Weird MC, the Glossary
Weird MC (born Adesola Adesimbo Idowu on 9 July 1970) is a Nigerian-British rapper, songwriter, and producer.[1]
Table of Contents
26 relations: Africa, Afrobeat, Basketball, British people, Capital Xtra, Channel O Music Video Awards, Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Hip hop music, Jimi Hendrix, Law, Miriam Makeba, National Sports Commission, Nigerian Pidgin, Nigerians, Ogun State, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Queen Latifah, Showtime at the Apollo, The Headies, The Headies 2007, The Headies Award for Artiste of the Year, Thompson Iyamu, United States, University, Yoruba language.
- Black British women rappers
- British emigrants to Nigeria
- Nigerian women rappers
- Olabisi Onabanjo University alumni
- Participants in Nigerian reality television series
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.
Afrobeat
Afrobeat (also known as Afrofunk) is a Nigerian music genre that involves the combination of West African musical styles from Ghana and Nigeria but mainly Nigeria, such as the traditional Yoruba and Igbo music and highlife, with American funk, jazz, and soul influences.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.
British people
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.
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Capital Xtra
Capital XTRA (formerly Choice FM) is a British radio station owned and operated by Global. It broadcasts on 96.9 and 107.1 FM in Greater London, and nationally on DAB, Global Player and television platforms. It specialises in hip hop, grime and R&B music, and is a commercial competitor to BBC Radio 1Xtra.
Channel O Music Video Awards
Channel O Africa Music Video Awards, once known as Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards, are Pan-African music awards organised by South Africa -based Channel O television channel.
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Fela Kuti
Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997) was a Nigerian musician and political activist. Weird MC and Fela Kuti are Nigerian songwriters and Yoruba-language singers.
Femi Kuti
Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. Weird MC and Femi Kuti are British emigrants to Nigeria and English people of Yoruba descent.
Hip hop music
Hip hop or hip-hop, also known as rap and formerly as disco rap, is a genre of popular music that originated in the early 1970s from the African American community.
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Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer.
Law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.
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Miriam Makeba
Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist.
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National Sports Commission
The National Sports Commission is the Nigerian apex body responsible for regulating sports in the country, with Alhassan Yakmut serving as the last Director-General before it was scrapped by the Muhammadu Buhari government in 2015.
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Nigerian Pidgin
Nigerian Pidgin, also known as Naijá in scholarship, is an English-based creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria.
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Nigerians
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria.
Ogun State
Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria.
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye is a state-owned university located in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, singer, and actress.
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Showtime at the Apollo
Showtime at the Apollo (formerly It's Showtime at the Apollo and Apollo Live) is an American variety show that first aired in syndication from September 12, 1987 to May 24, 2008.
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The Headies
The Headies (originally called the Hip Hop World Awards) is a music awards show established in 2006 by the Hip Hop World Magazine of Nigeria to recognize outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industry.
The Headies 2007
The second edition of the Hip Hop World Awards was hosted by D'banj and Tana.
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The Headies Award for Artiste of the Year
The Headies Award for Artiste of the Year is an award presented at The Headies, a ceremony that was established in 2006 and originally called the Hip Hop World Awards.
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Thompson Iyamu
Thompson Iyamu (born 22 October 1968), known by his stage name P Tee Money, is a British DJ/EDM producer, singer and remixer.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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University
A university is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines.
Yoruba language
Yoruba (Yor. Èdè Yorùbá,; Ajami: عِدعِ يوْرُبا) is a language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and Central Nigeria.
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See also
Black British women rappers
- Abigail Asante
- Alesha Dixon
- Amplify Dot
- Bree Runway
- Cleo.
- Cookie Crew
- Darkoo
- Dee Shy
- Enny
- Estelle (musician)
- Eunice Olumide
- Fleur East
- Flohio
- Ivorian Doll
- Lady Leshurr
- Lisa Maffia
- Lisa Mercedez
- Little Simz
- MC Chickaboo
- Mel B
- Monie Love
- Ms Banks
- Ms. Dynamite
- Nadia Rose
- Naila Boss
- NoLay
- Paigey Cakey
- Pauline Bennett
- Q-Tee
- Ray BLK
- Sabrina Washington
- She Rockers
- Shygirl
- Shystie
- Speech Debelle
- Stefflon Don
- The Floacist
- Wee Papa Girl Rappers
- Weird MC
British emigrants to Nigeria
- Abiodun (musician)
- Adé Bantu
- Adewale Maja-Pearce
- Aisha Lemu
- Alan Vaughan-Richards
- Ayo Jay
- Ayo Shonaiya
- Ayotunde Phillips
- Beverly Naya
- Binta Sukai
- DJ Abass
- Diana Yekinni
- Dulcie Ethel Adunola Oguntoye
- Dusé Mohamed Ali
- Femi Kuti
- Hugh McNeil Jr
- Jeremy Joyner White
- John Godwin and Gillian Hopwood
- Kalu Ikeagwu
- Kemi Adeosun
- Lionel Brett
- Margaret Amosu
- Mo Abudu
- Moet Abebe
- Oge Okoye
- Omasan Buwa
- Phina Oruche
- Robin W. G. Horton
- Rosina Umelo
- Ruth Elton
- Sheila Mary Tuer
- Weird MC
- Yinka Shonibare
- Zainab Balogun
Nigerian women rappers
Olabisi Onabanjo University alumni
- Adedoyin Oseni
- Adenike Oyetunde
- Adeola Olubamiji
- Albert Odulele
- Anne Suinner-Lawoyin
- Anthonia Adenike Adeniji
- Azeez Amida
- Boluwaji Kunlere
- Debola Ogunseye
- Emamode Edosio
- Empress Njamah
- Esther Ijewere
- Faithia Williams
- Frank Donga
- Freeman Osonuga
- Funke Adesiyan
- Ibrahim Bio
- Ifedayo Agoro
- Ifu Ennada
- Jide Awobona
- Joshua Olufemi
- Kaffy
- Kehinde Bankole
- Khabirat Kafidipe
- Lateef Adedimeji
- Liz Anjorin
- Lola Shoneyin
- Mega 99
- Mide Martins
- Monica Friday
- Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole
- Oluwapelumi Arameedey Kayode
- Ronke Odusanya
- Segun Awolowo
- Sola Kosoko
- Spinall
- Sunkanmi
- Sunkanmi Omobolanle
- Tayo Lamidi
- Toun Okewale Sonaiya
- Toyin Abraham
- Uche Ogah
- Weird MC
- Yetunde Onanuga
- Zainab Ahmed
Participants in Nigerian reality television series
- Afeez Agoro
- Alex Asogwa
- Anita Natacha Akide
- Bamike Olawunmi
- Bayray McNwizu
- Belinda Effah
- Bisola Aiyeola
- Carolyna Hutchings
- Chidinma
- Chike (singer)
- Chioma Chukwuka
- Chioma Goodhair
- Chris Okagbue
- Cynthia Nwadiora
- Cynthia Shalom
- Dami Elebe
- Darey
- Diane Russet
- Efe (musician)
- Funke Akindele
- Geoffrey Oji
- Ifu Ennada
- Ilebaye
- Ivie Okujaye
- Iyabo Ojo
- Iyanya
- Jeff Akoh
- Juliana Olayode
- Kingdom Kroseide
- Kunle Remi
- Laura Ikeji
- Laycon
- Leo DaSilva
- Lilian Afegbai
- Lota Chukwu
- Miracle Igbokwe
- Monica Ogah
- Muma Gee
- Nelson Enwerem
- OC Ukeje
- Phyna
- Tamara Eteimo
- Tjan (musician)
- Tobi Bakre
- Tope Adenibuyan
- Uche Odoh
- Weird MC
- Whitemoney
- Wole Ojo