P-Square

P- Square ( German: P- square or P2) is a Nigerian R & B and Afro - hip-hop duo that consists of the Lagos -born twins Peter and Paul Okoye. The twins come from Ifite Dunu in Anambra State and belong to the Igbo tribe.

Development

The story of P- Square began in St. Murumba College, a small Catholic school in Jos, Nigeria. The twins Peter and Paul Okoye joined the music and theater group at school and began to sing, to dance and imitate songs by MC Hammer, Bobby Brown and Michael Jackson. Later they founded under the name MMMPP (M Clef aka Itemoh, Michael, Melvin, Peter and Paul ) an A capella quartet. Inspiration they got from her idol Michael Jackson. They learned to breakdance, and founded in 1997 the school band Smooth Criminals. Your artistic legacy talent and precise dance she quickly made it known in Jos, where they performed more frequently.

1999 returned Peter and Paul Okoye back to music school to improve their skills on keyboard, drums, bass and rhythm guitar. Here, some movie soundtracks like Tobi, Mama Sunday, Moment of Bitterness and Evas River originated. In the same year they started at the University of Abuja to study Business Administration.

The Smooth Criminals disbanded when her members are enrolled at various universities. As a result, the Okoye twins formed their own group and Da Pees occurred under the changing names Double P, P & P until they finally fixed lay down on P- Square. They were managed by Bayo Odusami aka Howie T, a concert promoter.

2001 P- Square won the " grave Da Mic " competition, and Benson & Hedges sponsored their debut album Last Nite. 2005 brought P- Square released their second album Get Squared in their own label Square Records out. In 2007, she released her third album, Game Over, which sold eight million copies worldwide. Published in 2009 P- Square their fourth album Danger on which they collaborate with 2Face Idibia, J Martins and Frenzy.

In 2010 she won the with a million dollars doped Kora Award.

Production and sampling controversy

P- Square predominantly produced in-house. They resample multiple western songs and hits. However, the samples are not simple excerpts from songs that are inserted directly into your own songs, but reconstructed drum patterns, chord progressions or lyrics of the sampled songs.

In some of their songs can be samples of other songs find:

  • Album: Get Squared Temptation (contains elements of Marques Houston ft Joe Budden - Clubbin ')
  • Get Squared (contains elements of Usher ft Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah)
  • Story ( contains elements of R. Kelly - I Wish )
  • Bizzy Body (contains elements of Sean Paul - Gimme the Light)
  • Album: Game Over Still did Special Man (contains elements of Craig David - Rendezvous)
  • Album: Danger Danger ( contains elements of Eminem - Without me)
  • Bye Bye (contains elements of Usher - I Can not Win)
  • Super Fans ( contains elements from Bobby Valentino - Anonymous )
  • Who dey here ( contains elements of Faze - Originalty )

Discography

  • 2003: Last Nite
  • 2005: Get Squared
  • 2007: Game Over
  • 2009: Danger
  • 2011: The Invasion

Awards

Awards

  • 2003 Amen Award for Best R & B group
  • 2006: Hip Hop World Awards - Best R & B Album ( Get Squared )
  • 2006: Hip Hop World Awards - Best Music Video (Get Squared )
  • 2006: Hip Hop World Awards - Album of the Year (Get Squared )
  • 2006: Hip Hop World Awards - Song of the Year ( Bizzy Body)
  • 2006: City Mag 9th Awards Show - Best Hip Hop Group
  • 2006: Nigerian Music Awards (NMA ) - Album of the Year (Get Squared )
  • 2006: Nigerian Music Awards (NMA ) 2006 - Music Video of the Year (Get Squared )
  • 2007: Channel O Music Video Awards - Best Duo or Group
  • 2008: Channel O Music Video Awards - Best Duo or Group
  • 2008: Channel O Music Video Awards - Video of the Year ( Do Me )
  • 2008: MTV Africa Music Awards 2008 - Best Group
  • 2009: MTV Africa Music Awards 2009 - Best Group
  • 2010: KORA All African Music Awards - Artist of the Year
  • 2010: KORA All African Music Awards - Best Video

Nominations

  • 2003: Kora Awards - Young Artist
  • 2006: MOBO Awards - Best African Act
  • 2008: MOBO Awards - Best African Act
  • 2008: MTV Africa Music Awards 2008 - Best Live Performer
  • 2008: MTV Africa Music Awards 2008 - Best Video
  • 2008: MTV Africa Music Awards 2008 - Artist of the Year
  • 2008: MTV Africa Music Awards 2008 - Best R & B
  • 2009: MTV Africa Music Awards 2009 - Best Performer
  • 2010: BET Awards - Best International Act
African hip hop Igbo people Usher (entertainer)
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