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Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by EdoNation(f): 1:10pm On May 27, 2019
As the tides of the Nigerian music industry come and go and This Old Skool Nigerian Artistes Reigned before the new breed of music artistes we have today like Wizkid, Davido, Small doctor, Zlatan and their co-artistes. These were the reigning artistes. For history sake let’s accord them some recognition. In no particular order, Viralmula.Com brings this hot list to you, let’s get down to business shall we...



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GT Da Guitarman
Olugbemiro Tokunbo known professionally as GT Da Guitarman was highly rated and dubbed the future of Nigerian music in his time. He was that good with his melodious voice combined with his dexterity with the guitar strings hence his stage name GT Da Guitarman.
He released songs like Dreamer, Truly and Osima Gbomi.


General Pype
Ibrahim Majekodunmi also known as Generl Pype our 7 star general is a singer, songwriter and songstylist whose music style can be defined as reggae fusion which willingly incorporates elements of hip-hop, rock-pop and R&B into the riddims of reggae and dancehall. He gave us sweet hits such as Champion, Champion Remix, Give it to Me, Victorious man, and Lovers rock.



Naeto C
Naetochukwu Chikwe, stage name Naeto C, our only MC with an MSC, Yes Boss!! is a Nigerian rapper, Afrobeat artist and record producer. As a music artiste, Naeto C took Nigeria by storm with first single “Sitting on Top”, and after that smash bit single, Naeto C has broke all boundaries and surpassed most artistes lyrically and production wise during his hay days of fame. He churned out hits upon hits like kini big deal, Ten over Ten, 5 & 6, Tony Montana ft Dbanj, Share my blessings, I Gentle, Gidi is mine and This is what I do.





KEL
Top female hip hop/rap queen, Kelechi Ohia popularly called Kel in the music industry. She was the queen of rap during her short stint in the Nigerian music industry. She came out with an album dubbed ” The Investment” which was produced by Capital Hills Records which was her label at that time. The album featured hits like : WaaWa Allright , Turn by Turn Ft. Wizkid, Beautiful Life ft Aique, Jeun Soke,
Too Fine Ft. Alaye & MAYD, Omo Yapayaski Ft. Durella, Need You In My Life Ft. SIX & DAREY, Dem Don Dey Move Ft. Illbliss , ThaSuspect & Richie, Die Hustling Ft. Illbliss, Waa Wa Alright REMIX Ft. Iceprince Zammani,
Sitting On Too Ft. Wake & Jesse Jagz.


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Goldie Harvey
Susan Oluwabimpe “Goldie” Harvey (23 October 1981 – 14 February 2013) was a Nigerian professional singer and a Big Brother Africa star. Before her untimely death she was signed onto the Kennis Music Record Label. Which had associated acts like Jaywon and label owners Baba Keke and D1 Adeneye. She gave us hit songs like Don’t touch my body, Jawo Jawo, You Know it, Breathe again.. etc.


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Terry G
Gabriel Oche Amanyi, popularly known by his stage name Terry G, is a Nigerian musician and producer. He is widely known for his eccentric dress-sense, controversial lyrics and awkward identity. He has been described by The Punch as “one of the world’s weirdest singers”, by Vanguard as a “weird singer”, and by Channels TV as the “craziest musician in Nigeria”.
Infact no other music artistes in Nigeria get craze reach this guy but with his craziness is a mountain of hidden talents and after the release of his debut album, ” Ginger ur Swagger” this man Terry G has his name already sealed in the Nigerian music industry with so many hit songs to his name such as : Free madness 1, 2, 3. Apako master, Throwey, Malonogede ft Timaya, See Groove, Nack am, Sangalow, Apako Bum Bum, Pass me your love ft Ay.com, Run mad, Jump Am Pass..etc
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Sasha P
Anthonia Yetunde Alabi Sasha P also known as the First Lady of Nigerian Hip Hop, is a Nigerian rapper, musician, businesswoman, lawyer and motivational speaker. Sasha P gained success at a time when there were very few Nigerian women in Hip Hop music. Subsequently, her success helped pave the way for other female rappers and musicians in Nigerian hip hop. She began musical collaborations and was signed
on to eLDee’s Trybe records. Sasha P has remained one of the most prominent female artists in Nigeria since 2001, especially after the successful release of her debut album First Lady under her record label STORM Records. In 2013, Sasha P revealed that she was taking a break from the music scene to focus on her fashion business but before fashion she was first a musician and she gave us hits such as : Adara, Strong tin, Jeje, E Ti Da Mo, etc.





Phenom
Topa Onimowo, aka Phenom, aka the Knight House General, aka Best Rapper Alive B.R.A. “A legend had been born, I’m next to the king to be kinged of the kingdom” – Phenom.. After highly successful singles “Omo Naija” Omo Naija Remix, “ShukuShuku BamBam” not to mention his destruction of M.I’s “6′ 7′” and BigMaxx’s “Kilo Fi Se”, Ashewo ft Reminisce, The Game ft Olamide, Bounce ft Wizkid & MaleekBerry, The Way Ft Wizkid, Hold me down, I don’t Bleep with Everybody ft Iceprince Zammani & Reminisce and Catch me if you can Remix Ft. Jaywon
Phenom was the wonder boy of rap music. I wonder where he is these days
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Sauce Kid
Sauce kid real/full name is Babalola Falemi aka Sinzu a Nigeria recording artist was once the best in Hip-hop and one of the fast raising stars in the Nigeria music Industry. His talent was exceptional. Before M.I Abaga came with the Hip-Hop renaissance in 2008, Sinzu had already started to breathe in some fresh air into the game.
His mind-blowing ability to create music by utilizing Nigerian slangs and superior rap techniques was A+. So impressive was it that the man who moved to the US after his secondary education was already being touted as the new king of rap in Nigeria.
He released hit songs like Na me be fine boy, Under G, Snizu is Snizu, Airplane mode, Keep it Pushin, Elenu ft 9Ice, Omoge ft Pype, Ghetto P, Iceberg Slim, We duzz it, and NigerianGirls.





MoCheddah
Modupe-Oreoluwa Oyeyemi Ola known by her stage name Mo’Cheddah(sometimes stylized as Mocheeda or Mocheddah), is a Nigerian rapper and singer. She released her debut studio album, Franchise Celebrity (2010), while signed to Knighthouse Entertainment. She gave us hits like Ko ma roll, If you want me, See me, Shampoo, Keresimesi, Won Pelu change, Bad, Destinambari ft Phyno.





Styl-Plus
The group Styl-Plus (originally STYL) is Nigerian R&B and pop musical group / quartet.[1 The founding members were Shifi Emoefe, Tunde Akinsanmi, Yemi Akinwonmi, and Lanre Faneyi, the name STYL being an abbreviation of the founders first names. This very successful group of talented artists with their vocal harmonies, catchy tunes, melodies, R&B style, combined with meaningful and storytelling lyrics are a union between English and their native tongue Yoruba. They serenaded our ears with hit songs like.. ‘Olufunmi’, ‘Imagine That’, ‘Run Away’, ‘Call My Name’, ‘Stay Alive’ and ‘Four Years’. Other releases include ‘Unbreakable’,’Ready To Go’, ‘On The Dance Floor Ft Jesse Jagz’, ‘Ka Fo Lo (Let’s Fly Away).





Mo’Hits
Mo’Hits Records (popularly called Mo’Hits) was a Nigeria-based music record label owned by D’banjand Don Jazzy. Don Jazzy was the CEO/President of the label and D’banj was the Co-Owner.
The now defunct label had talented artistes like Wande Coal, Dr SID, D’Prince and K-Switch. They gave us hits such as :
“Why Me (Remix)” Ololufe” (featuring Wande Coal), “Hey Girl” (featuring Wande Coal, Don Jazzy, Dr SID, and D’Prince), “Pere” (featuring D’banj and Wande Coal), “Jasi” (featuring D’banj, Wande Coal, and Don Jazzy), “No Long thing” (featuring Dr SID and D’banj), “Oh No” (featuring Wande Coal, Dr SID, K-Switch, D’Prince, and D’banj), “Anaconda” (featuring D’banj and Wande Coal), “Booty Call” (featuring D’banj, Wande Coal, Dr SID, D’Prince, and K-Switch),
“Move Your Body” (featuring D’banjand Wande Coal),
“Be Close to You” (featuring D’banj, Wande Coal, Dr SID, and D’Prince).





ILL BLISS
iLLBLISS, also known as Oga Boss is a Nigerian rapper/ hip-hop recording artist, stage performer, businessman and owner of the talent managing outfit known as ‘The Goretti Company’.
He gave us hits like – “Nkali” ft. BigFoot InYourFace,
“Is It Your Money?” ft. Dice Ailes, “40 Feet Container” ft. Olamide, Emini Baller, WTF (Remix), Ruler, Aiye po gan, Aiye po gan Remix ft Terry G, Can’t hear you, Bank Alert and Many men.





Durella
Oluwadamilare Okulaja, also known as Durella (King of the Zanga), is a Nigerian recording artist, performer.
He was responsible for hits like : “Enu Ose”, “Shayo”, “Wizkolo Wiska”, “Club Rock” and “GaGa” featuring Wizkid, “My life”, “In the Zanga”, and “Club Rock”

More >>>> Source : http://viralmula.com/2019/05/remembers-old-skool-nigerian-artistes/

If there are any other artistes we left out. Please kindly leave your thoughts in the comment section below..

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by EdoNation(f): 1:11pm On May 27, 2019
smiley smiley smiley smiley

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by GangerFarmer01(m): 1:31pm On May 27, 2019
Lmaoo!!
Ruggedman should have been included if not for his recent scandal!.. grin grin grin

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by EdoNation(f): 3:10pm On May 27, 2019
grin grin
GangerFarmer01:
Lmaoo!!
Ruggedman should have been included if not for his recent scandal!.. grin grin grin

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by flex04(m): 3:19pm On May 27, 2019

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by Nobody: 3:20pm On May 27, 2019
I do, very well

How did you not add Freestyle and Trybesmen, 6footplus, Rasqi, Bigiano, Adaz, 2shotz, Baba Dee etc grin grin


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rZZNcas-FM

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by amiibaby(f): 3:20pm On May 27, 2019
No idea
Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by badmrkt(m): 3:20pm On May 27, 2019
Pastor Goody Goody...

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by specie103(m): 3:21pm On May 27, 2019
Una no put olu maintain
Konga
Zee world

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by positivelord: 3:21pm On May 27, 2019
GangerFarmer01:
Lmaoo!!
Ruggedman should have been included if not for his recent scandal!.. grin grin grin

Included how?? he didnt make the list simple

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by YourNemesis: 3:21pm On May 27, 2019
Chaaai......
Most of them were very talented, in fact more talented than most of the popular singers of now. But most of them went down under even though they hadn't reached their prime because they couldn't adapt.

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by adigunomomama(m): 3:21pm On May 27, 2019
Most of them don migrate go US or UK dey hustle low key grin grin

Add Eldee d Don too

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by Nobody: 3:21pm On May 27, 2019
How about Professor Linky that guy that sang Jogodo

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by beewhy009(m): 3:21pm On May 27, 2019
OP. do you want SARS (on d beat) to go after them?

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by Nobody: 3:21pm On May 27, 2019
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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by Nobody: 3:22pm On May 27, 2019
And the most important question ;
Of what impact was their music to the society ?
When you listen to there songs now,it sounds so disgusting!

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by Junkie1: 3:22pm On May 27, 2019
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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by stag: 3:22pm On May 27, 2019
These guys are relatively easier to remember.

I expected to see names like:
Alex Zito
Alex O
Lt. Shotgun
Blackie
Daniel Wilson (Mr Raggamuffin)
Tina onwudiwe
Felix Liberty
Felix Duke
Oritz Wiliki
undecided

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by femi4: 3:25pm On May 27, 2019
Gino.....No be God

Bigiano....Shayo

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by toffyz(m): 3:25pm On May 27, 2019
Idris Abdulkareem, Tony Tetula, Olu maintain ..etc all should be on that list. They were once musicians, lol grin

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by Nobody: 3:25pm On May 27, 2019
The greatest of them all were Goldie and dagrin ,they were class of their own, but unfortunately death took them faster than expected. They would have been a legend now. God knows best sha.

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by lastempero: 3:25pm On May 27, 2019
Oga boss still dey game guy, he can rap meaningfully.

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by MrImole: 3:25pm On May 27, 2019
Where are these agba iyas



Eedris Abdulkareem &

Rugged man?

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by nicepoker101(m): 3:25pm On May 27, 2019
GangerFarmer01:
Lmaoo!!
Ruggedman should have been included if not for his recent scandal!.. grin grin grin
seems you double as the quality control officer in your weed farm grin

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by hopexter(m): 3:25pm On May 27, 2019
Where's Accient Kampala's? He should be be on the list cheesy
Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by kalvoken(m): 3:25pm On May 27, 2019
grin grin grin grin

Ikeechuukwuu!!!!!


grin grin

But on a serious note, I think osuofia (aka ukwa) should be there. That his album/gallary grin makes sense.
KNOW ME WHEN I AM POOR, NOT WHEN I AM RICH YOU CLAIM RELATIONSHIP

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by Nobody: 3:25pm On May 27, 2019
cool
Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by namiji2598: 3:26pm On May 27, 2019
the founders lf Yahoo Yahoo in Nigeria, the ones that introduced indecent dressing, introduced drugs and other things I think waconzy,olu maintain and others should be included

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by Cityfirstborn(m): 3:27pm On May 27, 2019
Where is sky B

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Re: Who Remembers These Nigerian Music Artistes ? by pstnicodemus(m): 3:27pm On May 27, 2019
badmrkt:
Pastor Goody Goody...
Azadus, Sky B, Jazzman Olofin

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