Biography And Net Worth of P Square

 

 

P-Square, artist, Performer and dancer, were a Nigerian R&B duo of identical twin brothers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye were born 18 November, 1981
in Jos, Nigeria.

 

P-Square began in St. Murumba secondary school, after their elementary school, a small Catholic school in Jos, Plateau State Nigeria. Peter and Paul joined their school music and drama club where they began singing, dancing, and mimicking songs by MC Hammer, Bobby Brown and Michael Jackson. Later in 1999, Peter and Paul returned to music school to develop their skills on the keyboard, drums, bass and rhythm guitar. Their work includes the soundtracks for a number of films like TobiMama SundayMoment of Bitterness and Evas River.

Later in 1999, they applied to the University of Abuja to study Business Administration. The Smooth Criminals disbanded when its members left to various other universities. Subsequently, Peter and Paul formed their own group, variously called “Double P”, “P&P”, and “Da Pees”, until they eventually settled on “P Square”. They were managed by Bayo Odusami aka Howie T, a seasoned concert promoter and the CEO of Adrot Nigeria Limited.

 

They produced and released their albums through Square Records. In December 2011, they signed a record deal with Akon’s Konvict Muzik label.

In May 2012, they signed a record distribution deal with Universal Music’s South African branch. On 25 September 2017, numerous media outlets reported that the group disbanded. Reports about a breakup surfaced after Peter reportedly sent a termination letter to the group’s lawyer. Prior to this report, the duo disbanded in 2016, supposedly over a disagreement about the role of their manager.

History

They later formed an a cappella quartet called “MMMPP” (M Clef a.k.a. Itemoh, Michael, Melvin, Peter and Paul). Drawing inspiration from their music idol Michael Jackson, they began break dancing, formed the group called “Smooth Criminals” in 1997. They dropped M Clef from the group “MMMPP” which later was changed to “MMPP”. Their artistic talent and precise dance routine soon made them household names in the city of Jos, where they performed at school functions and other occasions.

P square Awards

P square awards are numerous. They include

  • In 2001, “P-Square” won the “Grab Da Mic” competition, and hence Benson & Hedges sponsored their debut album, titled Last Nite, which was released under Timbuk2 music label.
  • They eventually won the 2003 Amen Award for “Best R&B Group”.

On 4 April 2010, P-Square were named the Artist of the Year at the KoraAwards in Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso while they were in London for a concert at the Troxy, and they were to receive a sum of $1 Million Dollars as the award winners, in Ebebiyin City.

“Bizzy Body” “Song of the Year” Won
P-Square “Artiste of the Year” Won
City Mag 9th Awards Showear Nominee/work Award Result
2006 P-Square “Best Hip Hop Group” Won

Nigerian Music Awards (NMA)

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2006 Get Squared “Album of the Year” Won
“Get Squared” “Music Video of the Year” Won

Channel O Music Video Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2007 P-Square “Best Duo or Group” Won
2008 P-Square “Best Duo or Group” Won
“Do Me” “Video of the Year” Won
2012 P-Square “Most Gifted Group of the Year” Won
2013 “Alingo” “Most Gifted African (West) Video” Won

 

 

 

MTV Africa Music Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2008 P-Square “Best Group” Won
2009 P-Square “Best Group” Won

KORA Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2010 P-Square “Artiste of the Year” Won

Lil Perry Productions

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2010 P-Square “Producer of the Year” Won

 

 

 

P-Square was also nominated as “Most Promising African Group” in the Kora Awards three months after the release of their debut album.

In 2005, they released their second album, Get Squared under their own label, Square Records. This album was marketed nationwide by TJoe Enterprises, although they were still managed by Howie T of Adrot Nigeria Limited. The video for the second album held the #1 position on the MTV Base chart for four straight weeks.

.

Late in 2007, they released their best selling album so far, Game Over. It sold 8 million copies worldwide.

In 2009, P-Square released their fourth studio album, Danger. The album features collaborations with 2 Face Idibia, J Martins and Frenzy.

The first single called “Danger” is a hip hop song with cutting synths and a frog bass baseline similar to an Eminem song. The video affirms this with the presence of clowns and staggered movements in front of the camera reminiscent of comical videos by Eminem. They are also known for the close resemblance which the twins have to American R&B singer, Usher Raymond.

On 29 August 2014, P-Square released a single track featuring a top American Artist T.I. which P-Square titled EjeAjo produced and co-written by VTEK, EjeAjo official video featuring T.I. was also released 29 August 2014 on both TV stations, Radio Stations and Web blogs.

On 14 September 2014 P-Square released their 6th studio album titled Double Trouble .

Personal life

After dating for seven years, Peter Okoye got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Titilola Loretta Omotayo. Omotayo is a marketing representative. The couple are already parents to son Cameron and daughter Aliona.

On 17 November 2013, the two held their traditional wedding at The Ark in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. Public figures who attended the wedding include Aliko Dangote, EmmanuelAdebayor, Kate Henshaw, Genevieve Nnaji, Rukky Sanda, Folorunsho Alakija, May D, Toke Makinwa, Dr SID, Don Jazzy, and Karen Igho among others.

Paul Okoye met Anita Isama in 2004 while attending the University of Abuja. Their son Andre was born 11 April 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The couple married on Saturday, 22 March 2014 at the Aztech Arcum Events Centre in Port Harcourt.

P Square Net Worth

Their net worth, irrespective of their differences is well over $10 million dollars outside mansions and expensive cars to their credit. In January 2014, the Okoye brothers bought mansions next door to one another in Atlanta.  The duo has gone solo and Peter Okoye now performing as Mr.P while Paul Okoye performs as Rudeboy or King Rudy.

Background in
READ ALSO  Dai Verse: Biography And Net Worth

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *