By Balogun Kamilu Lekan
Biography
Mode 9(Modenine), real name – Babatunde Olusegun Adewale, is a renowned Nigerian rapper.
He was born on June 14, 1975, in England.
The rapper first appeared on the Nigerian music scene in 1999 and quickly rose to prominence before releasing his debut album in 2004.
He and Jamaican-American rapper Canibus collaborated on the 2014 single “Super Human.”
Education
Mode9 attended Agboju secondary school for his secondary education before proceeding to Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State, Nigeria, where he earned a diploma in Building Technology.
Career
Modenine began his music career while rapping with buddies in school. In 1991, he decided to make a rap album for fun. He worked part-time as a radio host for Rhythm FM).
In 2004, he released Malcolm IX, an album that all hip-hop heads rejoiced because it performed well. The lead song, Elbowroom, won an AMEN Award.
Mode 9 won three Headies HipHop World Awards and three Channel O Music Video Awards the following year for the best rap song in Nigeria (The Biggest Win of the Night). In the same year, while signed to Question Mark Entertainment, he released Pentium IX, the blueprint for authentic hip-hop in Nigeria.
In 2007, he released another album, E’Pluribus Unum. The album was hailed as one of the best hip-hop albums to come out of Africa, receiving airplay on New York’s Hot 97 and high praise from DJ Cocoa Channel. Modenine has brought underground sound to the attention of the general public.
Modenine is known for his great wordplay and unmistakable lyricism, and has won the Lyricist on the Roll Award seven times. He has sparred with some of the best singers in the world, including Wyclef Jean, Guru of Gangstarr, and Junior Reid.
He opened for Akon in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 2005. He collaborated with Nas, Talib Kweli, Kanye West, T-Pain, and LL Cool J in 2007. Modenine’s classic albums The Paradigm Shift and DaVinci Mode were released in 2008 on the independent label Redeye Muzik.
Mode 9 has worked with many musicians both in Nigeria and abroad, including Illbliss, Str8buttah, Swatroot, Tribes men, Ice Prince, Jesse Jags, Jonah the Monarch, Kraft, Alias, Black Intelligence, Cobhams Asuquo, 2 Face Idibia, Jeremiah Gyang, Chopstix, Mills the producer, Cashino NDT, Gold Lynx, Terry the Rapman, and Overdose.
Relationship
There is no public information about Mode9’s relationship.
Net worth
Mode9’s net worth is reportedly estimated at $2 million. However, NewsWireNgr cannot independently verify this
Achievements
Albums
- Malcolm IX
- Pentium IX
- E’ Pluribus Unum “One Amongst Many”
- The Paradigm Shift
- Da Vinci Mode
- Above Ground Level
- Insulin
- The Monument (by Stormatique)
Featured Albums
- Modenine & Alias – Pay At-10-Shun
- Modenine & Mills The Producer: Golden Era Guevara New Era Mandela
- Modenine & XYZ-Alphabetical Order
- Modenine and DJ Papercutt-Look What I Found EP
- Modenine & Black Intelligence-Hence4th
Mixtapes
- Malcolm IX-The Lost Sessions
- Pentium IX-The Mixtape
- Nigel Benn’s KraftWork (Modenine and Kraft)-The Soul Edition
- 09.09.09 The Mix Tape
- Occupy The Throne
Awards & Nominations
- Lyricist on the Roll Award
- Best Rap Album Award
Disclaimer
The information in this article was curated from online sources. NewsWireNGR or its editorial team cannot independently verify all details.
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