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Entertainment of Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

#Dagrin10yrs: Nigerians pay tribute to first indigenous rapper

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Nigerians have taken to Twitter to pay tribute to one of its finest rappers, Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun, also known as Dagrin.

The rapper who hailed from Ogun, Nigeria was known for his dexterity incorporating Yoruba, English and Pidgin English into his style of rap.

He rose to fame with legendary singles "Pon Pon Pon", and "Kondo".



His album C.E.O. (Chief executive Omota English: Chief Executive Gangster) won the Hip hop World Award 2010 for best rap album.

Dagrin worked with other Nigerian artists such as Y.Q, 9ice, M.I, Iceberg Slim, Omobaba, Terry G, Ms Chief, Owen G, K01, code, MISTAR DOLLAR, TMD entertainment, Omawumi, Chudy K, Bigiano, and Konga. He associated with music producers like Sossick, Dr Frabz, Sheyman, Frenzy and 02.



He died at the age of 25 on 22 April 2010 after a vehicle accident in Lagos, Nigeria with many mysterious details uncovered till date.

Many believe the rapper was shrouded in secrecy and a few cultism acts which were responsible for a foreshadowing of his death. One of the songs he sang from the album C.E.O. was "If I Die," as if he knew he would die after the album release.

Here are some of the tributes: