Nuru (rapper)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mac-Abubakar Abdul-Nuru |
| Born | 29 March 1987 Accra, Ghana |
| Origin | Tamale, Ghana |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Entrepreneur, Publicist |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | X'treme Music |
| Associated acts | M.I, Sarkodie, Ice Prince, EL, Edem, Joey B, Cassper Nyovest, AKA |
| Website | www |
Formerly known as Xtreme GH,[1][2] Nuru is a rapper, publicist and entrepreneur from Ghana, West Africa. He rose to prominence after the release of his single Mali Zani[3] in 2015. Nuru[4] raps in the local Dagbani language, English, and Pidgin English. Aside from music, he works as a publicist and owns a host of online publishing enterprises.
Early life
Nuru spent most of his childhood years in Accra, Ghana, and later lived and completed his basic education in Tamale, Ghana; thus, attending three basic schools in total: Sakumono School Complex, Abe Halperin School Complex, and Kanvilli Presbyterian School, respectively. He proceeded to Prempeh College for his senior high school education and studied for his BSc in Applied Biology at the University for Development Studies in Tamale.
Music
The reason why African artist Nuru[5][6] is considered a unique artiste is mainly based on a three-fold of reasons: the local dialect he raps with, his rhythmic flow, and his lyrical inclination. He has been a lot more relevant within the northern parts of Ghana as they commonly speak the local language he raps in. The traditional dance song, Hawa,[7] the Hiphop tune, Mali Zani[8] and his collaboration with Ruff N Smooth on Born To Win[9] are some of Nuru's most successful songs. He has since released a couple of other singles preceding the release of his debut solo studio album, Lighting.
Media
Blog
Since 2013, Nuru has been active in the blogging business, running a host of blogs and developing content for other media houses. Operating under the MAC Media Group incorporation niche, the rapper cum social entrepreneur has had the opportunity to work with Efya, Edem, Kwame Yeboah, Sarkodie, Hammer of The Last Two, M.anifest, among others. He also contributes entertainment and music show business related content to several other blogs and news portals.[10][11]
Distribution
Nuru's music is being distributed across major digital platforms including Deezer, Spotify, Shazam, iTunes, ReverbNation, SoundCloud, among others.
Discography
Albums
- Announcement[12]
- Lighting
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Born To Win" (featuring Ruff N Smooth) |
2015 | Lighting |
| "In A Moment" (featuring Atson) |
2016 | |
| "Hawa" (featuring Hitla) |
2015 | |
| "My World" (featuring Araya) |
2015 | |
| "Mali Zani" (featuring Edem) |
2015 |
References
- ↑ "Xtreme GH now called 'Nuru'". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ "Call Me 'Nuru' Henceforth - Xtreme GH". ModernGhana. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ "Xtreme GH - Mali Zani feat. Edem (Prod. by Fortune Dane)". Pulse.com.gh. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Nuru: Rapper gets verified on Twitter and Facebook - Celebrities - Pulse". Pulse.com.gh. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "Nuru - Biography, Albums, Streaming Radio - AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "Nuru - Music In Africa". Music In Africa. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ "X'treme in business of making people dance". NewsGhana. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Xtreme releases 'Mali Zani' featuring Edem". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Nuru Joins Ruff_n_Smooth On Born To Win". NewsGhana. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "How to make it in Africa's music industry". CNN. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Nuru Shoots Down Credibility Of Most Music Award Schemes". NewsGhana. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Announcement by Nuru on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
External links
- Nuru on Facebook
- Nuru on Twitter
- Nuru on Instagram
- Nuru on MTV Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Nuru on Official Website
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