The address of the singer, who doubles as a songwriter, would be centred on ‘Harnessing Our Creative Identities: Pathways to Consolidating African Representations Globally.’
Born to Born to Samuel and Nkechi Onwubiko on 25 September 1995, the music sensation began his musical career at the tender age of 8 as a backup singer and part of a children's church choir. He grew up listening to Hip-Hop rappers, such as Tupac, Eminem, 50 Cent, amongst others, which developed his love for music and the motivation to venture into the industry. He also eventually stumbled on the songs of Lecrae and others such as the Ambassador, Andy Mineo, Da TRUTH, Tedashi, and other gospel singers, which eventually moulded him into becoming a gospel singer alongside Hip-Hop.
He started professionally as an independent artist in 2014 when he released his first song titled ‘Memories’, dedicated to his classmates. Other songs, such as Grace, Unconditional, Wrong Ways and many others followed, and he has, therefore, since increasingly gained recognition both locally in Nigeria and on the international scene through his songs and music powerful videos.
He has also collaborated with some of the most renowned gospel artists, such as Ada Ehi, Travis Greene, Da Truth as well as many others with freestyle sessions to his credits.
His debut album ‘Blind’ was released in 2016, while his second album ‘Before Now’ was released in 2018, followed by ‘Afrobeats Raps & Jesus’ released in 2019 and ‘The Wait’ EP in 2020. He released his fourth studio joint album featuring Da T.R.U.T.H titled ‘Bridges’ on November 20, 2020.
Academically, he studied Biochemistry at the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi, Nigeria, and a Master’s Degree in Business Management from the University of Hull in England, making him one of few artists with university tutorship. He also has a diploma in business management and Prince2 certification in project management.
On that note, his discourse at the Africa Together Conference, which seeks to rally Africans and other stakeholders to discuss and bring about positive solutions to African problems, would add positive value to the convergence.
