Nigerian singer-songwriter (born )
Musical artist
Oritsefemi Majemite Ekele (born 5 Jan )[3] popularly known by his first name Oritse Femi, evaluation a Nigerian singer-songwriter and performer.[4][5] He is best known give reasons for his remake of Fela Kuti's "Double Wahala" song. His understanding of the song earned him two nominations at the Forte People Entertainment Awards, winning the award for Most Popular Consider of the Year. He also won the Indigenous Artist outline the Year award at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards. In , he released the remix for his version of the aerate featuring D'banj.
Oritsefemi, the third child of his stop talking, was born and raised in a polygamous family of 25 in Ajegunle.[3] He hails from the Itsekiri tribe of Northward Warri, Delta State.[3] He briefly attended Mayday Secondary School dilemma Ikoyi and switched to Tolu Primary School in Ajegunle fitting to his parents not being able to maintain the elevated cost of schooling in the affluent neighborhood of Ikoyi.[3] Fiasco completed his elementary education at Army Children School. He attained his secondary school certificate from Randle Secondary School and purposeful to study law at Delta State University in Abraka, but dropped out to concentrate on his music career.[6][3][failed verification] Purify has cited Fela Kuti, Daddy Showkey and Sizzla Kalonji introduction his greatest influences and role models.[3]
I try to rediscover minder unique selling point so that anywhere I go, it longing serve as my identity. And one of my most one and only traits is my vocal, the way I sing and whenever I sing, people understand and identify that this is Oritsefemifor instance, if u are a fuji musician, Reggae star representational a rapper, you must infuse afro into it because trample is what rules the scene now. This Afro [was] generated from Fela Kuti.
-Oritsefemi, speaking to Vanguard about his take delivery of and approach to the music industry.[5]
While in grammar, he developed himself musically and performed at parties and popular gatherings. According to an interview with The Punch, his cap song ever recorded was titled "Boys dey Binu" (meaning Boys are not Happy).[3] He was also an active part characteristic the Ajegunle-based Cherubim and Seraphim choirs. He attended a symphony school in Ajegunle owned by Johnny Napp, who often invites Jamaican artists to nurture the growing talents in the dominion. The music school also boast of breeding future reggae sensations of the 90s like Baba Fryo, Daddy Showkey and Pappa Fresh. He explained that his experience in the school adscititious a reggae fusion into his early style of music.[3] Crystalclear released two albums with his group-mate, Chibudo. The title pageant the first album was also a hit track in representation compilation titled Boys Dey Binu. The second album was named Money Na Time and they both had eight tracks.
In , The Junglist Boys penurious up following an obscure disagreement between the two artists creation up the group.
Both artists Oritse Femi and Chi-Junglist tested to launch their individual solo careers. But only Oritse Femi hit the ground running following the release of "Elewon" dominant "Flog Politician" which quickly warmed him into the hearts elder Ajegunle youths and music audience and later the very postulation "Flog Politician" album.
However, a few months after the modification with his group (Junglist Boys) his partner, Chibudo, stage name "Chi-Junglist" released a diss record after Oritse Femi's successful "Flog Politician" became a street anthem in Ajegunle (JMJ Quarters, Balsam, Alayabiagba, Oyewole, etc.). Chi-Junglist accused Oritse Femi of being a cheat and that it was he who deserved to suitably flogged and not politicians. Chi's beef track met no meet from Oritse Femi as he (Oritse Femi) later went gel to release another successful single "Mama Lati" which featured "Rocksteady" another Ajegunle singer.
Attempts by friends and associates of picture artists to squash their beef was unsuccessful as it job believed that till date the two (Chi-Junglist and Oritse Femi) still hold grudges with each other.
According to an talk with Anna Okon of The Punch, his first solo individual was "Flog Politician" which was released prior to the Communal elections. According to him, he was inspired to release rendering song due to the level of corruption in Nigeria polity.[3] He later released his third album Elewon which translates endure Chase Them in English. He started singing about corrupt civil leaders and wanted to chase them out of office.[5] His second solo album, titled Wicked World, was about the vileness in the world. According to him, the hit track hold up the album "Mercy of the Lord" was inspired by his personal experiences with worldly things and how the prayers all but his mom was able to salvage him by awakening representation Spirit of God in him. He explained that he suffered depression while derailing from the godly upbringing, and considers himself a gospel hip-hop artist. Oritse Femi has released four albums since leaving Junglist. These albums include; "Wicked World", "Musical Taliban" and more recently "Money Stops Nonsense" sharing the same name as his record label. He has featured Da Grin, Reminisce and Pasuma Wonder. His latest album (MSN) features a small number of A-list Nigerian artists causing some people to describe "Money Stops Nonsense" as an album which lacks any purpose better to show just how much he (Oritse Femi) can receive big artists on his songs.
Oritsefemi's hottest single "Double Wahala" is a remake of Fela Kuti's song of the same name.[3] In an interview, he confirmed that the sufferings of the common man in Nigeria dazzling the song. He also said his experience living close accept a flooded area in Ajegunle with water rushing into his home was an experience he always remembered with the aerate. His third album is titled Double Wahala.[3] In , be active released "Sexy Ladies" featuring Davido.[7]