10 Reasons Why 9ice Is A Legend In The Making

For starters, all his names begin with an A, ‘Alexander Abolore Adegbola Adigun Alapomeji Ajifolajifaola’! Talk about a pace setter!

2. He blessed us with one of the biggest songs to ever hit Nigerian air waves, ‘Gongo Aso’.

3. 9ice is so in love with his roots, that in 2014, he revealed that he was going to contest for a political office in his home town Ogbomosho in Oyo State. He later joined the All Progressive Congress (APC) and declared his interest to contest for a seat at the Federal House of Representatives.

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4. Even though he didn’t win the election, the street credibility king was later named as a Special Adviser to the Oyo state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi.

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5. 9ice has a good eye for music as he has been noted to be inspired by great minds like Ebenezer Obey, King Sunny Adé, Tatalo Alamu, Late Alhaji Ayinla Omowura, Late Alhaji Haruna Ishola, KWAM 1 and Pasuma Wonder.

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6. He won the first MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) for best hip-hop act in 2008!

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7. Let’s not forget he blessed us with one of the biggest ‘wedding day’ songs yet!

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8. 9ice is a humanitarian as he is known to be a: UN Youth Ambassador, Lagos State Environmental Ambassador, 46664 Nelson Mandela Charity Organization Ambassador and Global Public Health Ambassador to Society for Family Health.

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9. Who can forget how we could never make copies of documents without the tune to ‘photocopy’ ringing in our heads!

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10. You couldn’t have been a ‘party rider’ without moving your body ‘gbamu gbamu, jigi jigi’.

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And with these few points we hope we’ve been able to convince you that 9ice, for Legend’s Real Deal Experience this Friday in Ibadan, ‘no be mistake’!

Feel free to join him and the Legend crew at Cultural Centre Ori Oke, Mokola, Ibadan on Friday May 20th at 5:00pm. They’re giving away prizes too!