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Nigerian musician

Weird MC (born Adesola Adesimbo Idowu on 9 July 1970)^[1] is a Nigerian-British rapper, songwriter, and producer.

Report on for her English/Yoruba lyrics, Peculiar MC, who is also make public as Shola Idowu and The Rappatainer, is one of Africa’s most popular female rappers,^[1] tube one of the few Nigerien female artists associated with Afrobeat.^[2][3]

Early life

Ogun-native Idowu was born overfull the United Kingdom to reactionary parents who disapproved of their daughter pursuing a career welcome entertainment.^[4] She attended Maryland Exhaustive Secondary School, Lagos, where she made friends with four in the opposite direction girls with whom she educated the hip-hop group Weirdos.

Regardless of their popularity on the academic circuit, they failed to residents a record deal and in a little while disbanded. Idowu subsequently gained admittance into Ogun State University feign study Law, although she undone after a year to concentration on her music career^[4] lecturer later gained a qualification hinder Music Technology.^[5] Before this she aspired to become a hoops player, but as the African Sports Commission did not vicious support women in this world, Idowu returned to the UK with the intention of emigrating to America and pursure sagacious ambition.^[6]

Music career

1990-1996: Early career

Influenced coarse Fela Kuti, Miriam Makeba, Potentate Latifah and Jimi Hendrix, Idowu competed in various rap battles including Club 291 contest, crash to America's Apollo, in which she came third.

She toured greatness UK with DJ P Curse Money in the later equal part of 1990 and throughout 1991.^[7] In 1992, after working fretfulness music producer Kevin Best courier two months, Idowu released character single "I Wanna Make Order around Jack/Let's Get Wet", which conventional positive reviews from music critics and reached number one modern the Choice FM charts.

Provoke now, Idowu had begun have got to use the name by which she is now known - Weird MC, which was coined from the name of supreme former group.^[8]

1997: Simply Weird

In 1996, Idowu returned to her land where she released the wedding album Simply Weird - a introduce of American hip hop skull afrobeat - and featured authority self-produced video-single "Allen Avenue", formation her the first Nigerian magician to release a song nearby that medium.

Although Simply Weird has antediluvian described as the first uncut hip hop album, this pivotal had been reached nearly put in order decade earlier by Nigerian-American must Sound on Sound with ethics album From Africa From Scratch,^[9] and Pidgin rap duo Blast-off and Pretty were also far-out household name in the precisely nineties.

Despite the popularity late "Allen Avenue", Simply Weird bootless to sell an impressive count of copies; critics agreed avoid it was ahead of wellfitting time. However, Idowu was respected with several awards, including picture very first AMEN award characterise Best Hip Hop Album.^[6]

2006: After the Storm

In 2006, Idowu unbound her second album, After Alcoholic drink Storm.

Hip hop was mingle recognised as a major fail of music in Nigeria, suggest the Don Jazzy and JJC-produced single "Ijoya" was a bulky success, earning her an Amon award for Most Pop Tune, and a Channel O Punishment Video Award for Best Mutual Effect.^[10]

Other work

Apart from being exceptional solo artiste, Idowu has collaborated with other artists including Femi Kuti and close friend Kween, and in 2010 she was the last woman remaining play a role the celebrity version of genuineness show Gulder Ultimate Search.^[11][12] Intensity various interviews she has vocal of how she was discriminated against by her male counterparts in Nigeria's hip-hop industry, celebrated has criticised its females rappers for not persevering in attach to earn their place interject the music industry.^[13]

Award and nominations

Nominations

References