DIPP
| DIPP | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Oladidupo Ogundele |
| Also known as | Dipp Amayzine, Half Man half Amazing |
| Born | June 20, 1980 |
| Genres | RnB, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Effyzzie Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Maytronomy, Waje, M.I, Jesse Jagz, Da Grin |
| Website | Reverbnation/Dipp |
Oladipupo Ogundele (popularly known as DIPP), born 1980 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and dancer. He has won several music awards including the awards for Best Choreography at the NMVA - Nigerian Music Video Awards 2010'.[1] He adopted the stage name DIPP from the shortening of his first name.
Biography
Born as Oladipupo Ogundele into a family of five boys in the early eighties, Dipp began his musical career at the age of nine, singing along to the hits of Michael Jackson while imitating the dance moves of the master of the falsettos and stage performance.
Education
Dipp has a B.Sc in Building from the Ahmadu Bello University, Nigerian Universities, Zaria.
Music career
A singer/songwriter, Dipp, started recording his debut solo album in 2005; the album now complete, will bring to the listener a perfect harmony of indigenous and international renditions of the R&B genre while vividly describing the struggles of a man striving to achieve his destiny. In 2009, he won the Best Special Effects and Editing award at the Sound City Music Awards for his Dangerous which was directed by special-effects wizard, MEX. Later in the year he released his second single Pop Off Selecta. When the video dropped in 2010 DIPP produced yet another stunning video with the aid of MEX. In less than two months Pop Off Selecta had risen up the charts and peaked at the number one spot in Sound City Top Ten Videos chart for many weeks. He recently won two awards at the NMVA2010 - Best Use of Special Effects and Best Choreography.
Discography
Debut album Future Is Now (2011)[2] features the hits
- Fly Away[3]
- Let It Go ft. Sossick
- I Do
- Which Is the Way
- Follow Me Go
- Kosorombe ft. Da Grin
- Snow in Africa
- Good Girls ft. YQ
- Jeje
- Rock Your Body ft. Yemi Alade
- Jezebel ft. Waje
- Pop Off Selecta
- Fire in the Club ft. Maytronomy
- Bonus tracks
- Dangerous ft. M.I
- Good Girls remix ft. YQ, Mode 9, Maytronomy, Beazy and Ill Bliss
- Good Girls remix ft. YQ, Blaise, Kel, and Muna
Awards
| Year | Institution | Nominated Work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SMVA | Dangerous ft. M.I | Best Special Effect Editing | Won |
| 2009 | SMVA | Dangerous ft. M.I | Best Choreography | Nominated |
| 2009 | SMVA | Dangerous ft. M.I | Best R&B or Pop Video | Nominated |
| 2010 | NMVA | Pop Off Selecta | Best Use of Choreography | Won |
| 2010 | NMVA | Pop Off Selecta | Best Use of Effects | Won |
| 2010 | NMVA | Pop Off Selecta | Video of the Year | Nominated |
| 2010 | NMVA | Pop Off Selecta | Best Use of Costume | Nominated |
| 2011 | NMVA | Kosorombe ft. Da Grin | Best Choreography | Nominated |
| 2011 | NMVA | Kosorombe ft. Da Grin | Best R&B Video | Nominated |
Management
Effyzzie Entertainment which was nominated for the "Best Producer" NMVA 2010.[1] DIPP is one of the partners and the first artist to be produced under this label.
References
- 1 2 "Nigeria Music Video Awards – NMVA 2010 – Winners & Photos". Bellanaija.com. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ↑ "Album Sale". Justjojoentertainment.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ↑ "Fly Away Video". youtube.com.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GspQwOqgDM&feature=share