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  • Nigerian rapper, Ice Prince to be arraigned today for abducting police officer

    Nigerian rapper, Ice Prince to be arraigned today for abducting police officer

    Nigerian rapper, Panshak Henry Zamani, better known as Ice Prince Zamani, will today be arraigned in a Lagos court for abducting a police officer.

    Rapper Ice Prince to be arraigned today for abducting police officer

     

    In a post on Twitter on Friday, by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the “Oleku” singer was stopped for driving without license plates at 3 am, Friday.

     

    “He agreed to be taken to the station. He, thereafter, abducted the police officer in his car, assaulted him and threatened to throw him in the river. He has been arrested and would be arraigned today,” Hundeyin stated.

    Rapper Ice Prince to be arraigned today for abducting police officer

     

    He rose to fame after releasing “Oleku”, one of Nigeria’s most remixed songs of all time.

     

    Ice Prince won the 2009 Hennessy Artistry Club Tour.

     

    His debut studio album Everybody Loves Ice Prince was released in 2011.

     

    It was supported by three singles: “Oleku”, “Superstar” and “Juju”.

     

    In 2013, Ice Prince released Fire of Zamani as his second studio album. The album contained the singles “Aboki”, “More”, “Gimme Dat” and “I Swear”.

     

    On 1 July 2015, Ice Prince was announced as the vice president of Chocolate City.

     

    He held the position until he left the label in 2016.

    Rapper Ice Prince to be arraigned today for abducting police officer

     

    The “Oleku” singer was born in the city of Minna.

     

    At Age two, he moved with his family to the mining city of Jos, Plateau State. He is of Angas ethnicity.

     

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that while residing in Jos, he attended St. Murumba College. He also attended the Science Tutorial Niger State College in Jos.

     

    Career
    In 1999, he began writing rap songs and started performing them at school; in 2001 he began recording them. In 2002, he and some friends formed the “ECOMOG Squad” but split after a year.

     

    In 2004, he connected with M.I, Jesse Jagz, Ruby, Lindsey, Eve, Taz, and together they became what is now known today as the “Loopy Crew”.

     

    He attended the University of Jos to study zoology, but had to stop because of a “financial constraint”.

    Rapper Ice Prince to be arraigned today for abducting police officer

     

    2010–2011: Everybody Loves Ice Prince
    During the aforementioned interview, Ice Prince opened up about why he chose to name his debut album, Everybody Loves Ice Prince. He said “What made me give my album that name was when I lost my Mum, really.

     

    There was so much love, so much care from all around the world. People really showed me love and it was after that incident that I came back to record my album and I thought what better name to call my album than Everybody Loves Ice Prince because I was shown love”.

     

    “Oleku”, Ice Prince’s first single off his debut album was met with great reception throughout Nigeria.[citation needed] The song was released under Chocolate City.

     

    Ice Prince’s ‘rap resume’ has a long list of songs he’s been featured on. He was featured on Taikoon’s “Respect My Hustle” with Banky W, DJ Neptune’s “This Gbedu Reloaded” with YQ & Shank, Bez’s “Super Sun (Remix)” with ELDee & Eva Alordiah, YQ’s “Efimile (Remix)” with Naeto C, M.I, Banky W, & ELDee, Pherowshuz’s “Korrect (remix)” with M.I & Terry Tha Rapman, Dekunle Fuji’s “Funmilayo” with Jesse Jagz, Jamix’s “My Party” with Wizkid & Kel, Reminisce’s “2 Mussh [Remix]” with Sauce Kid, and Knighthouse’s “Make it Better” with Mo’Cheddah, Funbi, & Mobie, among others.

  • I will fail if you put me in an office setting-Ice Prince

    I will fail if you put me in an office setting-Ice Prince

    Popular rapper, Panshak Zamani a.k.a Ice Prince has averred that he will fail if he is put in an office setting, adding that music was the only thing he could do after dropping out of the university at an early age.

    The acclaimed rapper made this known when he featured on ‘Afrobeats Intelligence.‘

    Ice Prince said he was not opportune to pursue a professional career in other fields.

    “Man, it feels very great. It feels very awesome. ‘Cause if you know me very well, you’d know that music is the only thing that Ice knows how to do. I don’t know how to do anything else, you know. I dropped out of the university at a very early stage, so I didn’t get any chance to study anything,” he said.

    “If they put me in any office now, my nigga, I’d flop. But music is the only thing I know how to do. So, the opportunity to be able to put out music and even have people listening to me after how long I’ve been in the game, it’s awesome. It’s a blessing. More than a blessing.”

    The ‘Superstar ’ crooner also opened up on how he has learned to accept whatever happens to him since he lost his parents.

    “Whatever comes. I lost my dad, God kept me here. I lost my mum, God kept me here so I just feel like It’s all God’s plan my brother. As e be, e be,” he added in a mixture of English and Pidgin.

    Speaking further, the music star said himself, Jesse Jagz and M.I locked themselves up for three months for the production of ‘Everybody Loves Ice Prince’, his debut album, in 2011.

    “Literally, me and Jesse Jagz booked ourselves into an apartment that year and stayed in that apartment for about three months. And we locked ourselves in there. Day in, day out and we made that album. We were locked in there for three months, and me and Jesse literally just vibed and made that album. Hearing it as a classic, I just give God all the glory,” he said.

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  • Sometimes I feel alone- Ice Prince laments

    Sometimes I feel alone- Ice Prince laments

    Popular singer and rapper, Panshak Zamani a.k.a Ice Prince has confessed that he sometimes feel alone.

    The ‘Super Star’ crooner made this known in a chat with Pulseng.

     

    Asked what has kept him grounded over the years, he said: “I can’t change… I don’t know if I haven’t changed, but I think God keeps me grounded. Sometimes, I feel alone because I don’t have a brother. I only have two sisters. My parents are both gone. The people I call brothers are people like Sneaker Boy, DJ Dino and so forth. It makes me lonely, but it reminds me that all I have is God and that keeps me grounded.”.

    Sharing what he has been up to during the lockdown, Ice Prince said: “During this lockdown, I’ve remained indoors. I’ve always been a studio rat, an indoor person. I’ve been watching a lot of stand-up comedy, TV shows like Flatmates and more”.

    The former Chocolate City Vice President noted that he isn’t happy when he does things for people and they thank him.

    “When I do things for people, I hate it when they say thank you. I’m not doing it for them, they deserve it. I can’t help everybody, but the ones I can help, I’ll do my bit. That’s why I can’t talk about that charity. I hate blowing that trumpet. It’s just my philosophy, you should give without expecting anything in return.”

  • Small girls need to stop slamming Tiwa Savage –Ice Prince

    Small girls need to stop slamming Tiwa Savage –Ice Prince

    Sensational rapper, Ice Prince has slammed the critics of Nigerian singing sensation, Tiwa Savage.

    Recall that Victoria Kimani and Seyi Shay took shots at Savage in their #fuckyouchallenge cover.

    Speaking in a chat with Legitng, Ice Prince said small girls who are criticizing Tiwa Savage need to ‘park well’

    He stated in pidgin: “The thing wey dey pain me now na im Iwan talk. I go use your platform talk this thing. All these girls wey dey abuse Tiwa Savage, make them park well. Today I talk to Tiwa for a couple of minute, and she no dey happy with all these small girls wey dey open mouth curse am anyhow. And I wan make dem know say Tiwa get many bodyguards o. I be one of dem, we plenty. I go slap person on top Tiwa matter. Na nonsense, make dem apologise to Tiwa, I wake up today to see many many things wey dem dey talk about Tiwa.

    “Me I no just dey happy say plenty girls dey gather against Tiwa Savage, wetin happen? Dem plenty wey dey abuse Tiwa Savage and I hate that. And I want my sister Tiwa to know that her bodyguards are plenty and I am one of dem. Her soldiers, the angels covering and prayers wey dey around her dem too plenty. Make she no even bother”.

    Though, Victoria Kimani has apologized for slut-shaming Tiwa Savage, she stated that she is not apologetic about the other things she sang about in the song.

     

    She wrote on Instagram page: “She is right. I apologize for slut-shaming and age-shaming. Shame on me. That was very wrong, but the other stuff, I can never apologize”.

     

     

     

  • I am not mentally ready for marriage- Ice Prince declares

    I am not mentally ready for marriage- Ice Prince declares

    Nigerian rapper, Ice Prince Panshak Zamani is one of the most eligible bachelors in the Nigerian music landscape.

    The ‘Oleku’ crooner has however said he is not just ready to get married yet. He made this known during a chat with Off The Top Show.

    “To be honest, I intend raising a family one day but, right now, I’m mentally not ready. Right now, I’m single,” he said.

    Commenting on how he carried himself during his early days as a star, he said: “I was young and naive and all I wanted to do was to just ‘ball’ (spend extravagantly). But credits to my manager who helped me balance my account,” he said.

    “I was spending money on stupid stuffs, yes, but he made sure we acquired a house.”

    On whether he is pressured to always release hit records, Ice Prince noted that he is at a point in his career where such things are no longer a source of concern.

    “As an artiste, you have to get to the point where it’s beyond dropping a hit record. Sometimes, I want to drop a song and talk about my late mom for example. I know that song is not going to be a hit song but I want to put it out,” he explained.

    “For me, I got to a point where it’s beyond having a hit song, a point where I want to write (and sing) what comes to mind.”

     

    Ice Prince debut studio album, Everybody Loves Ice Prince, was released in 2011. It was supported by the singles “Oleku”, “Superstar”, “Juju” and “Magician”.

  • I am not in support of anybody putting down Nigerian hip hop -Ice Prince

    I am not in support of anybody putting down Nigerian hip hop -Ice Prince

    Nigerian rapper, Ice Prince has said he doesn’t support anybody who puts down Nigerian hip-hop.

    The revered entertainer made this known as a guest during a radio interview on Soundcity FM

    In his words: “I am not in support of anybody putting down Nigerian hip hop or Nigerian rap because I believe that Nigerian rappers are doing quite well.

    “We are not hip hop frenzy in Nigeria, to be honest. We have always loved pop music. Even before Afrobeats started popping, we were dancing Makossa.

    “Hip hop artistes that are present now, we must give kudos to them, they are doing well. You can’t put any South African hip hop artist next to Ycee, Yung6ix, Dremo.

    “These guys are doing worldwide stuff, probably even more than the South African rappers we keep comparing ourselves to. We are doing dope stuff.”

    When asked how he feels being the most streamed African rapper on Spotify in 2018, Ice Prince said he “was surprised because, for a little bit, I have not gone hard as I should, so waking up to see that news was very inspiring, encouraging”.

    The ‘Ole ku’ singer said he feels privileged to be among the crop of Nigerian artistes breaking boundaries globally with music.

    He said: “What a time to be a Nigerian artiste. To even be mentioned as a Nigerian artiste at this time is a big honour. I am very happy with what our artistes are doing. Shout out to Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, Patoranking… There are certain artistes that are opening doors in certain places, Mr Eazi. To the ladies too; Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shay, Yemi Alade.

    Ice Prince also noted that he will release a book called ‘The Nigerian Dream’ and a movie about his life, titled ‘Me vs Me’, in 2019.

     

    I didn’t believe Ice Prince’s ‘Oleku’ was going to be a hit song- M.I

     

  • Ice Prince woos BBNaija’s Cee-C for ‘Big Daddy Ice’

    Ice Prince woos BBNaija’s Cee-C for ‘Big Daddy Ice’

    Eclectic Nigerian rapper, Ice Prince wooed Cynthia Cee-C Nwadiora, first runner-up of Big Brother Naija, in his new music video ‘Big Daddy Ice’

    The reality TV star makes more than a cameo appearance in the video which was released on Wednesday.

    The colourful makes use of imaginative shrinking stunts, similar to what the movie, Ant Man offered, with a lot of choreographed dancing also involved.

    The music video is directed by Clarence Peters.

    This is the third time a Nigerian artiste will be featuring BBNaija 2018 contestants in a music video. Recall that the likes of Falz and MC Galaxy had previously featured some of the housemates.

     

    Watch the video below

     

  • I didn’t believe Ice Prince’s ‘Oleku’ was going to be a hit song- M.I

    Nigerian rapper and Chocolate City Music chairman, Jude Abaga a.k.a Ice Prince has revealed that he didn’t believe Ice Prince ‘Oleku’ was going to be a hit song.

     

    ‘Oleku’ is an Afro-pop tune released by Ice Prince in 2010 with vocals from Brymo. The song spread like wildfire, becoming fans favourite in no time.

     

    However, M.I told Ice Prince as at the time the song was meant to be released that he didn’t think it was the song he was supposed to put out at that moment.

     

    Speaking in a chat with Net TV, he said: “Ice Prince always tried things that people didn’t try. His first song is Oleku, his second song is ‘Super star’, there is no correlation between both of them.

    Ice Prince has always been unafraid to do what people weren’t doing. Ice Prince isn’t going to stop innovating because he makes any one uncomfortable, he is won’t also stop because people feel he has failed.

    “When Ice Prince recorded ‘Oleku’, I told him I didn’t think this was the song he should put out and I was wrong”

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  • I sold bottled water to Ice Prince in traffic– Hushpuppi

    Popular Nigerian socialite and self-proclaimed Gucci ambassador, Hushpuppi has revealed that he once sold bottled water to hip-hop star, Ice Prince.

     

    The controversial fashionista flashed back to his days of small beginning when he was struggling at Pedro in the Shomolu area of Lagos. He said at that point in his life, he was trying to get a Malaysia visa.

     

    Hushpuppi who has been hailed by 9ice in his song said on Instagram “I remember vividly the day Ice prince was going to Malaysia to perform, he was rushing to the airport in a Toyota Camry eating noodles, they stopped to buy water and I was the one who sold Eva water to them that day and I hailed him, I saw the poster of him going to malaysia on the net and then I had my malaysia visa and was still looking for money for ticket. The same malaysia he was paid to go and perform was where I was struggling for money for ticket to go and hustle but glory be to God today him and his “big dawg” need my name on their record to make sales, they need to talk about me to get attention, in a situation like that I’m just supposed to go to church and say THANK YOU GOD”.

     

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    We are not on the same level’- Phyno slams HushPuppi

  • I am successful, Ice Prince slams critics

    I am successful, Ice Prince slams critics

    Following MI Abaga’s condemnation of rappers who have switched from rapping to singing , Nigerian rapper, Ice Prince has said that he will not stop singing despite MI’s scathing criticism.

     

    In an attempt to attain mainstream acclaim and commercial success, rappers have been condemned heavily by hip-hop enthusiasts.

     

    MI’s song, ‘You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives’ has generated debate among rappers and hip-hop fans.

     

    When Ice Prince was recently asked about his style of music, he said: “I experiment a lot. I am the kind of artiste that will rap today, sing tomorrow.So yeah, I experiment a lot. I’ve been experimenting for a while, I don’t think I will stop experimenting.”

     

    Speaking on why he made a biopic, the Jos born entertainer said ‘Me vs Me’ was originally a song on his ‘Jos To The World’ album, but when Gbenro Ajibade heard it, he advised him to make a movie out of it.

     

    “The movie is from a song on my last album called ‘Me Vs Me’. Gbenro Ajibade heard the song and said ‘Ice this is not a song, you need to make a movie out of it’. That’s how ‘Me Vs Me’ was birthed,” he said.

    Reacting to his decline in the music scene, Ice Prince insists that he is a success.

    “I am so successful. Listen, I am so successful. As I’m talking about it now, I’m actually thinking of it in my head. I am very successful I have seen so much in my life.I have been through a lot. To still be alive and still be able to breathe is success.”