Thursdays are synonymous with throwbacks just as bread goes with tea. Today, we dive deep into the video of Weird MC, one of the forerunners of female rap music in Nigeria.
Born Adesola Idowu, Weird MC as she is popularly called, released her first single “Allen Avenue’ in 1996. Subsequently, she released her debut album” Simply Weird” which earned her the Best Hip Hop Album recognition at the AMEN Awards.
Riding on the success of her first album, Weird MC released her second album —After the Storm in 2006. The album featured the massive hit ‘Ijoya’ produced by Don Jazzy and JJC which won the Best Pop Album at the 2007 Headies. In that same year, she won the Artist of the Year at Headies award. Weird MC also featured in the spontaneous hit song “Busy Body Remix ” with P-Square. Her latest music offerings are Iwaju Iwaju, Ijoya Remix, Oya Eh and Carry Go, released between 2013 – 2015.
‘Ijoya’ is adjudged to be one of the rapper’s most successful hits to come out in 2006. It won the Channel O Music Video Award for Best Special Effect. Evergreen and sizzling, we throwback to Weird MC’s Ijoya. See below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHPg4Af69Sc