After settling four years of rift as P-Square, the group’s Paul Okoye has revealed the main reason behind his split from his brother in 2017.
In an interview, the Nigerian singer, now professionally known as Rude Boy, said family-related issues led to the disbandment of P-Square and not music.
The music duo, Peter and Paul Okoye who dominated the Nigerian music scene in the early 2000’s finally reconciled in November 2021 after an age-long feud.
They were spotted in a viral video hugging each other.
During a conversation with Joey Akpan, Paul disclosed that their split had nothing to do with music.
“It was a family issue, it had nothing to do with music. And because I respect family so much, I owe nobody any explanation,” he said.
Paul rose to fame in the 2000s as a member of the P-Square duo with his identical twin brother Peter Okoye.
He studied at St. Murumba secondary school in Jos, together with his brother, Peter also known as Mr P.
After the disbandment of P-Square in 2017, both band members sought separate musical careers.
He released his debut solo tracks titled ‘Fire Fire’ and ‘Nkenji Keke’ in 2017.
His song “Reason With Me” generated the highest views on YouTube in Africa in 2019.
Paul is the founder of Fire Department Inc, a record label he established in 2019.
What you need to know P-Square:
In December 2011, they signed a record deal with Akon‘s Konvict Muzik label.
In May 2012, P-Square signed a record distribution deal with Universal Music South Africa.
On 25 September 2017, numerous media outlets reported that the group disbanded.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) recalls that a breakup surfaced after Peter reportedly sent a termination letter to the group’s lawyer.
Prior to this report, the duo disbanded in 2016, supposedly over a disagreement about the role of their manager.
On the 17th of November 2021, the duo ended their long time feud and reconciled to the anticipation of fans.
