One week after giving an energetic performance at Sigma Club Havana Concert at the University of Ibadan, in 2010 – Oladapo Olaitan ‘Dagrin’ Olaonipekun died from injuries sustained in a ghastly motor accident on his way back from the event.
He died on April 22, 2010. He was just 22 years old, but his unique style of rap music was already very popular.
In the early hours of April 14, 2010 Dagrin had been involved in a lone accident, colliding with a stationary articulated vehicle in front of Alakara Police Station, off Agege Motor Road, Mushin, Lagos.
Before he gave up the ghost, he had first been treated at Tai Solarin Hospital, Mushin but was later transferred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, where doctors declared him dead after efforts to save his life failed.
Though he lived a short life, his style of indigenous rap is still influencing the Nigerian music scene. Artistes like Olamide, lil Kesh, Phyno, Reminisce and many others are some of the best examples of Dagrin’s influence on the Nigerian music scene.
Below are some of Dagrin’s popular songs that have remained on our playlist six years after his death…
