Erigga
Erhiga Agarivbie (born 30 March 1987), better known by his stage name Erigga, is a Nigerian hip hop recording artist.
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Birth name | Erhiga Agarivbie |
Also known as | PaperBoi, 2 seconds, Eribaba, New Money |
Born | Warri, Delta State, Nigeria | 30 March 1987
Origin | Warri, Delta State |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Emirate Empire [1] |
Associated acts | Olamide, Duncan Mighty, Orezi, Harrysong, Skales, KUDiE, Brymo, Yung6ix, Victor AD, King perry, M.I Abaga, Ice Prince |
Biography
Erhiga Agarivbie was born in Warri, Warri, Delta State, where he grew up with his family. He is the first of five children. He attended Standard international School both primary and secondary.
Erigga began his music career in early 2010. He has worked with several producers, PFizzy, Snow Man and Phizy Joe. Erigga's first musical release was "Mo Street Gan". The music video for the song was shot in Nigeria, directed by AKIN Alabi.[2] The song became Radio Continental's theme song.
In 2013, Erigga released "Coupé Décalé ft Shuun Bebe". The music video for the song was endorsed by TV stations in Nigeria. In early 2014, he released another single titled "Love No Be Garri", featuring Jimoh Waxiu.
In 17 July 2017 Erigga released his album A Trip To The South which includes Orezi, Skales, Duncan Mighty and many others.[3]
In 2018, Erigga released another hit single titled "Motivation" featuring Victor AD. This song has gained over a million views on YouTube.[4]
Awards and nominations
Year | Event | Prize | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2019 | The Headies | Best Street-Hop Artiste | Erigga for "Motivation" feat. Victor AD | Nominated | [5] |
2012 | Best Street-Hop Artiste | Erigga for "Mo Street Gan" | Nominated | [6] | |
Lyricist on the Roll | Nominated | ||||
Discography
Studio albums
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A Trip to The South |
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Okorowanta |
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A Trip to The South |
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The Erigma II |
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References
- "Famous Warri rapper Erigga signs multi-million Naira deal with Emirate Empire". Sublime Media Group. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- "Get Familiar: Erigga – Mo Street Gan". 360Nobs. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- "ERIGGA HAS RELEASED HIS "A TRIP TO THE SOUTH" ALBUM". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- "'Erigga is best rapper Nigeria has got at the moment'". Vanguard Newspaper. 31 August 2018.
- "Headies 2019: Here are all the winners at the 13th edition of music award". Pulse Nigeria. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "2012 NigPsquare, Bez lead Headies 2012 nominees list". Vanguard. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.