Kano City went ablaze on the 27
th of December, 2015
when
Bmeri Aboki hosted the maiden edition of
HIPHOP CELEBRATION SEASON 1. It
was an event that was jam packed with a lot of Kano City’s
finest hiphop emcees. The show was supported by a lot of brands which included
AREWA 24,
Dala FM 88.5FM,
Freedom Radio 99.5 FM,
Jaboqi.com,
Hausa HipHop,
KaiKauce.com among others. The Red carpet started at exactly 3pm. A lot of
celebrities graced the carpet with
Arewa 24’s Nomiis Gee hanging out there to
interview each of them. Radio stations OAPs, Bloggers among others were not
left behind as there were a lot of paparazzi’s busy taking snap shots.
Artists at the event included
BMERI ABOKI,
NOMIIS GEE,
RICQY ULTRA,
DR PURE,
JABOQI, SONICMAN,
LIL TEAXY, DOUBLE TROUBLE, LIL MIGHTY, EDDY KOOL,
MICFLAMER,
NASIIM, IBRAHIM KAST,
HAZY D’STAR, A-STYL, AHMAD IFAN, BELLO
VOCAL, ICE-B(CHRONIC FANTASY),
AB KAPON, FRAT 2 GREEN,
G-FRESH among others too
numerous to mention. Other notable guests at the occasion were HASSAN AUWAL
(Presenter of Kano Music Express, Freedom Radio 99.5 FM), Rahma FM’s Staff,
Representative from Kano Censors Board, Government functionaries and
stakeholders.
The show began by 4PM when the MCs of the day
Dabo Daprof of
Naija Laugh Zone/Dabo FM 55.5 alongside Rahma FM’s O.A.P
Dr Pure took up the
centre stage. After introductions, jokes and announcement of
Dr Pure’s wedding
day, upcoming acts used the opportunity to thrill the crowd.
By 5PM, Double Trouble created a lot of trouble indeed with
a scintillating performance. Up next was
Lil Teaxy Danbahaushe who wasted no time
in delivering his new single titled
Kowa Ya Bi.
Nomiis Gee grabbed the Mic throwing up his popular hits
Ghetto Superstar and Basu Feelings.
The host of the event all the way from Lagos State, Bmeri
Aboki stormed the stage all dressed in a native black
kaftan laced with
babban riga
and teasers. The crowd went into frenzy when he was introduced by the MC
Dabo Daprof. He did throw a little freestyle before unleashing his trending
song “
MATATA” which the crowd sang in unison. He also performed “
I came to party” before retiring backstage.
Next on stage was
DR PURE who performed SLIP & SLIDING.
Next was
Dabo Daprof alongside AB KAPON and HAZY D”STAR as they performed their
popular hit
3 KINGS
The crowd never saw it coming as the fun was just starting. Up
next was Kano City’s finest Dub-Step Dancer, ICE-B
(CHRONIC FANTASY) who dazzled the crowd with unimaginable steps. His body
movement and unique twists got the crowd jeering and yearning for more.
Sonicman was next as he performed in his usual genre
R&B. After his performance, Lil Mighty came on stage to also perform. Next
was BELLO VOCAL.
It was now time past seven and the lights were on to lighten
up the stage. The MC,
Dabo Daprof introduced the Rapchiatrist and HipHop Therapist,
RICQY ULTRA on stage. There was a loud ovation as he bounced on stage with a
freestyle session. He dropped a nonstop mix of some of his popular songs like
DUNIYA BUDURWAR WAWA,
JUST BOUNCE,
WE THE BEST, IF I GET MONEY and RAPMETRICS
101. His lyrical display and stage attitude got emcees trooping onto the stage
to back him up. Performing alongside
RICQY ULTRA was
DR PURE and ICE-B (CHRONIC
FANTASY). It was so awesome that the crowd cheered at the end of his
performance.
Back on stage was
BMERI ABOKI. As the DJ dropped his popular
song MUJI DADI, the fans took over the stage. The emcee couldn’t perform solo
as the fans yelled and did a karaoke to the music. With a song more,
BMERI
finally thanked the crowd along with
Nomiis Gee. The artist thanked the organizers
most especially
AREWA 24 for the coverage, the artists present and the fans
all.
That was not all. K-ARROWZ was up next! The duo group
performed their new song which was yet to be released titled GIDA. The song has
BMERI on it. Trust me as the fans cheered to the performance by the emcees.
After that,
DABO DAPROF,
RICQY ULTRA &
AB KAPON joined them on stage to
perform their smash hit
BASU DA DAMA. It was so energetic that the crowd
wondered were all the vibes were coming from. These emcees simply killed it!
There were final performances by A-STYL &
HAZY D’STAR
who rounded things up. It was a day to remember.
GFRESH grabbed the mic and
delivered some dope freestyle to finally quench the thirst of the speakers. The
MC, Dabo Daprof thanked the fans and the event was declared closed by him.
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