| | P Squared
Label: Blue Pie Productions
Artists Genre: Urban
P Square is an MGN Productions, ADROT, Blue Pie and
Perfect Pitch artist. P Square is availabe on Blue Pie
throughout the world at all leading digital retailers.
The amazing story of P-square begins in a small
catholic school called St. Murumba College in Nigeria.
A set of gifted identical twins, Peter and Paul joined
their school music and drama club where they began
singing et dancing. They later formed an accapella
quartet called M.M.P.P (Michael, Melvin, Peter and
Paul). They became an instant hit and a delight to the
church congregation with their beautiful voices and
song delivery.
They began break-dancing and formed the group called
the "Smooth Criminals" in 1997. In 1999, Peter and
Paul returned to music school to develop their skills
on various music instruments. Later the band
dispatched and Pierre and Paul went on their own. They
talent got noticed by nigerian movie producers and
they were soon making movie sound tracks.
In 2000, P-square composed three songs called: "My
Life", "Kolo" and "Last night". In 2001, they won the
"Golden Tones-up & Coming Band" competition with the
track "Kolo", "Last nite" is the title track of their
debut album.
ABOUT ONE OF THEIR RECENT CONCERTS:
Day Star Trek thrilled them on the Plateau – Idris, P
.Square, Obesere in concert
By SEGUN AJAYI Friday, May 7, 2004
Playing without a band, upcoming hip-hop group, P
Square’s failure to create a lasting impression on the
audience through music was made up for in dance.
Actually, their costume comprising winter jackets and
black baggy trousers availed four-man group enough
freedom to express themselves in calculated steps, and
frenetic body movements. Their dancing was reminiscent
of the era of break-dance in the early 80s. Unlike
most of Nigeria’s new generation hip-hop artistes who
give local flavour to an imported genre, P Square’s
Nigerian identity was reflected at the tail end of
their performance with the numbers: E go tey, and E no
good. With the two numbers, the group received some
acclamation and loud cheers that made their exit from
the stage more glamourous than their entry.
It was quite apparent that popular rap artiste, Idris
Abdul Kareem needed little or no introduction. When
his entry onto the stage was announced, the crowd
became very expectant. The musician’s wild ways was
registered in his loud entry onto stage when he came
in after P Square. With his trade mark, the towel hung
on his neck, Idris quickly sent the auditorium into
ecstasy with his popular refrain, O wole o. Supported
by a nine-man band, and a female back up and a dancer,
Idris dovetailed to social criticism with the song
Nigeria jagajaga ( disorganised country). Romance came
the hard way when he performed: Say dat you go marry
me. The rapper’s show was followed by what one may
call an interlude.
The P Square story continues ......................
Peter & Paul Okoye popularly known as P-Square are a
set of identical twins that live in Lagos. They are
natives of Anambra State and are currently studying
Business Administration at the University of Abuja.
Hard-work and determination are the watch word that
got them where they are today.
They were discovered by Bayo Odusami (Howie T.) of
Adrot Studios at the Gold and Tones "Grab da Mic"
competition in Jos and ever since they have being
under the management of Adrot Studios. Peter is the
choreographer of all their dance routines. He also
plays the acoustic guitar, bass guitar and drums while
Paul plays the keyboard and does all their production
and sequencing. Their kind of Music is Afocentric
Hiphop and R&B spiced up with choreography.
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