{"id":773254,"date":"2019-12-29T15:17:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T15:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/29\/phyno-your-favourite-igbo-rapper\/"},"modified":"2019-12-29T15:17:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T15:17:36","slug":"phyno-your-favourite-igbo-rapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/29\/phyno-your-favourite-igbo-rapper\/","title":{"rendered":"Phyno, Your Favourite Igbo Rapper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_596726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-596726\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-596726\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/phyno-opens-up-on-singing-commercial-music-why-rappers-cant-win-song-of-the-year.jpg\" alt=\"Phyno\" width=\"480\" height=\"459\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-596726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phyno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Popularly known as Phyno, Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike, was born on October 9, 1986.<\/p>\n<p>Phyno, as you may already know, is an indigenous rapper, producer, songwriter and singer.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper kicked off his musical career as a producer in the early 2000s and worked with many famous Nigerian artistes, including Ruggedman, Mr Raw, Bracket, Timaya and lots more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>SPOTLIGHT: King Of Hits, Olamide Baddo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even though he raps majorly in Igbo language, the rapper also has his A-game on when he raps in English. Interestingly, many rap lovers in Nigeria and across Africa love his songs in Igbo, regardless of language barrier.<\/p>\n<p>No research would be needed for any true fan of Phyno to tell his state of origin, as the singer made this known in one of his hit songs, \u2018Fada Fada\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Enugu born, bred, educated singer and rapper is definitely very proud of his origin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>SPOTLIGHT: Duncan Mighty, Nigeria\u2019s Most Unlikely Superstar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rapper propelled himself to great heights in the music industry, earning himself a good place at the top because of \u2018originality\u2019 which he style of music exudes.<\/p>\n<p>Phyno has been nominated many times for various awards and has also won several awards. For instance, he has won awards from City People Entertainment Awards, Nigeria Entertainment Awards and The Headies.<\/p>\n<p>His album \u201cNo Guts, No Glory\u201d which was Phyno\u2019s debut album realism a classic among music lovers \u2014 It had hits such as \u201cOringo\u201d, \u201cConnect\u201d, \u201cEzege\u201d, \u201cSo Far So Good\u201d and many others lovely collections.<\/p>\n<p>He was said to have gotten his stage name \u2018Phyno\u2019 from the English word \u2018phenomenal\u2019, which was given to him by his childhood friend, Emeka.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phyno Popularly known as Phyno, Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike, was born on October 9, 1986. Phyno, as you may already know, is an indigenous rapper, producer, songwriter and singer. 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