Friday, April 23, 2010
Popular Nigerian hip-hop star Dagrin , born Olayitan Olanipekun
Oladapo, is dead. The rising act who has been dubbed Nigeria’s
50Cents died from complications arising from injuries he
sustained in a ghastly motor accident last week Wednesday when
he ran into a stationary truck around 3am at Mushin in Lagos.
Sources say he died yesterday at the Lagos University Teaching
Hospital, LUTH.
The singer of Pon Pon Pon hit single, already getting massive
airplay, last known stage appearance was at the Kennis Easter
Music fiesta in Lagos where he had an outstanding performance.
According to an earlier Vanguard report: ” ?After surviving a
terrible accident involving a truck last week Wednesday, which
left him unconscious, rapper Da Grin has been hospitalised and
operated upon at a Lagos hospital. According to on-line
entertainment journal, netng.com, a source close to the rapper
who claimed to have been in the car at the time of the accident
had initially said there was only a brief argument after a truck
driver lost control and damaged the fender of Dagrin’s Nissan
Maxima. However, other inside sources have squealed on the
gravity of the accident and its aftermath on the rapper.
The report said that
Dagrin was in a
very bad shape; in
critical condition
with doctors
working round the
clock to save his
life”, said the source
as at press time, last
Thursday.
He was operated
upon at the Lagos
University Teaching Hospital (last Week Wednesday).
He was said to have been returning home from an assignment,
and he had called home severally to tell them not to lock the gate;
that he was coming home.
The manager and close family sources allegedly confirmed to NET
that the rapper was left unconscious after running into the truck,
and was left hanging between life and death before he was
rescued by policemen on patrol.
The policemen reportedly called his manager after finding his
number on Dagrin’s ‘last dialled’ list. He was initially taken to Tai
Solarin private hospital in Mushin, before his minders moved him
to LUTH.
The rapper is believed to have sustained numerous injuries,
especially in the chest, jaws and head.
His manager confirmed he had an operation same day at LUTH
and has been under intensive care.
The doctors say he’s improving but they have to keep him in ICU
until his condition stabilises.
He hasn’t been able to open his eyes or speak since yesterday(last
week thursday). I believe they’ll move him from ICU to the ward
once he comes round’, his manager was quoted to have said.
However, Dagrin could not make it as reports yesterday
comfirmed that the rapper has passed on.
The youngman will be remembered for his swagger, creative rap
style, grass to grace back street tales, indigenous lyrics laced with
humour on rich dance-able beats.
As at press time over 700 fans have written their condolences
while some, in disbelief, still wish the lyricist a quick recovery on
his Facebook wall . A few excerpts:
Eugene Ronny: “Dagrin where are you? Please come out and tell
the world that you are not dead.”
Bhellow Harrordhale: “RIP Da’grin”
Michael Rooney: ” You will be healed, also I’ll pray for you”
Femi Daniel: “IT’S A LIE”
Emmanule Kingsley Oprah:” Dagrin, as long as the Lord liveth…
you shall live to sing more songs —-of praise..”
Hodun Olagokun: “Orun ree oo Akogun, omo naija… miss u die-
Rest in peace”
Amodu Iyanda: “Why Dagrin?”
DaBishop Dread: “Too early, God!!!”
Opeyemi Oluwatibi, “Olaitan Oladepo….It’s painful”
Aruma Cole:” Rest in peace bro… I will miss you more than my
wife in dis life bro”
Dagrin’s Biography
Dagrin, real name Olayitan Olanipekun Oladapo hailed from
Abeokuta, Ogun State. He attended Good Shepherd Nursery and
Primary School and Egbado College.
He released his first but little known album under Leo
Entertainment about 3years ago before his current album, CEO on
his own label, MOSOFUNYIN Entertainment that has been
generally acknowledged as successful.
Before his death, he had become the most sought out lyricist for
collabos by both old and upcoming artists. There are a few
collabos to his credit – with Dark Poet, So Sick, T Frizzle,
Omawumi, Lala, Bigiano, Owen Gee, YQ, Kenny St. Brown, 9ice,
Teeblaq, General Pype and many others.
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