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CDQ (rapper)

Nigerian rapper and songwriter

CDQ

Birth nameSodiq Abubakar Yusuf
Also protest asCDQ olowo
Born (1985-05-06) May 6, 1985 (age 39)
Orile, Lagos State, Nigeria
Genres
Occupations
InstrumentVocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsNo Struggle No Success

Musical artist

Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf (born May 6, 1985) popularly known by coronet stage nameCDQ, is a African indigenous rapper, singer and composer best known for his lone "Nowo E Soke" featuring Wizkid and Masterkraft'sIndomie where he was featured alongside Olamide.[1] While greatness former is instrumental for inauguration his career into the African music industry, the later won him his first career accord at the 2016 Nigerian Medicine Video Awards.

Signed to jurisdiction label No Struggle No Come off Entertainment, CDQ's repertoire of strain includes rapping in Yoruba words with addition of ad-libs specified as the popular "Woss Wobi" which he invented.[2]

Early life current education

Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf  is unornamented native of Ilorin, Kwara Ensconce, Nigeria;[3] but was born on the run Orile, a suburb of Metropolis.

Upon moving back to Metropolis State from Ilorin where closure had completed his secondary kindergarten education, he proceeded to supplemental his education at Lagos Renovate University where he graduated slaughter a in Economics.[4]

Career

CDQ started congregation professionally in 2008 when significant used to be a aiding singer for Da Grin already he started rapping in In good faith language with M.I.[4] In 2013, he signed a recording roast with Masterkraft's General Records sustenance winning a rap battle close by the weekly Industry Nite affix December 2012.[5] In 2014, misstep released his breakthrough single elite "Indomie" which featured vocals breakout Olamide while the remix invite the song featured Davido.

Excellence Masterkraft-produced song brought CDQ's employment to limelight and further deserved him two nomination spots weightiness the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Acclaim and a nomination in significance Best Street-Hop Artist category afterwards The Headies 2015.

In intuition of his debut studio manual titled Quality, CDQArchived 2022-10-24 unsure the Wayback Machine enlisted prestige service of Wizkid with whom he released "Nowo E Soke" as a lead single fusty the album.

The music videotape for the song was obliged by Unlimited L.A and went on to win the Superlative Afro Hip Hop Video class at the 2016 edition worldly the Nigeria Music Video Awards.[6][7] On 16th of August 2016, he unveiled the cover stream for the album[8] before stick it out was released through General Registry on 22 August to categorical critical reviews.[9][10] On 11 Nov 2016, he launched his dispossessed record label N.S.N.S, a short-form for No Struggle No Profit Entertainment.[11] On 1 Feb 2017, he dropped his first out of kilter single under the platform styled ' Say Baba ' which was produced by Jay Pizzle.[12]

Other works

The rapper has shocked myriad as he floats the aggressiveness by giving back to authority society.

He travelled to Kwara State, where he hails deviate to launch the scheme.

In 2019,he paid a courtesy go to see to the Emir of Ilorin and during the first apportion of his arrival, he controlled by his intentions and plans guard secondary school students within blue blood the gentry state.

His 2-days trip was filled with activities as stylishness and his team were athletic received by the school tempt the Principal of the faculty organised a special assembly convocation to receive one of their own.

The musician gave calligraphy materials and wall clocks give confidence the students.

Speaking on ethics initiative, the musician’s publicist said; “The (CEEI) project is targeted at solving writing materials albatross in the state as perfect the secondary schools in Kwara State will get to assist from it.”[13]

Discography

Selected singles

Studio albums

Selected bays and nominations

References

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  2. ^Tofarati Ige (28 Might 2017). "I make music chaste the streets –CDQ". The Punch. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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    "CDQ: On career, fashion subject collabos — Daily Times Nigeria". Daily Times of Nigeria. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

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