Daddy Fresh is a veteran Nigerian

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singer from

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and born in Lagos state

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, Daddy Fresh started his musical career professionally in the mid-1980s. He was the founding member, leader, lead vocalist and songwriter, of the group “DE Pretty Busy Boys” which comprises

Daddy Showkey Daddy Showkey is a veteran Nigerian galala singer. His genre of music is called ghetto dance or simply ghetto. He was popular in Ajegunle in the late 1990s. He was born as John Odafe Asiemo but is known as Daddy Showkey all over the Ghetto. He ha ...

Cashman Davies and Sexy Pretty. He became famous in the late 1990s all over Nigeria. During this time, he was honored as the, "King of the

Ajegunle Ajegunle, popularly known as "AJ City" or simply "AJ", is a neighbourhood located in the heart of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun local government area of Lagos. Ajegunle in the Yoruba language means "A plac ...

Musicians" for his innovation of a music genre known as galala or ghetto music. Ghetto music's development was not entirely his own, as it was also influenced by the work of

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Baba Fryo Baba Fryo born Friday Igwe is a veteran Nigerian singer from Ajegunle. He is known for releasing street songs . His most popular song in Nigeria was titled "Dem go dey pose" which he released in the late 1990s. The song was written in Nigerian ...

. His songs "Elerugbe erue", "Faka Fiki faka" and "Fiji fa" sold over 300 thousand units in

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. Later, over 1 million of his songs were sold illegally by pirates at Alaba International Market. In 2017, he once advised the new generation artiste that their songs should not always be about "whine your waist" and they should also avoid repetition of words and try to sing songs that would impact positively on the nation's economy.

References

External links

Daddy Fresh at discogs.com

Daddy Fresh's official channel
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