HISTORY OF P-SQUARE(PETER & PAUL OKOYE)
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According to the history of P-spuare, the parents of paul and peter okoye relocated to Jos,Plateau state,Northern Nigeria where Paul and Peter were enrolled in St lumumba Secondary school- a local catholic school and the twins joined the school music and drama group where thir passion for music and dancing were developed. smooth criminal were the first group to be formed by the group in 1997 and they performed at different shows withing the city of Jos while they were in the high school.
P-SQURE CAREER IN MUSIC INDUSTRY
P-Square's entry into the Music Industry started
during their school days at St. Murumba College Jos. They formed a
dancing group called SMOOTH CRIMINALS and mainly danced and mimed
Michael Jackson's, M.C. Hammer's and Bobby Brown's songs. The group
existed for about 5 years. Peter, Paul and two other friends (Michael
and Melvin) later formed an Acapella Group called MMPP. The group was
unable to withstand the test of time so it disintegrated leaving behind
the two Ps - Peter & Paul now known as P-Square. AS WE ALL KNOW, as
of today, P-SQUARE HAS PROVEN TO BE A GOOD AMBASSADOR IN THE NIGERIA
MUSIC INDUSTRY. P-Square's debut album titled LAST NITE was released in
2003 and it was recorded to have sold out, thereby making P-Square a
household name in Nigeria music cycle. With hits singles such as Kolo,
Igbedu and sinorita, the boys stormed the airwaves like cyclone and won
the heart of the entire country and in the Diaspora. They did not only
won the heart of the music enthusiast but also held them spellbound with
their electrifying stage craft. In July 2005, P-Square independently
released its second album titled GET SQUARED and the first collection of
their music videos in Nigeria. The album GET SQUARED was widely
accepted all around the geographical boundaries and also outside it
shores making it to sell over ten million copies, thereby enabling it to
hit number one on many chat e.g. Top 50 MTV Base Most Requested Video,
MTV Base Hot list and number one on MTV Base charts for many weeks.
Also, the track Bizzy Body 2 featuring Weird MC in 2006 was a hit track
in Nigeria and all over Africa. THE ALBUM GET SQUARED WAS THE FIRST
ALBUM IN A VERY LONG TIME IN NIGERIA TO BE PUBLICLY DECLARE A PLATINUM
RECORD. Furthermore, in November 2007 P-Square released its third award
winning platinum album titled GAME OVER with hits songs such as Do me
and Roll it. The album GAME OVER received more accolades for it
collections of breath taking videos directed by JUDE ENGEES OKOYE who
happens to be the official Artiste Manager of P-Square till date.
P-Square´s Music is Afrocentric in that it
combines western and African rhythms in creating a marvelous blend of
R&B, Hip Hop and Dancehall songs. Their songs surprisingly cut
across various age genders and geographical boundaries indirectly making
them the most popular and sought after artiste in Africa and beyond.
Since the release of the Get Squared and Game Over album, they have
performed in several major concerts all around the Globe. ON THE 15TH OF
SEPTEMBER 2009, P-SQUARE OFFICIALLY RELEASED THEIR FOURTH ALBUM TITLED
DANGER INTO THE MARKET. THE ALBUM CONTAINS TEN TRACKS WHICH INCLUDES I
LOVE YOU, TROWAY, BREAK IT FT. FRENZY, POSSIBILITY FT. 2 FACE, DANGER, E
NO EASY FT. J MARTINS, BYE BYE, WHO DEY HERE?, GIMME DAT, SUPER FANS.
THE LEAD SINGLE OF THE ALBUM TITLED DANGER IS ENJOYING HUGE AIRPLAY ON
RADIO WHILE THE VIDEO IS ALSO RECIEVING LOT OF ROTATION ON TELEVISION.
THE ALBUM IS MARKETED AND DISTRIBUTED BY CN MEDIA BUT THEIR LAST TWO
ALBUMS WAS MARKETED BY TJOE WHO PUBLICLY DECLARED THEIR ALBUM WAS A
PLATINUM ALBUM. Their latest effort titled Danger has gone platinum till
date.
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