Today is exactly seven years that late legendary indigenous Yoruba rapper Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun, popularly known as Dagrin, Chief Executive Omoita, or Barack O’Grin passed away after he was involved in a horrible ghastly motor accident.

Below are 10 Things You Don’t Know About Dagrin:

1) The Rapper attended Meiran community primary school, Roseille Nursery and Primary School, Meiran Community high school and Egbado College.

2) Dagrin’s mother, Mrs. Olaonipekun, was the second of his father’s three wives.

3) He was 22 years old when he died in a car accident.

4) His father’s speech at the candle light ceremony was the rap he did to the song he was featured in by YQ, titled: ‘Efimile.
Late Dagrin.

5) His car, Nissan Maxima, was a 2008 model and carried the number plate, DAGRIN 03.

6) His father’s nickname is Nelly. He has a music store located at Meiran bus stop, ‘House of Nelly sounds’ store where he used to stay before moving to Surulere. READ ALSO: Popular Nigerian Dancer Dies During Childbirth.

7) The late rapper’s body was brought into the cemetery for burial in a black Ebony Escalade Cadillac ESV 2007 model.

His Twitter ID was @Dagrinfimile, Facebook was Dagrin fimilejo. He had 4,930 friends on Facebook.

9) The last time he logged on to twitter was on Thursday April 8, 2010.

10) He got the nickname Barack O’Grin from the remix song he did with General Pype titled ‘Champion’.

RIP to late Dagrin.

GYOnlineNG Special Report : Seven Years Gone, But Dagrin Memories Lives with Us + 10 Things You Don’t Know About Dagrin

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Dagrin - If I Die
The iconic hiphop Act Inspired Me, Make Me Love Rap Music....Dagrin Died At 6:00PM On Thursday, April 22 – Exactly Eight Days After He Was Involved In A Ghastly Accident In Front Of Alakara Police Station, Off Agege Motor Road, Mushin, Lagos. He Survived A Serious Head Injury, As A Result Of The Crash….Years After, Things Seem To Have Changed,Dagrin’s Death Suddenly Inspired A Whole Lot Of Rappers To Hit The Studio Spitting In Yoruba Language. Dagrin Didn’t Pioneer Yoruba-Rap, (Props To UK Based Act AY And Former Coded Tunes Rapper Lord Of Ajasa) But He Made It Popular. So There You Had The Likes Of Olamide, Pelepele, BaseOne, FlexB, Oladips,monedy,Tipsy, Davolee, Jhybo, Seriki Spring up, Obviously Inspired By The General Himself Barack O’grin…. DaGrin A.K.A Fimile Joo A.K.A Leriku Time A.K.A Leriku Trouble A.K.A Soja Boy A.K.A Leruku Were A.K.A Whatever you want DaGrin We Miss You GaaaaaaN joooo oh...
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