That was the only option I had because I had to drop out of university two months in. Let's take it back, what initially made you settle on music?įor me, music at some point was my only option. My next album will be both Panshak Zamani and Ice Prince. That's actually the name of my next album. I think the difference between the two, off the top of my head is that Panshak Zamani is fire and Ice Prince is ice. I've actually never heard that question before. Many know you as Ice Prince, and also there are some folks that know you as Panshak Zamani, what's the difference between those two worlds? "You know the whole world is Afro right now." I did my thing on it and yeah man, we gave the video to UAX studio to make it happen for us and here we are right now. So I fell in love with this girl that got me kind of crazy and I wanted to make a song about a girl making me crazy and that was literally all I said to Oxlade for him to come up with that amazing hook and Egarboi laced the beat for us. There's a lot of crazy, confusing kind of love in the air. So one of the biggest inspirations behind the song is the time that we're in and also that last year was a pandemic year. There's a new sound that exists right now that's so inspiring, that's so melodious, so Afro, you know the whole world is Afro right now. A lot of new music that's out right now that's a little bit different from what was attainable like five years, ten years ago. The new school vibe inspired that record. You have a new record with Oxlade, "Kolo," a delightful Afropop track. This conversation has been edited and condensed for context and clarity. His fourth studio album is almost done, he tells me via phone call on a hot Thursday afternoon.
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He has his eyes set on what's coming, buoyed by his feats and experiences in time past.
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Now signed to 300 Entertainment, the same label of American hip-hop stars Young Thug and Megan Thee Stallion, Ice Prince feels no pressure. The song is like a trademark to him but now in 2021, Ice Prince is so much more than that. It's what comes to mind when the name Ice Prince pops up anywhere. "First of all I don't like to refer to Oleku as a hit," Ice Prince boldly blurts out about his debut, although he admits "it's a classic, timeless song." It's been a decade since "Oleku" rang around in clubs, serenaded end-of-the-year school parties and turned into a tune which enjoyed heavy rotation on radio. He alongside Wizkid and Olamide had injected dynamism and freshness into the scene and they were all armed with popular debut hit songs.įor Ice Prince, it was "Oleku," one he regards as an anomaly. The rap was distinctive, a mix of punchy flows and sharp lyricism with particular emphasis on storytelling. A young chap whose clothing style and intonation matched the kind of music he was making. When Ice Prince's first album arrived in 2011, it was replete with a blend of chilled, exciting hip-hop and colorful, bouncy pop tunes.