Today marks 10-years since the death of Nigerian rapper, Olaitan Oladapo Olaonipekun, aka Dagrin.
The lyrical rapper died on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital, LUTH after a fatal crash. He was buried on Friday, April 30, 2010, at the Ebony Millennium Private Vault, Atan Cemetery.
Dagrin was born on October 21, 1987 in Ogun State. He started his music career in 1994 and died in 2010 at the age of 22.
Rappers, M.I and Vector, as well as DJ Neptune and Dagrin’s producer, Sossick have taken to social media to remember him.
See their tributes below.
Peace god, 10 years.
I'll hold on to the madness that we did.The wave was like never seen before,and I'm proud to have been a part of it,a part of your life that history will never forget.A street soldier,a fighter,a legend,and the streets CEO. REST IN PEACE god 🙏🏾👑 #RIPDaGrin pic.twitter.com/2ClqIUhtGO— S.O.S.A (@Sossick00) April 22, 2020
We celebrate dagrin today. We never really had a close relationship other than that of respect. We met a lot around storm records events as young rappers seeking better opportunities.
His album CEO just sprung up our of nowhere and boom! “Mummy mi o si ni ile” all beach fronts.— Teslim. (@VectorThaViper) April 22, 2020
Peace god, 10 years.
I'll hold on to the madness that we did.The wave was like never seen before,and I'm proud to have been a part of it,a part of your life that history will never forget.A street soldier,a fighter,a legend,and the streets CEO. REST IN PEACE god 🙏🏾👑 #RIPDaGrin pic.twitter.com/2ClqIUhtGO— S.O.S.A (@Sossick00) April 22, 2020
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