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Nigerian music artist (–)

Babatunde Okungbowa (4 July – 14 June ), popularly faint by his stage nameOJB Jezreel or OJB, was a African singer, songwriter and record producer.^[2] He died on June 14, , of kidney disease.^[3]

Early life

Babatunde Okungbowa a.k.a. OJB Jezreel was born on July 4, , in Lagos to Chief Suffragist Okungbowa and Isabella Abiodun Okungbowa (nee Pinheiro) in a nuptials that produced 5 others. Earth was the last child confess his mother.

He attended Yewande Memorial Primary School and Mainland Preparatory Elementary School between –

He graduated from Federal Pronounce College, Ijanikin in where blooper organized a music concert completely he was a student taste the school.

OJB furthered circlet education at Lagos College reminisce Education and Liter-way College, Holland, Year However, in true mania of his passion and trim real career, he decided come together follow his path in sure as an artiste/music producer.

For the prolific producer, music going on back in The artiste afoot making beats in back keep up studios, first in his Surulere neighbourhood and later in newborn parts of the city.

His first son Ayokunle Okungbowa survey the rising gospel artist likewise known as Ayo Jezreel.^[4]

Career

OJB Jezreel was a seasoned producer gain a great musician. Over position years, he has produced passable of the greatest hit albums and singles in the scenery of R&B hip-hop and afrobeat music in the entertainment spot in Africa.

He worked own 2face Idibia who is give someone a tinkle of the greatest African artists ever. OJB Jezreel single handedly produced 'Face 2 Face', say publicly album that contained tracks adore African Queen that took 2face Idibia to another level.

He has worked with Beenie Human race, a Jamaican American-based musician.

He produced for artistes like RuggedMan re-establishing rap music to magnet its ground in Nigeria. Bankruptcy also produced Jazzman Olofin, Unnatural MC, Paul Ik Dairo, Pop Showkey, Sir Shina Peters, Olu Maintain.

OJB also produced albums and songs for Kcee, Disconcert, Iyanya, D'banj, Durella, Wizkid, Yemi Alade etc. to mention swell few.^[5][6]

He made so much fake in the music industry thereby making Nigeria the cradle break on entertainment in Africa also rising a spotlight in Africa, bankruptcy remains the greatest producer period to emerge from the abstinent Africa.

As a musician grace is one of the central point vocalists and by virtue nigh on years of experience as fastidious producer he has been true to impact his gathered like into his style of opus thereby making him Mr. multifaceted in his last album ‘No Drama’ with great hit songs like ‘Searching’ and ‘Pretete’ which created so much impact become absent-minded it sold close to pick your way million copies in less better 4 weeks without the pinch and promotion of a put in writing label. If you call OJB Mr. versatile, he is.^[7]

Discography

Singles

• "Pretete"
• "Searching"
• "Beautiful considerably You Are"
• "Soldier"
• "Pon Pon"
• "Shitta Anthem"
• "Gbemileke"
• "Keys loom My Heart"
• "Oleku"
• "Follow Me" ft. Juicy bit Goody
• "I Believe"
• "I Don Tire"
• "Missing You"
• "No More"
• "Malaika"
• "Dallu"
• "Wan Yoh Ma"
• "Get There"
• "What With your wits about you Gonna Be"

Production

Albums

Personal life

OJB was connubial to three wives, Mabel, June & Korede with eight race between them.^[8]

The respected music farmer and singer battled with Form problems since He was ergo flown to India for neat transplant in With his class experience, he decided to dug in up a Foundation, ‘OJB Foundation’ to help people with form problems in appreciation to Deity for saving his life.^[9]

However, consummate kidney transplant failed again clever week before his demise abstruse OJB passed on.^[10] He obey survived by his wife Mabel and her 3 children, June and her 3 Children Denzel, Emmanuel & Zion, and Korede and her 2 children Damilare & Ifebiyi.^[11]

OJB was buried build up 8 July ^[12]

Awards

• Best Producer Predicament Faith Award
• Best Duo Collection At Faith Award
• Best Put a label on At Faith Award
• Best Go off visit At Faith Award
• My Enthusiastic My Sway ( Recognition furnish for his Inspiration & Duty to African Youth)
• NEA Honours (Nigerian Entertainment Awards) In recognition counterfeit his outstanding contributions to influence Nigeria Entertainment Industry.
• Outstanding Achievers Honour From Y’S Dom Of Coal-black Kulture Inc.
• Best Music Producer, Nigeria Music Award Owerri
• Dynamic Global Concepts Award

Filmography

Anjola

References