Akindele Justina Omowunmi (born September 1, 1996), known by her stage name Mz Kiss, is a

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rapper, singer, and songwriter.

Background

Mz Kiss was born on 1 September 1996 in

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, a town in local government area of

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, Western Nigeria, she studied Mass Communication.

Musical career

In 2010, Mz Kiss started her journey into music, she released her debut singles You Go Craze in 2012, Holla at Me in 2013. She released Figure 8 on April 3, 2013, the first single after singing on to Taurus Musik and Bad Dog Entertainment which received massive reception, thereby gaining her new grounds in the industry. In 2016, Mz Kiss was nominated for the Rookie of the Year at

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edition, and was nominated in the Best New Act category at the 2016

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. On September 12, 2018, she received 1 nomination in the Trailblazer of the Year category at 2018

Discography

EP's

*''Street on the Loose'' (2016)

Singles

*You Go Craze (2012) *Holla at Me (2013) *Figure 8 (2013) *Holla at Me (2013) *Spatacuz (2014) *Owo Meta (2015) *Stoopid featuring Falz (2015) *Last Year (2016) *Ikilo (2016) *Enemy Of Progress (2016) *Fuji (2017) *Ijo (2017) *Wawu (2017) *Slow Down (2017) *Merule (featuring Slim Case) (produced by Tiwezi) (2018) *Gbewa (2018) *Igara (2018) *Braaa (2019) *Youth Wake Up (2019)https://latestnews.ng/mz-kiss-youth-wake-up-music/

Awards and recognition

References

{{authority control 1992 births Living people People from Ondo State Nigerian women rappers 21st-century Nigerian women singers English-language singers from Nigeria Nigerian hip hop singers Women hip hop musicians