Eedris Turayo Abdulkareem, widely known as Eedris Abdulkareem is a popular Nigerian hip hop artiste, song writer, hip hop rapper and recording artiste. He is also called Mr. Remedy.
He was born in Kano state. He hails from Osun state but had his up-bringing in Kano State in northern Nigeria.
Eedris Educational Background
Eedris had his primary and secondary education in Kano state where he obtained his first and secondary school certificates respectively. He is known to be a strong critic of the Nigerian government with his kind of music.
Eedris Abdulkareem’s Career
Eedris began his music career in 1996 as a hip hop rapper. He is popular in singing mainly in pidgin English language. His messages centre on burning issues like corruption, bad government and how the situation can be salvaged in the country.
His hit single “Jaga Jaga” came under heavy criticism of the Obasanjo government who at the time placed a ban on his music on local and television stations across the country.
Eedris has released a number of hit singles like “Wackawickee MC’s, strongly criticized by Double X Posse, Tony Tellulla, Plantashun Boiz and others.
Other hit tracks to his credit include:
• Pain and Stress
• Unfinished Business
• Sekere
• Fela
• I Go Whooze You
• Trouble Dey Sleep
• King Is Black
• Mr. Lecturer which exposes lots of social vices like sex for marks and other inadequacies on Nigerian campuses.
Eedris is creative, skillful and highly talented Nigerian artiste known to be one of the few social crusader in our generation after Fela Anikpulaku kuti.
Eedris had since launched his own music label “La Kareem Music” and thereafter released his fourth debut album “Letter to Mr. President”.
Awards
Eedris Abdulkareem has in his years of singing received several nominations and awards, some of which include:
• Best song of the year at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards
• Best collaboration of the year also at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards.
His Personal Life
Eedris Abdulkareem is happily married to his lovely wife, Yetunde and the marriage is blessed with four children.
The talented and strong critic has remained a living legend who has specially condemned corruption and other social and political vices that have bedeviled Nigeria over the years.
Eedris Abdulkareem’s Net Worth
Eedris Abdulkareem is a renowned and exceptionally talented Nigerian artiste, rated one of the richest and most influential with a net worth of about $1 million dollars.
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