Fuji music act, Odunayo
Ishola Olosan otherwise called Red Button who veered into hip-hop music genre
in 2014 is set to receive a new award as the king and Icon of Yoruba cultural
Hip-Hop music.
The Ogo Yoruba crooner will
be awarded and crowned at the AGOMPAAN (All Gospel Great Minds and Performing
Artistes Association of Nigeria) organized annual concert and awards day.
The elaborate event will hold
on Sunday, 13 August, 2017 at Nasman Hotel &Suites, Chrisland College by
Church Bus-stop, Ejigbo road, Idimu. Lagos.
Apart from Red Button, many
top acts have been billed to perform including Lanre Teriba Atorise and olabanji
Omoyeye Baba Dugbe among others.
Odun Olosan’s new wave making
Yoruba hip-hop album, Ogo Yoruba, a hip-hop music in Yoruba language is his
third album following his debut, First Step and Reminder respectively.
The six-track album,
according to him, is aimed at reaching out the youth since hip- hop genre has
become a more relevant medium to pass life changing and altitude tilting
messages to them.
He noted that he also intended
to use the album to promote Yoruba language, tradition and values among the
youth.
Olosan, who hails from
Abeokuta, Ogun State began a career in music professionally thirteen years ago
and appreciates Saheed Osupa as he looks forward to having a duet with him.
