For the purpose of educating the general public, Campus9ja has compiled information on one of Nigeria’s finest entertainers, Divine Ikuobi popularly known as REMA.
Rema Education
Nigerian rapper was born in the city of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. The well-known singer went to the Ighile Group of Schools in Edo State, where he finished his elementary and secondary education. In January 2022, he was accepted into the university of Lagos in Nigeria. He went to the university to fulfill his mother’s ambition of obtaining a degree.
Biography
Rema (born Divine Ikubor) is a Nigerian hip-hop artist, singer, performer and brand ambassador. He rose to fame with the release of Dumebi, after which he was signed to Jonzing World, a Nigerian record label. Rema has released two albums: “Rave & Roses” (2022) and “Rema Compilation” (2020).
Ravers is one of the biggest fan groups in Nigeria. This is due to the fact that his music style is Afrorave. Afrorave is a type of Afro beat with influences from Arabic and Indian music.
Divine ikubor has gained a lot of followers on Instagram. He has more than 5 million Twitter and Instagram followers. In September 2021, he partnered with his labelmate Ayra Starr to become a brand ambassador of Pepsi.
Career
Rema began his musical journey in churches with his mentor Alpha P. In 2018, Rema went viral on Instagram when he posted a freestyle on D’Prince’s track “Gucci Gang”. D’Prince responded to the post with a surprise visit to Lagos, where he offered Rema a record deal.
Rema signed a recording contract with D’ Prince’s Jonzing World (a.k.a. Mavin Records’ subsidiary), which is owned by the record producer Don jazzy. In 2019, Rema released his eponymous debut EP “Rema”. It peaked at number one on Nigeria’s Apple Music.
On May 21, 2019, Mavins and Jonzing World released a music video featuring Rema’s major breakout song, “Rema – Dumebi”, featuring a surprise guest appearance from Diane Eneje. The video, which was directed by ademola falomo, has currently 80 million YouTube views.
Later in the summer of 2019, another of his most popular tracks from the EP made headlines when it was added to the summer playlist of former president of U.S. Barack Obama.
In 2020, Rema’s songs were featured on the FIFA 21 soundtrack.
In 2021, Rema and his label mate, Ayra Starr, were announced as the new brand ambassadors for the soft drink Pepsi.
On November 7, 2022, Rema was presented with an award during his London concert, after his songs had achieved 1 billion streams around the world.
On October 30, 2023, he performed at the prestigious Ballon d’Or ceremony, which took place at the “Théâtelet” in Paris, France
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Originally posted 2024-01-08 08:16:40.
