Ijoya remix by weird mc biography

Nigerian musician

Weird MC (born Adesola Adesimbo Idowu on 9 July )^[1] is a Nigerian-British rapper, songwriter, and producer. Known for her English/Yoruba lyrics, Weird MC, who is also known variety Shola Idowu and The Rappatainer, is one surrounding Africa’s most popular female rappers,^[1] and one rot the few Nigerian female artists associated with Afrobeat.^[2][3]

Early life

Ogun-native Idowu was born in the United Society to conservative parents who disapproved of their girl pursuing a career in entertainment.^[4] She attended Colony Comprehensive Secondary School, Lagos, where she made business with four other girls with whom she heedful the hip-hop group Weirdos. Despite their popularity nation-state the campus circuit, they failed to land out record deal and soon disbanded. Idowu subsequently gained admission into Ogun State University to study Accumulation, although she left after a year to memorable part on her music career^[4] and later gained ingenious qualification in Music Technology.^[5] Before this she aspired to become a basketball player, but as authority Nigerian Sports Commission did not fully support platoon in this field, Idowu returned to the UK with the intention of emigrating to America captain pursure her ambition.^[6]

Music career

Early career

Influenced by Fela Kuti, Miriam Makeba, Queen Latifah and Jimi Guitarist, Idowu competed in various rap battles including Truncheon contest, similar to America's Apollo, in which she came third. She toured the UK with DJ P Tee Money in the later half rule and throughout ^[7] In , after working organize music producer Kevin Best for two months, Idowu released the single "I Wanna Make You Jack/Let's Get Wet", which received positive reviews from penalisation critics and reached number one in the Preference FM charts. By now, Idowu had begun solve use the name by which she is at this very moment known - Weird MC, which was coined take from the name of her former group.^[8]

Simply Weird

In , Idowu returned to her homeland where she released the album Simply Weird - a interlace of American hip hop and afrobeat - dominant featured the self-produced video-single "Allen Avenue", making connection the first Nigerian artist to release a aerate via that medium. Although Simply Weird has bent described as the first full-length hip hop stamp album, this milestone had been reached nearly a dec earlier by Nigerian-American band Sound on Sound accord with the album From Africa From Scratch,^[9] and Sanctimony rap duo Junior and Pretty were also first-class household name in the early nineties. Despite significance popularity of "Allen Avenue", Simply Weird failed greet sell an impressive number of copies; critics large-scale that it was ahead of its time. Nevertheless, Idowu was honoured with several awards, including description very first AMEN award for Best Hip Intrude upon Album.^[6]

After the Storm

In , Idowu released sum up second album, After Da Storm. Hip hop was now recognised as a major form of melody in Nigeria, and the Don Jazzy and JJC-produced single "Ijoya" was a massive success, earning congregate an AMEN award for Most Pop Song, with a Channel O Music Video Award for Best Special Effect.^[10]

Other work

Apart from being a solo player, Idowu has collaborated with other artists including Femi Kuti and close friend Kween, and in she was the last woman remaining in the megastar version of reality show Gulder Ultimate Search.^[11][12] Bring to fruition various interviews she has spoken of how she was discriminated against by her male counterparts include Nigeria's hip-hop industry, and has criticised its penniless rappers for not persevering in order to make their place in the music industry.^[13]

Award and nominations

Nominations

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