| Don’t be deceived by his dreadlocks, he is not a | | | | released December last year, and also MI’s |
| Rastafarian; rather he is referred to as prolific youth | | | | TEASER which is currently making waves across |
| Positive Entertainer (PYPE), a name given to him by | | | | media airwaves in Nigeria. The song is also Rhythm |
| his manager due to his versatility in music and arts in | | | | 93.7fm hit song of the week. |
| total. | | | | The dreadlocks artiste also hinted that though he has 3 |
| Christened Olayiwola Majekodunmi, General PYPE | | | | recorded songs titled keep it cool, Get Lost, and |
| (stage name) developed his passion for music in the | | | | Stammarer (afrobeat) already making waves, his |
| late 80’s. He started out with a private Choir | | | | album of about 15-18 tracks is about 90% ready. |
| named Triumphant Coral Voices headed by Mike Ohiri. | | | | PYPE therefore urges his fans to get ready for his |
| There he learnt the rudiments of music and the act of | | | | different moods in the soon to be released album. |
| singing, specifically he sang Base. | | | | On his take about the Nigerian music industry, he says |
| After some years with the Triumphant Coral voices, | | | | though the industry is growing fast, it still has a slave |
| PYPE decided to withdraw from the Choir in order to | | | | mentality, and expresses hope that things would get |
| discover his other sides of music aside the Classical | | | | better in future. |
| music which he was used to. This led him to his | | | | General PYPE further adds that his desire is to make |
| discovery of different genres of music in which | | | | a positive statement with his music, giving music a new |
| fortunately for him he could fit in. | | | | face of entertainment and to be able to rank in the |
| In 2003, he became a professional Artiste, performing | | | | same profile with top International artistes through his |
| live at events, concerts, and doing studio collabos with | | | | brand of music and his new Management Company, |
| both renowned and upcoming artistes. | | | | Podium Worldwide Entertainment. |
| Though he has a wide repertoire of written songs, the | | | | On his dreadlocks, he says, it’s got nothing to do |
| Prolific Entertainer says he feels better performing live | | | | with his current style of dancehall music, because |
| as it gives him the opportunity to express his creativity, | | | | music is not about the style of your hair, its much more |
| adding that he has stopped writing songs for now. | | | | than that. Back to the dreadlock story, PYPE revealed |
| In an interview with Goodlife, PYPE revealed that he | | | | that growing up as a boy, he had never really liked |
| did about 85 collabos last year, all songs mostly done | | | | cutting his hair and don’t like the idea of braiding, so |
| as freestyle. He further added that he has done | | | | 4 years ago he decided to stop cutting his hair. |
| collabos with almost all Nigerian Artistes, both popular | | | | For him God and his friends are his inspiration. He also |
| and upcoming because music for him is not all about | | | | expresses his gratitude to his family for their support, |
| money, he just wants to be happy doing what he | | | | especially his mum who bought him his first guitar. |
| loves doing. | | | | Aside music the talented artiste also carves, and has |
| He recently featured in Keffi’s album which was | | | | an eye for Arts. |