With his trade mark beards, impressive swag and a song reverberating with lyrics flowing in his mother tongue, Chibuzor Nelson Azubike, aka Phyno, is an artist dominating the Nigerian music industry. Rapper, song writer, record producer, Phyno, which is derived from the word phenomenal, was a nickname given to him by one of his high school friends. His rise to stardom has truly been phenomenal as he has gained much popularity in the Nigerian music industry where he started in 2003 as a producer. His debut album, No Guts No Glory, not only shot him into the limelight but the album was nominated at The Headies for several awards like including Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Street Hop-Artist and Best Rap Single amongst other nominations. In 2013, he won Best Rap Single award and Best Collabo award. In 2013, at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards, he also won Best Collabo. In 2014, at The Headies awards, he won Best Rap Single, along with Rap Artist of the Year at the City People Entertainment Awards.
With guest artists like M.I, Ice Prince, Flavour, Runtown, Timaya,2Face Idibia, P-Square, Zoro and his collabo album with Olamide,Phyno is an artist that has shown great promise and not just beingtalented but holds the potential and promise to continue to entertainthe Nigerian music industry for years to come. This talent is evidentin his ability to connect with the crowd, offering his lyricalrendition in his Igbo Language and Pidgin English.With hit singles like Fada Fada, E Sure for me, Augument, and So Far So Good, Phyno is on a roll and looks unstoppable. Even ashe thrills his fans at various concerts along the length and breadthof Nigeria, Phyno still endeavors to find ways to remember hisroots by connecting with family and friends who formed part ofhis success story. As the Nigerian music industry grows, one thingremains certain, and that is, the impact Phyno, as one of thepopular artists, has had in shaping its success story. He will always remain phenomenal.
Nzeribe Okechukwu is an entrepreneur and a teller of the African story. In an imperfect world, he would have being born elsewhere but considering that perfection is a continuous effort at trial, he was born in Africa and has been saddled with showcasing the African brand.
