DIPP

DIPP was born June 20, 1980 into a family of five boys.{{Cite web |date=2011-10-25 |title=Dipp: Nigeria's Usher creating own identity - Daily Trust |url=https://dailytrust.com/dipp-nigerias-usher-creating-own-identity/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=dailytrust.com/ |language=en-US}} Dipp has a BSc in Building from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.{{Cite web |last=Webmaster |date=2011-01-15 |title=Why Dipp is the future of Nigerian music |url=https://dailytrust.com/why-dipp-is-the-future-of-nigerian-music |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Daily Trust |language=en}}

His stage name came during his time at Ahmadu Bello University. He said "I had a lot of friends who called me different names. My full name is Oladipupo Ogundele so they called me Dipo and they eventually slapped it down to Dipp."{{Cite web |title=P-square is not an inspiration for me — Dipp |url=https://www.modernghana.com/nollywood/3701/p-square-is-not-an-inspiration-for-me-dipp.html |access-date=November 18, 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Oladipo Surname Meaning & Oladipo Family History at Ancestry.com® |url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=oladipo |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=www.ancestry.com}} and Ogundele meaning arriving home.{{Citation |title=Ogundele |date=2024-02-04 |work=Wiktionary, the free dictionary |url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ogundele |access-date=2024-11-18 |language=en}}

DIPP started recording his debut solo album, The Future is Now, in 2005. The album aims for a combination of indigenous and international renditions of the R&B genre while 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 music video "Dangerous" which was directed by special-effects wizard, MEX. Later in the year, he released his second single, 'Pop Off Selecta'. DIPP collaborated once again with MEX in order to produce the 'Pop Off Selecta' video which quickly gained popularity. 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 where it remained for many weeks. He won two awards at the NMVA 2010 for Best Use of Special Effects and Best Choreography. After taking a break from the music industry, DIPP returned with his song 'Play Love'.{{Cite web |date=2015-09-07 |title=Dipp |url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/directory/dipp |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Music In Africa |language=en}} His most recent song, 'Sunshine', was released August 6, 2022.

In an interview, DIPP said that he draws inspiration from Usher, Ginuwine, and Michael Jackson, crediting them for teaching him how to integrate dance into his performances.{{Cite web |date=2011-10-25 |title=Dipp: Nigeria's Usher creating own identity - Daily Trust |url=https://dailytrust.com/dipp-nigerias-usher-creating-own-identity/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=dailytrust.com/ |language=en-US}}

DIPP's debut album, Future Is Now (2011) has 13 tracks and 3 bonus tracks:

1. Fly Away{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srGmZyNLBqw |title=Fly Away Video |date=29 February 2012 |via=YouTube}}
2. Let It Go ft. Sossick
3. I Do
4. Which Is the Way
5. Follow Me Go
6. Kosorombe ft. Da Grin
7. Snow in Africa
8. Good Girls ft. YQ
9. Jeje
10. Rock Your Body ft. Yemi Alade
11. Jezebel ft. Waje
12. Pop Off Selecta
13. Fire In the Club ft. Maytronomy

;Bonus tracks

• Dangerous ft. MI
• Good Girls remix ft. YQ, Mode 9, Maytronomy, Beazy and Ill Bliss
• Good Girls remix ft. YQ, Blaise, Kel, and Muna

DIPP is one of the partners and the first artist to be produced by Effyzzie Entertainment which was nominated for the "Best Producer" NMVA 2010.

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