CDQ

Ma bi Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf ochu eketa nolu mi efa odo 1985, Odu ki amone mo nyo'yo chi CDQ, CDQ chi eli ya ko, ya nwo rapu ge, CDQ che keli kpai Olamde. Eli ki ko ki amone mo nyo'yo chi eli ki ko kpai Wizkid manyi MaterKraft ku ma do "Nowo E Soke".[1] Ami record lebel ki gbi CDQ nyi chi No Struggle No Success Entertainment.[2]

Abakwane Kpai Ukoche

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Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf  chi Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria i gwo;[3] ugbo ku ma bi chi Orile, owo ka lagos a suburb of Lagos. Alu kimchi ukoche secondary kpa CDQ mu dabi ti

lagos na chi ukoche unyi ukoche utogba Lagos State University e nwu ki gba chi B.Sc efi Economics.[4][5]

Ukolo

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CDQ chane eli eko ogbolo odo 2008, eko le i cha dago ubi Da Grin a keli kaki chane keli rap kpai MI ale nefu.[4] odo 2013, CDQ signi contratcti kpai record lebel Masterkraft's General Records after winning a rap battle at the weekly Industry Nite in December 2012.[6] odo 2014,CDQ di eli dufu odu eli ki du du fu chi "Indomie" i feature Olamide efu eli indomine, eko ki ki remix eli indomine i feature Davido

In anticipation of his debut studio album titled Quality, CDQ Éwn malábó:Webarchive enlisted the service of Wizkid with whom he released "Nowo E Soke" as a lead single off the album. The music video for the song was directed by Unlimited L.A and went on to win the Best Afro Hip Hop Video category at the 2016 edition of the Nigeria Music Video Awards.[7][8] On 16 August 2016, he unveiled the cover art for the album[9] before it was released through General Records on 22 August to positive critical reviews.[10][11] On 11 November 2016, he launched his own record label N.S.N.S, a short-form for No Struggle No Success Entertainment.[12] On 1 Feb 2017, he dropped his first official single under the platform titled ' Say Baba ' which was produced by Jay Pizzle.[13]

Discography

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Selected singles

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List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Ogini"
(featuring Runtown) 		2014 Non-album singles
"Indomie"
(featuring Olamide)
"Indomie (Remix)"
(featuring Olamide and Davido) 		2015 Quality
"Salaro"[14]
"Talosobe"
"Oobi"
(featuring Cayana)
"Woss Wobi (Freestyle)"
(with Olamide) 		Non-album single
"Nowo E Soke"
(featuring Wizkid) 		2016 Quality
"First Come First Serve" Non-album singles
"Make We Run?"[15]
(featuring Wizkid)
"Ko Funny"
(featuring Davido) 		2017
"Say Baba"
"Say Baba (Remix)"[16]
(featuring DJ Maphorisa)
"Bye Bye Poverty"
"Warey yo" 2018
"Gbayi"

(featuring Kiss Daniel)

"Shey Normal"
Flex
"Aye"

(featuring Phyno and Reminisce)

"Onye Eze"

(featuring Zlatan Ibile)

"Jabbing"
"Fine Boyz"
"Ghana Must Go" 2019 Ibile Mugabe
"Entertainer (featuring Davido)
"Owo" 2020 Non-album singles
" Kogbede" (featuring Wande Coal) 2021 Non-album singles

Studio albums

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Selected awards and nominations

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Éwn malábó:Expand list

Year Award ceremony Prize Recipient/Nominated work Result Ref
2015 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best New Act to Watch Himself نامزد [17]
Best Collabo of The Year "Best Collabo of The Year" نامزد [17]
The Headies 2015 Best Street-Hop Artiste Himself نامزد
2016 2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Rap Act of the Year نامزد
Soundcity MVP Awards 2016 Best Hip Hop Artist نامزد [18]
2016 Nigeria Music Video Awards Best Afro Hip-Hop Video "Nowo E Soke" Éwn malábó:Won [19]
2017 2017 Ghana-Naija Showbiz Awards Best Street-Hop Artiste Himself Éwn malábó:Won [20]
Next Superstar On The Roll نامزد [21]

References

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  1. ↑ Rotimi Agbana (29 April 2017). "CDQ names Wizkid, Davido kings of Nigerian music - Vanguard News". Vanguard. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Tofarati Ige (28 May 2017). "I make music for the streets –CDQ". The Punch. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Mutiat Alli; Abimbola Obatayo (6 January 2016). "CDQ: On career, fashion and collabos — Daily Times Nigeria". Daily Times of Nigeria. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Helen, Ajomole (19 November 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: I Will Rather Remain Razz Than Being Posh And Broke- Famous Nigerian Artist". Naij. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  5. ↑ People, Famous (2019-04-09). "Rapper, CDQ Goes Back To School". Famous People Magazine (in American English). Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  6. ↑ "I wouldn't mind going down with Niyola - CDQ - Vanguard News". Vanguard. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Hassan Sanusi (16 December 2016). "2016 Nigeria Music Video Awards: See the full list of winners". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "CDQ to drop visuals for 'Nowo e soke' featuring Wizkid tomorrow - Nigerian Entertainment Today - Nigeria's Top Website for News, Gossip, Comedy, Videos, Blogs, Events, Weddings, Nollywood, Celebs, Scoop and Games". thenet.ng. 17 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  9. ↑ Akan, Joey (17 August 2017). "CDQ: Rapper's "Quality" album cover is the worst you will see this year". Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "ALBUM REVIEW: CDQ - "Quality"". tooXclusive. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Album Review: CDQ - Quality - 360Nobs.com". www.360nobs.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "CDQ Unveils New Record Label N.S.N.S + Promo Photos". tooXclusive. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  13. ↑ Solanke, Abiola. "CDQ drops another jam for the streets titled "Say baba'" (in American English). Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  14. ↑ "DOWNLOAD: CDQ - "Salaro" (Prod. by Masterkraft) - Latest Nigerian Song". tooxclusive.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "MUSIC: CDQ X Wizkid – Make We Run (Prod. By Del B) - 360Nobs.com". www.360nobs.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "cdq ropes in dj maphorisa for the "say baba" remix". MTV Base. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Full Winners List @ The Nigerian Entertainment Awards #NEA2015". NotJustOk. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  18. ↑ Johnson, Ayodele. "Soundcity MVP Awards 2016: See full list of winners". pulse.ng. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "2016 Nigeria Music Video Awards: See the full list of winners". thenet.ng. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  20. ↑ "Full List Of Winners At The 2017 Ghana-Naija Showbiz Awards". www.beatznation.com. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Ghana-Naija Showbiz Awards 2017 nominees list: Tmghlive.com, Sarkodie, others nominated". GhanaWeb.com. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.