P-Square
P-Square (German: P-Quadrat or P 2 ) 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 the state of Anambra and belong to the Igbo tribe.
development
The story of P-Square began at St. Murumba College , a small Catholic school in Jos , Nigeria . Twins Peter and Paul Okoye joined the school's music and theater group and began singing, dancing, and imitating songs by MC Hammer , Bobby Brown, and Michael Jackson . Later they founded under the name MMMPP a (M Clef aka Itemoh, Michael, Melvin, Peter and Paul) a cappella - Quartet . They got inspiration from their role model Michael Jackson. They learned breakdance and founded the school band Smooth Criminals in 1997 . Their artistic talent and precise dances quickly made them known in Jos, where they performed more often.
In 1999 Peter and Paul Okoye returned to music school to improve their skills on keyboards, drums, bass and rhythm guitar. Some film soundtracks such as Tobi , Mama Sunday , Moment of Bitterness and Evas River were created . In the same year they began studying business administration at the University of Abuja .
The Smooth Criminals disbanded when their members enrolled in various universities. As a result, the Okoye twins formed their own group, which appeared under the changing names Double P , P&P and Da Pees , until they finally settled on P-Square. They were managed by Bayo Odusami aka Howie T, a concert promoter.
In 2001, P-Square won the Grab Da Mic competition and Benson & Hedges sponsored their debut album Last Nite . In 2005 P-Square released their second album Get Squared on their own label Square Records . In 2007 they released their third album Game Over , which sold eight million copies worldwide. In 2009, P-Square released their fourth album Danger , on which they collaborated with 2Face Idibia , J Martins and Frenzy .
In 2010 they won the $ 1 million Kora Award .
Production and Sampling Controversy
P-Square mainly produces in-house. In doing so , they repeatedly sample Western songs and hits. The samples are not simply excerpts from songs that are inserted directly into your own songs, but rather reconstructed drum patterns, chord progressions or lyrics of the sampled songs.
Samples of other songs can be found in some of their songs:
- Album: Get Squared
- Temptation (contains elements from Marques Houston ft Joe Budden - Clubbin ')
- Get Squared (contains elements from Usher ft Lil Jon & Ludacris - yeah)
- Story (contains elements from R. Kelly - I Wish)
- Bizzy Body (contains elements from Sean Paul - Gimme the Light)
- Album: Game Over
- Still that Special Man (contains elements from Craig David - Rendezvous)
- Album: Danger
- Danger (contains elements from Eminem - Without me)
- Bye Bye (contains elements from Usher - I Can't Win)
- Super Fans (contains elements from Bobby Valentino - Anonymous)
- Who dey here (contains elements from Faze - Originality)
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 artists
- 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
Web links
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ hiphopworldmagazine.com ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ City Mag 9th Awards Show . ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Naijarules.com
- ↑ nigeriamusicawards.com ( Memento of the original from October 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Channel O Music Video Awards 2007 winners. ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Museke
- ↑ a b Channel O Music Video Awards 2008 winners. ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Museke
- ↑ Nigerians sweep MTV Africa Awards
- ↑ MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) 2009 winners. Museke
- ↑ koraawards.co.za ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ bbc.co.uk ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d MTV Mama Music Awards with Zain ( Memento of the original from September 11, 2008 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) 2009 nominees. ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Museke
