VIRAL VIDEO: Popular Yoruba Music Rapper, Lord of Ajasa Becomes U.S. Citizen
reports that Veteran Nigerian rapper Olusegun Osaniyi, popularly known as Lord of Ajasa, has become a United States citizen.
This was gathered after the rap artist shared clips, photographs, and Instagram stories on his page, #lordofajasa, on Wednesday, holding his American citizenship certificate.
In another photograph, the rapper and his wife posed with the American flag.
His post drew congratulatory responses from colleagues and fans who flooded his comment section to congratulate him.
Music producer and Coded Tunes founder, Olumide Ogunade, popularly known as ID Cabasa, wrote, “Congratulations, Lord Oshi.”
Lord of Ajasa replied, “Thanks Cabasa.”
His contemporary, singer Abolore Akande, popularly known as 9ice, also congratulated him, writing, “Congrats apase1
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Lord of Ajasa responded, “Thanks Baalè.”
Recall that Apashe Records CEO is a native of Akure, Ondo State.
He was given the name “the Lord of Flavour” (Ajasa is a Yoruba term for flavour) in his polytechnic days in Ondo State, where he majored in Quantity Survey. He raps primarily in the Yoruba Language.
“Ma yi lo” was his first track, which made him popular, and it came out in 2000. In the beginning of his career, he collaborated with 9ice, Olamide, and the late Da Grin, among other Nigerian singers.
Due to his health challenge, which was diagnosed as a peptic ulcer, he left the music industry, with the claim that he was into other businesses which required time to stabilise.
Meanwhile, the development also revived conversations about Lord of Ajasa’s place in the history of indigenous Nigerian hip-hop, particularly his role in popularising Yoruba rap before the emergence of acts such as Dagrin, Olamide and Reminisce.
Music lovers and hip-hop enthusiasts have long recognised Lord of Ajasa as one of the early figures who helped establish indigenous-language rap as a prominent part of Nigeria’s mainstream music culture.
His songs, including “Le Fenu So,” “Esha Lo Bade,” and “Mai Lo,” have remained associated with throwback conversations about the early years of Yoruba hip-hop.
Lord of Ajasa’s name also frequently resurfaces during discussions about the evolution of Nigerian hip-hop, including conversations around the early indigenous rap movement and the Coded Tunes era.
His naturalisation has also put to rest years of speculation among fans about his frequent stays in the United States, where he has regularly performed at shows, events, and other engagements.
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