nigerian Afropop and R&B music duo composed of Obumneme Ali a.k.a. “Smash” and Nwachukwu Ozioko a.k.a. “Vast”. When they dropped “Yori Yori”, it received massive airplay and was a favourite among lovers.

• P- Square – Do Me

Made up of Identical twin, Peter and Paul Okoye, P-square was a Hip hop group brought with them a different dimension to the music industry. “Do Me” is the lead single from their best selling album, “Game Over”. The song also featured vocals from Waje.

• Styl-Plus – Imagine That

Styl-Plus (originally STYL) used to be Nigerian R&B and pop musical group/quartet but became a trio in 2003. The group were seen as the Nigerian “Boys II Men” due to their emotional and heartfelt songs. “Imagine That” is the lead single from their official debut album, “Expressions” and was the biggest song from that album.

• Plantashun Boiz – One and Only

Even though there were many Music groups before their arrival into the Music scene, the Plaintashun Boiz was the group that influenced contemporary pop music in Nigeria. They also influenced the rise of Nigeria Music group in the early 2000s. The group was made of 2Face (now known as 2Baba), Faze and Blackface.

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Popular controversial dancehall, ragga and reggae singer and songwriter; Blackface has finally taken Legal actions against fellow singer; 2Baba.

Both singers were once part of a music group known as “Plantashun Boiz” alongside their other mate; Faze.

• READ ALSO: Blackface blasts Faze for performing at 2Baba’s concert.

The battle line was however drawn when the group broke up, and each one of them went solo.

Blackface continued to diss and drag 2Baba, claiming he wrote the latter’s mega-hit “African Queen“, which was, and is still a Classic jam.

Although Blackface did not take any legal actions, he continued to blast 2Baba, saying he stole his song. Meanwhile, 2Baba paid him no attention.

We can, however, recall that two days ago, 2Baba finally spoke up on the issue. He asked Blackface to stop trying to ruin his reputation, claiming he didn’t steal his song. He also dared Blackface to sue him or remain silent, as reported by us at “Mp3bullet.ng”

His exact words;

“Sue me or shut up”

It, however, seems Blackface is not ready to end the war, as he took 2Baba by his words.

Soon after 2face’s statement, Blackface took to his Instagram to reveal that his lawyer had already filed a case in court against 2Baba for song theft.

Blackface also claimed that he took so long because he thought they could resolve this out of court, consequently, he thought wrong.

• READ ALSO: 2BabaTells Blackface To Sue Him Or Shut Up!

A few weeks ago, we thought the war between these two was soon coming to an end,

Oops!turns out this is just the beginning!!!

See his post below;

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Cna3sgRGP/

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Finally! 2Baba has ended his silence on allegations made by former fellow Plantashun Boiz member; Blackface.

A few months ago, Blackface caused a frenzy all over the internet when he Claimed 2Baba(formerly 2face) stole his song; “African Queen”

• READ ALSO: Blackface blasts faze for performing at 2Baba’s concert.

Despite the dissolution of the group, it seems Blackface is not ready to let go of 2Baba as he keeps dragging and throwing shade at him.

He even went ahead to make his own music, rap, and dancehall version of “African Queen” to prove he was really the rightful owner of the song.

• READ ALSO: Blackface set to release rap and dance hall version of “African Queen”

However, 2Baba put on a thick skin and didn’t let all these get to him.

The “Amaka” singer; However lost his patience recently and came out to give a massive reply to Blackface and his allegations.

In a recent interview with “The Sun Newspaper”, 2Baba said that Blackface just hated him so much and wanted so bad to tarnish his image.

He further went on to claim that he didn’t steal the song and that Blackface was just obsessed with him.

2Baba concluded that Blackface has problems only he(Blackface) knew of and urged his friends to help take him to a psychiatrist.

His exact words were;

“Let me put it like this, you just go on air and start spinning lies. I have never said or done anything bad to Blackface, but he just goes on air and starts lying all the time because he wants to spread hate. It is a smear campaign,”

“He keeps saying he is going to sue me, so I am saying sue me! You know say I no thief your song, you just want people to hate me.

Stop the nonsense. Anytime he comes on air, ask him ‘wetin im do wey make me sue am? Ask am whether I no write am a letter before say guy stop this thing, I did not steal your song’”

.“What have I done to him? He just hates me. It has become an obsession and it is not healthy for him anymore and there is nothing I can say or do to help his dilemma, so I don’t know.

It is not like I am giving up, but it is all up to him now. He has to free himself from that bondage”

Every day, he keeps digging himself into this mess and now he has kids growing up. It is unfortunate.

Before, I was quiet but he is always blabbing. “Had I taken it serious from the beginning, we wouldn’t be here today.

Legally, I have done my own bit, so I don’t have anything to tell him. The funny thing is that he has a problem but nobody knows what the problem is.

“So, if you will not sue me then shut up! Stop killing yourself; it is becoming too embarrassing. I can’t get him arrested and sent to a psychiatric hospital, so please, people around him should talk to him”

Blackface is however yet to reply, and we really hope he doesn’t.

There has been an endless tug of war between these artists, and we can’t wait for one of them to finally end the circle.

We can’t also hide the fact that Blackface is the main man who refuses to let this whole issue go.

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Y’all should remember that you have young upcoming artists looking up to you guys.

It’s high time Y’all! let love rule”!!!.

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