DAGRIN-YOUR MEMORIES IN OUR HEART IS EVERGREEN

Dagrin was regarded as many to what Michael Jackson was to Americans, In simple terms he is a musician who refuses to go down the path of creating copy cat music as many of the artist are doing today, instead dagrin invented his own sound and style of music (even though not from the ground up), he won the heart of many, not extremely popular on the internet but immensely famous on the streets of Nigeria (probably more popular than the internet), everything he lays his voice on becomes an instant hit, his messages were piercing and very strong, although he had his own share of the youthful exorbitance, which perhaps was a contributing factor to his ultimate death in April 2009.

God the almighty is the giver and taker of life, we came into this world as dust and we would return as dust.  Olaitan Olaonipekun (1987 – 2010) also known as DaGrin personified the hustle and struggle of Nigerians.  He came from a poor background. DaGrin was a student of the streets, he never forgot the streets and he would always be remembered by the streets. 

DaGrin was one of the very few Nigerian artists to create an exclusive style of music, His music was mostly in his native dialect yoruba. He always delivered it exceptionally such that even those who weren’t yoruba could relate to his music. He was one of the very few Nigerian artists to release a well structured album, every song on his album was a tune, His album was the closet thing Nigerians had ever had to Hip-Hop, YES i said it, he was the first person out of Nigeria to deliver a REAL hip-hop album. His music crossed the borders of language and tribe.  His music was the truth.  His delivery was always on point, he never disappointed his fans. 

He was humble with his music, he kept it 100 with himself and all his fans.  He was all about the struggle of the average Nigerian, he was diverse, he made records for the streets, clubs, ladies.  Every record he created was always on point, on records he featured on he always outdid his opponents, He was a real champion.