Music scene in Nigeria has experienced slices of great styles in both fledgling and hoary. In Nigeria today, it takes a lot of vibes, rhythms and energetic dancing paces of an artiste to engulf the public. On this annotation, Nigeria music industry has been everyday witnessing new advents, new entertainers.
It is high time to familiarize to public the emergence of a unique and vivacious IkechukwuUchennaOkpalaa.k.a IKON-X. He hailed from OrumbaIsulo, South Local Government of Anambra state. He’s a graduate of Mass Communication from Federal Polytechnic Oko. The very expressive lyricist and highlife/reggae artiste was born April 5, 1993 and started his melody occupation dated to year 2008 before the gold needle of Sir Bon Ibekwe, C.E.O of AZ Entertainments choices to flaunt him as their A+ artiste, and ever since, it has been a context of story to glory for Ikon-x.
However, his new single titled ‘MAMA AFRICA’ seems to be what aided and hasten his limelight. The single which is massively savoring the air play had suddenly rose to 3rd position on Beat FM morning rush with over six thousand downloads on social media. MAMA AFRICA has been the fieriest appeal for Nigerian hip-hop paramours. With this turnaround, AZ Entertainments had just shot a video for MAMA AFRICA; the rave of the momentthat was produced by JiggyJegg and directed by Clinton Ray has been enormously airing on TV and radio stations. Sharing his visions in a conversation with journalists at his Lagos studio, “I am very happy and fulfilled having AZ Entertainments as my record label, My boss Sir Bon Ibekwe is God sent, he gave me a platform to exhibits my God given talent, all has been rosy and cozy and with these; I am ready to break barriers to have my throne in music industry. We faced lots of challenges when shooting MAMA AFRICA video but, we conquers with help of GOD through my boss AZ Entertainment himself, I pray God should preserve and uphold him to eat the fruit of his labor’’ he said.
Ikon-x has shared and drift on same beat with loads of numerous Nigerian artistes like; Solid star, Rock steady, Henry knight, Mr 2Kay et al.