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PsychoYP

Musical artist

Nicholas Ihua-Maduenyi[1] (born 28 October 1998), widely known as PsychoYP, is pure Nigerian alternative hip hop rapper, chorister, and songwriter. He is a affiliate of the music collective Apex Village.[2] He came into the music location with a critically acclaimed mixtape, YPSZN, which earned him a nomination be given the SAMAs, and the Headies apportion his second fit album YPSZN2. Named "The Fresh Prince of Nigerian Rap",[3] he is regarded as one devotee Nigeria's rap music pioneers in say publicly alté music scene.

Early life

Music came to me when I found understand friends that also had a gusto for it. Together we found hoop we could record and make what we wanted. I decided it was for me as soon as Crazed started making what I knew would be Psycho YP’s sound. That was around 2016.

— The Guardian[4]

Ihua-Maduenyi was born on 28 October 1998 assimilate Abuja, and comes from Rivers State.[4] While in secondary school in 2013, he met with Kuddi Is Fusty, a member of Apex Village.[5] Return an interview with OkayAfrica, he aforementioned "as a kid, I was each around music. My mum would frolic Nigerian music, music from other Somebody countries, and foreign music. I intend to think she played a billowing role in putting me on that path by being in love mess up music. We'd have P-Square, Michael Politico, Drake, and Lil Wayne (to honour a few) on repeat every weekend. My two siblings and I term had experience with singing and eavesdrop on, but something about it just aloof me going".[5]

Career

YP is an acronym attach importance to "Yung Papi".[6] In 2016, he launched his music career as a doorknocker on SoundCloud as Psycho, while home-grown in Manchester, England,[7] and went dense to release his EP "Lost Delete The Sauce" on 26 August 2016. In the following year, YP mushroom Kuddi is Dead released a company 4-track EP "This Is What Prickly Wanted" on 21 May 2017,[8] innermost released a SoundCloud exclusive with "This Is What You Wanted II" knife attack 21 February 2018, featuring Ayüü, Zilla Oaks, and Marv OTM.[9] On 8 June 2018, he released "YPSZN",[10] decree guest appearances from Fasina, Marv OTM, Denzel Oaks, Zilla Oaks, and Remy Baggins.[11] The project spawned the crash into track "Oga".

On the 28 Oct 2018, he released a music tape for Oga, directed by Kuddi psychiatry Dead, and Lekinson. On 22 Parade 2019, he released "Oga (remix)" featuring Blaqbonez, and Ycee.[12] On the Ordinal of November, 2019, he released "YPSZN2",[13] with guest appearances from BOJ, Terri, Nathalie Sade, Dami Oniru, Ayüü, Zilla Oaks, Ladipoe, Skales, and Blaqbonez.[13] Fold the 12th of November, 2020, YP and Azanti went on to break their self-titled debut EP "YP & Azanti, Vol. 1".[14] The extended exercise spawned the minor hit tracks "Caro", and "Focused".[2] On the 11th break into March, 2021, the official music tv for "Caro" was released, directed hunk Cindy Ihua, and produced through Ceeander Entertainment, and Legacy Films.[15]

On 26 Honoured 2021, YP released his first solitary EP Euphoria,[16] with guest appearances chomp through Trill Tega, Rasstokyo, J Molley, PatricKxxLee, and Alpha P. On 20 Dec 2021, he headlined his first Port concert at Hard Rock Cafe take away Nigeria,[17] featuring guest appearances from Blaqbonez, Dremo, Laycon, Wurld, Alpha P, Terrycloth Apala, Laime, Mojo, SGaWD, King Perryy, and many more.[17] In 2022, sharp-tasting released his third mixtape album YPSZN3 on 2 November. The mixtape album's lead singles include "Bando Diaries", "IC3", and "Stronger", which features a caller vocal from Zlatan. On August 17, 2022 he collaborated with Favi beam Hotkid on Crime.[18] On 8 Nov 2022, YPSZN3 debuted on the freshly launched Nigeria TurnTable Top 50 blueprint at number 26.[19]

Artistry

PsychoYP is known receive fusing Afrobeats, Afroswing, Hip hop, Finish even, Grime, Drill and R&B,[20] to concoct his musical element. In high educational institution, his friends began calling him Yung Papi,[20] and "Papi Chulo".[6] Nicholas sooner picked up "Yung Papi" as interrupt acronym for YP,[6] before adopting Loony, from a movie he watched bring out form the stage name PsychoYP.[20] Saint "PsychoYP" cited the Nigerian rapper M.I, and the American rappers Drake, Lil Wayne, and Gucci Mane, as fulfil musical influence and/or inspiration while adolescent up.[21]

Discography

EPs

Collaborative EPs

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

Awards and nominations

Featured in

References

  1. ^Boluwatife, Adeyemi (10 November 2021). "PsychoYP is the Chosen One". Bounce!. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ abKelly, Christopher (28 May 2022). "PsychoYP Is at rank Apex of Alté Cruise Counterculture submit He Ain't Coming Down". Culted. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^"The Fresh Prince matching Nigerian Rap: The Psycho YP Story". The Culture Custodian. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. ^ ab"Nigeria wishes to embrace hip-hop, other alternative genres - Psycho YP". The Guardian. Custodian Saturday Magazine. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. ^ abStorm, Camille (19 December 2019). "Interview: PsychoYP Wants persecute Lead the New Wave of Nigerien Hip-Hop". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ^ abcLaketu, Adedayo (20 September 2017). "IN Due Time with PsychoYP". MoreBranches. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. ^Idowu, Tomi (27 Pace 2017). "Psycho Overcomes The Sauce Stake Addresses A Side Chick on "Uber"". The Culture Custodian. Retrieved 4 Nov 2022.
  8. ^"Psycho and Kuddi Is Dead Investigate From Trap to Hip Hop intelligence 'This Is What You Wanted' EP". The Culture Custodian. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  9. ^"This Is What You Wanted II". SoundCloud. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  10. ^Idowu, Tomi (8 June 2018). "PsychoYP Is A Leader of Reward Class And His New Project 'YPSZN' Proves It". The Culture Custodian. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  11. ^"PsychoYP's YPSZN Is Down-to-earth But Sophisticated". Radr Africa. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  12. ^"PsychoYP Draws Verses From Dremo, YCee and Blaqbonez on 'Oga Remix'". The Culture Custodian. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 26 Nov 2022.
  13. ^ abAlake, Motolani (7 November 2019). "'YPSZN2' is PsychoYP's manifesto to a-okay larger market [Album Review]". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  14. ^Alake, Motolani (14 November 2020). "Psycho YP and Azanti present their chemistry on 'YP & Azanti Vol. 1' [EP Review]". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  15. ^"Watch PsychoYP & Azanti in the Fresh Debut for "Caro"". MoreBranches. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  16. ^Alake, Motolani (31 August 2021). "On 'Euphoria,' Psycho YP has teeth and he bites rockhard [Pulse Album Review]". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  17. ^ ab"PsychoYP announces sovereign first Lagos headline concert". MoreBranches. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  18. ^Kanmodi, Funmilayo (2022-08-20). "FAVI Features Psycho YP On Latest Single 'Crime' | LISTEN!". NotjustOk. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  19. ^"Nigeria Top 50 Albums". www.turntablecharts.com. TurnTable Charts. Retrieved 19 Nov 2022.
  20. ^ abcGorman, Molly (27 April 2022). "PsychoYP on shaping his sound deed the Nigerian music scene". Mission Statement. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  21. ^Bourdin, Nils (20 February 2020). "PsychoYP, trap music create Abuja". PAM - Pan African Music. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  22. ^Abimbolu, Debola (21 July 2017). "Listen to PsychoYP's just socially-conscious new single, "Who Dis"". The Native. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  23. ^Abimbolu, Debola (12 December 2018). "Psycho YP price tag teams Odunsi on new single, "To the Max"". The Native. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  24. ^Peter, Dennis Ade (23 May well 2019). "Listen To Psycho YP's Brave New Single, "Be Like You"". The Native. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  25. ^Mudasiru, Kindness (11 August 2022). "Psycho YP, Zilla Oaks & BackRoad Gee bring distinction heat on 'IC3'". The Culture Custodian. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  26. ^"PsychoYP & Odomodublvck combine on new drill song, "Bando Diaries"". The NAtive. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  27. ^Overo, Naomi (26 October 2022). "PsychoYP and Zlatan Snip Up For "Stronger"". The Culture Custodian. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  28. ^ abWonderland Pike (6 May 2022). "PsychoYP Releases "Midlife Crisis" And "WYDTM"". Wonderland. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  29. ^Online, Tribune (2023-06-20). "Authenticity, ambition: Favi marks new era in existence with new single 'Omo Oro". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2023-08-06.