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Photos: 12 Famous Foreign Musicians You Never Dreamed As An Africans-Check #5

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#11. PARKER IGHILE

Parker was born and lived in London with his mother and sister Asabe Ighile. His father and mother are Nigerians, from Benin and Kaduna respectively.

He began composing and producing at the age of 11 when he and numerous church friends formed a rap group. During his teens, he made grime music under the name Piztol.

His families attended church was an instrumental tutor in Parker’s early musical life and he studied music in College and University where he began learning music theory.

Parker’s music is influenced by a dynamic range of genres but more noticeably R&B, rap, garage, and Bollywood music – due to frequent exposure to his grandmother’s diverse tastes in music and cinema.

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#12. NAS 

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who is the son of popular Jazz musician, Olu Dara Blues, a musician of Yoruba descent. Nas is an internationally known American Rapper, producer and more.

He began his musical career in 1991 and released his debut album Illmatic, in 1994. Popular for tracks like “Hate Me Now” and “Ether”, Nas’ 2002 album God’s Son peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Time Magazine named Nas’ God’s Son the best hip-hop album of the year. Nas visited Nigeria when he attended the 2008 edition of the Soundcity Music video Awards (SMVA) to present the award for the “Best Hip-Hop Video”.

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