The Whispers are an American group from Los Angeles, California, who have scored hit records since the late 1960s. They are best known for their two number one R&B singles, "And the Beat Goes On" in 1980 and "Rock Steady" in 1987. The Whispers scored 15 top ten R&B singles, and 8 top ten R&B albums with two of them, "The Whispers" and "Love Is Where You Find It" reaching the No. 1 spot. They have earned two platinum and five gold albums by the RIAA.
Chibuzor Oji, better known by his stage name Faze, is a Nigerian musician and actor. He was a member of the defunct Nigerian hip hop group Plantashun Boyz, along with BlackFace Naija and TuFace (better known as 2face Idibia. The group split up in 2004 and each member of the group has gone on to launch solo careers.
Munachi Abii is a Nigerian rapper / hip-hop artist, songwriter, television presenter model, and actress who performs under the name Muna. She is the winner of Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2007. She is Igbo from Imo state.
Independent Entertainment is a record label that is owned and founded by Nigerian R&B singer Faze. Other than Faze, there are yet no other signed artiste to the record label though. Faze showed interest in adding to the number signed artistes to the label as soon as his third studio album plies the way of success like his previous albums.
"Originality" is a song by Nigerian R&B singer Faze, which he wrote, recorded and mastered in one day. The song was produced by Waz Beat for Faze's third studio album, Originality (2008). "Originality" is a song that praises and reminds people about past legends and heroes and the performer in this song references himself in the lyrics saying 'One day una go hala my name O'.
Craig Serani Marsh, known professionally as Serani, is a Jamaican dancehall singer and producer who has a joint venture deal with Phase One Communications in NYC. He is best known for his involvement in Sean Paul's album The Trinity and his 2008 single "No Games" that has sold 400,000 singles so far. Serani also released many hit singles, such as "Skip to My Luu", "Doh" and "She Loves Me".
"Valentine's Day" is a song by Nigerian R&B singer Faze released as the 7th single from his platinum Originality album. The single was released in December to commemorate the Valentine's Day celebration in 2009.
"Am in love" is a song by Nigerian R&B singer Faze, which he wrote himself. The song was produced by Waz Beat for Faze's third studio album, Originality (2008). "Am in love" is a love ballad written by Faze to great acclaim and reception depicting what might be called the most inspirational ballad ever by him.
Dare Art Alade – popularly known as Darey – is a Nigerian multi-platinum Afro R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, humanitarian and entrepreneur. He is also the son of the legendary African Jazz Musician and entertainer Art Alade and the creative director of Livespot360.
Damion Darrel Warren, best known as Teacha Dee, is a Jamaican reggae singer and former educator. He is best known for his hit singles "Smoke and Fly", "Reggae Souljahs" and "Smuggling Weed". He was a full-time employee for the Ministry of Education Youth and Culture in Jamaica when he recorded all three songs. His stage name was derived from the Jamaican creole for "teacher" and a shortening of his childhood nickname "Demus".
Pronounced Jah-Nay is the debut studio album by American R&B group Zhané. It was released on February 15, 1994 via Motown. Recording sessions took place at Enterprise Studios and at Encore Studios in Burbank, at Marion Recording Studio in Fairview, NJ, and at Unique Recording Studios and at Soundtrack Studios in New York City. Production was handled by Naughty by Nature and Zhané. The album peaked at number thirty-seven on the Billboard 200 and number eight on the Top R&B Albums chart. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 4, 1996.
Faze is a multi-award-winning Nigerian solo artiste. Faze has been active in the music industry since 1995 first releasing albums as a member of the group Plantashun Boyz. Their first album was released in the year 2000. He has spawned 6 number 1 hits and 12 chart top 20 songs through his career as a solo artiste as well as 10 number 1 videos. This places Faze one of the best charted artiste in video charts. With sales of about 6 million units, Faze is one of the biggest selling Nigerian artists of all time. As at March, 2010 Faze was the first artiste to ever have all three albums released go platinum in Nigeria’s music history. Faze has earned himself a name as the 'King of R&B' as referred to him by most journalists. He is arguably the best Nigerian vocalist having reached the highest vocal key note by any well- known Nigerian artiste. He was named Nigeria third best music idol by Vangurad Newspaper for the Year 2008. He was also listed by Bubbles Magazine as one of the 9 best performers of 2009. His second album Independent holds the record for fastest sale before release date with over 1 million pre-orders, it is also referred to as one of Nigeria best R&B albums ever. Faze’s most successful singles include Kolomental, Originality, Need Somebody, Faze Alone, Loving you everyday and Tatoo Girls.
Frank Ugochukwu Edwards is a Nigerian Contemporary Gospel singer and songwriter from Enugu State. He is the founder and owner of the record label Rocktown Records, which is home to recording artists such as Edwards himself, Gil, Divine, King BAS, Nkay, David, Dudu and Micah Heavens, among others. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, Wizzy, Big Wiz or Starboy, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. The recipient of received several international music award nominations and awards, he began recording music at the age of 11 and managed to release a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed. Wizkid signed a record deal with Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E) in 2009.
My Story is the debut studio album by Nigerian singer Iyanya. It was released by CN Media in 2009. The album's production was handled by ID Cabasa, OJB Jezreel, K-Solo and Tee-Y Mix. It features guest appearances from M.I, Faze, DJ Zeez, Bokwilla and Ugly.
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, rapper, and dancer. He is one of the biggest and most successful African artists.
Evi Edna Ogholi. is a Nigerian female reggae musician popular for her song "Happy Birthday".
Dutty Rock is the second studio album by Jamaican reggae/dancehall artist Sean Paul. Released on 12 November 2002, it features two US number-one singles, "Get Busy" and Beyoncé's "Baby Boy", along with singles "Gimme the Light", "Like Glue" and "I'm Still in Love with You", which all charted in the top 6 on the UK Singles Chart. The album itself reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, and number 9 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. It is also his first album to have a Parental Advisory sticker. The album sold 65,000 in its first week and went on to become an international phenomenon, producing five top 15 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. The song "Top of the Game" was featured in NBA Live 2004.
Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel, known professionally as Mayorkun, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and pianist. He released a cover of Davido's "The Money" single and was discovered by the singer on Twitter. Mayorkun signed with Davido's record label Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) in 2016; his debut single "Eleko" was released under the label. Mayorkun released his debut studio album The Mayor of Lagos in November 2018.
Kingsley Eno Osagie also known as Winning Jah is a reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, record label chief executive officer and a philanthropist. He is best known for his album "Big Man", which went platinum in Nigeria and performed in some festivals such as Rototom Sunsplash and Sanremo Music Festival in the 1990s. In 2011, he was awarded Order of the Niger for music merit by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the president of Nigeria
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