MohBad was a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter from Lagos. He died on September 12, 2023.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about his life and career.
- His real name is Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba
- He was born 8th June 1996
- He died 12 September 2023
- He is known professionally as MohBad
- He was a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter
- He was from Lagos
- He was formerly signed to Naira Marley’s Marlian Records
- He left the label in 2022
- He was best known for his hit singles “Ponmo, Feel Good”, and “KPK (Ko Por Ke)” (You Will Always Be Remembered) with Rexxie
- He was nominated three times for The Headies awards 2022
- He released his debut album, Light, in the fourth quarter of 2020
- It serves as a follow-up to his viral song “Ponmo”
- The album featured Naira Marley and Lil Kesh
- MohBad was nominated five times for The Beatz Awards 2021
- He was listed in Audiomack’s top 21 Afrobeat artists of 2021
- In 2022, he released Peace, produced by Rexxie
- He peaked on TurnTable charts top 50 in 2021 and top 100 in 2022
- MohBad issued his first EP, Light, after agreeing to a record deal with Marlian Records World in 2019
- The eight songs on the EP feature Davido, Naira Marley, and Lil Kesh
- Naira Marley served as executive producer for the eight-track EP
- It also bears the production stamps of SB, Rexxie, P.Beat, and Austin Sinister
- In February 2022, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested MohBad, Zinoleesky and four others at their home in Lekki, Lagos
- They were arrested for possession of illegal substances that included MDMA and cannabis
- Some viral videos on social media showed NDLEA operatives breaking into the musicians’ home in the Lekki district of Lagos State in the early hours of Thursday morning
- According to witnesses, the officials carried out the arrest without any search warrants and mistreated the Marlian singers
- The NDLEA officers were seen hitting the musicians with clubs and shooting into the air, forcing them into waiting trucks
- NDLEA confirmed the raid, stating “our men raided an area in Idado estate where Naira Marley’s boys stay”
- According to a spokesperson for the NDLEA, cannabis and MDMA was found in their apartment and car
- MohBad, Zinoleesky and four others were later released
- After two years, he announced his departure from Marlian Records. On 5 October 2022
- MohBad accused his manager, singer Naira Marley, of assault
- He stated that his former boss ordered people to beat him up after he announced his intention to employ a different manager to handle his music and business affairs
- He and his wife Wunmi had one son
- MohBad died on 12 September 2023 at age 27
- He was being treated for an infection
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