9ice

9ice (born Abolore Adegbola Akande, on 17 January 1980) is a Nigerian musician. He is legally married to Adetola Anifalaje, a Nigerian-American serial entrepreneur. Their union is blessed with a baby girl. He is a south-westerner from Ogbomoso in Oyo State but he grew up in the district of Bariga in Lagos. 9ice won the award for Best Hip Hop Artist at the MTV Africa Music Awards in 2008. At the third edition of the Hip Hop World Awards held in Nigeria, he won the Revelation of the Year award and Best Male Vocal Performer. A month later at the first SoundCity Music Video Awards, he was nominated in the category of Best New Artist. 9ice's biggest single is titled "Gongo Aso". He is the founder of Alapomeji Ancestral Records.