Jan 13, 20213 min read

THE 21st CENTURY ONLINE AWARDS Nominees For The Best [Male-Female] African International Artiste.

Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike aka Phyno

Born - 9 October 1986 (age 34) Anambra State, Nigeria

instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phynofino/

Genres

Igbo rap
hip hop
afro beat

Occupation(s)

Rapper
singer
songwriter
Actor
record producer

Years active - 2003 present

Labels - Sputnet, Penthauze

Associated acts

Illbliss
Olamide
Flavour
umu obiligbo
zoro

anambra owns African international rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer.He started his music career as a producer in 2003, and is renowned for rapping in the Igbo language. His debut studio album No Guts No Glory was released in 2014. It was supported by four singles: "Ghost Mode", "Man of the Year", "Parcel" and "O Set".Phyno has worked with artists such as Timaya, Flavour, Ruggedman, Bracket, J. Martins and Mr Raw.

Phyno began recording his debut studio album No Guts No Glory in 2012.The album features guest appearances from Stormrex, Omawumi, Olamide, Efa, P-Square, Timaya, Flavour N'abania, Mr. Raw, MI, Ice Prince and Runtown. It was primarily recorded in Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin. On 25 September 2012, he released the Olamide-assisted "Ghost Mode" as the album's lead single.It won Best Collabo at both the 2012 The Headies Awards and 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[citation needed] The music video for "Ghost Mode" was released on 7 December 2012. It was shot and directed in Lagos by Clarence Peters.[10] Sputnet Records released the album's second single "Man of the Year (Obago)" on 23 March 2013.[11] The song won Best Rap Single at the 2012 The Headies Awards.[citation needed] The music video for "Man of the Year (Obago)" was uploaded onto YouTube on 20 August 2013. It was also shot and directed by Clarence Peters in Abakpa Nike, and features a cameo appearance from Illbliss. In September 2013, the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation banned the music video from being broadcast.

The album's third single "Parcel" was released on 11 October 2013. It was originally titled "Parcel (a BIG Nwa)". The music video for "Parcel" was shot by Clarence Peters and released on 19 February 2014. "O Set" was released as the album's fourth single on 4 March 2014. The song was produced by WizzyPro and features vocals from P-Square.[13] The music video for the song was directed by Jude Engees Okoye.On 22 May 2014, Phyno released the music video for "Alobam", which was directed by Clarence Peters. Produced by Major Bangz, the song is an Igbo slang for "My Guy".On 2 September 2014, Phyno released the video for his "Authe (Authentic)" song with Flavour.[16] On 7 October 2014, he released the Major Bangz-produced "Yayo".It debuted at number 8 on the Pulse Music Video charts.The Clarence Peters-directed music video for the song premiered on 5 January 2015.[19] Opeoluwani Akintayo of The Daily Times of Nigeria gave the video an overall rating of 8 out stars of 10, commending its use of props.

Phyno's collaborative album with Olamide, titled 2 Kings, was released on 1 April 2015. Both rappers went on social media to announce plans for the album's release.

In June 2013, Phyno performed for 25 minutes in Owerri as part of the Star Music Trek tour.[22] He toured with D'banj, Burna Boy, Chidinma, Vector, Pucado, Seyi Shay, Show Dem Camp, Kay Switch and Sean Tizzle as a supporting act on the 2013 Hennessy Artistry Club Tour.He performed at the 2014 edition of the Star Music Trek tour in Nsukka, Enugu State.

In November 2015, Phyno started a Festival titled Phynofest and picked the Chuba Ikpeazu stadium in Onitsha, Anambra State with an attendance of 12,000 people . The following year Phyno moved the venue of Phynofest to Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium Enugu in essence taking his festival back to the city he started his music career with an attendance of over 30,000 people featuring a star studded line up P-Square, Onyeka Owenu, Olamide, Mr Eazi, Lil Kesh, M.I, Burnaboy, Kcee, Zoro and Patoranking.

In November 2017, Phyno brought Phynofest back and put together the biggest concert in Africa by an Artiste at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium Enugu with an attendance of over 50,000 people . He had a mouth watering line up of star acts D'banj, Yemi Alade, Timaya, Runtown, Zoro, Ycee, Flavour, Lil Kesh, Mayorkun and Duncan Mighty.

In March 2019, Phyno announced plans for the release of his third studio album Deal With It. It has been supported by two singles: "Agu" and "The Bag". The album features guest appearances from Olamide, Falz, Davido, Don Jazzy, Zoro, Runtown and Teni.