Английская Википедия:Ice Prince

Panshak Henry Zamani (born 30 October 1984) better known as Ice Prince Zamani or just Ice Prince, is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after releasing "Oleku", one of Nigeria's most remixed songs of all time.^[1] He won the 2009 Hennessy Artistry Club Tour.^[2]^[3] His debut studio album Everybody Loves Ice Prince was released in 2011. It was supported by three singles: "Oleku", "Superstar" and "Juju". In 2013, Ice Prince released Fire of Zamani as his second studio album. The album contained the singles "Aboki", "More", "Gimme Dat" and "I Swear". On 1 July 2015, Ice Prince was announced as the vice president of Chocolate City. He held the position until he left the label in 2016.^[4]^[5] He has collaborated with top African rappers like Navio of Uganda, Khaligraph Jones of Kenya, AKA of South Africa, Sarkodie of Ghana among others.

Early life and education

Ice Prince was born Panshak Henri Zamani^[6] in the city of Minna. At Age two, he moved with his family to the mining city of Jos, Plateau State. He is of Angas ethnicity.^[7]

While residing in Jos, he attended St. Murumba College. He also attended the Science Tutorial Niger State College in Jos.^[8]

Career

In 1999, he began writing rap songs and started performing them at school; in 2001 he began recording them. In 2002, he and some friends formed the "ECOMOG Squad" but split after a year. In 2004, he connected with M.I, Jesse Jagz, Ruby, Lindsey, Eve, Taz, and together they became what is now known today as the "Loopy Crew".^[8] He attended the University of Jos to study zoology, but had to stop because of a "financial constraint".^[9]

2010–2011: Everybody Loves Ice Prince

During the aforementioned interview, Ice Prince opened up about why he chose to name his debut album, Everybody Loves Ice Prince. He said "What made me give my album that name was when I lost my Mum, really. There was so much love, so much care from all around the world. People really showed me love and it was after that incident that I came back to record my album and I thought what better name to call my album than Everybody Loves Ice Prince because I was shown love".^[9]

"Oleku", Ice Prince's first single off his debut album was met with great reception throughout Nigeria.^[10] The song was released under Chocolate City. Ice Prince's 'rap resume' has a long list of songs he's been featured on. He was featured on Taikoon's "Respect My Hustle" with Banky W,^[11] DJ Neptune's "This Gbedu Reloaded" with YQ & Shank,^[12] Bez's "Super Sun (Remix)" with ELDee & Eva Alordiah,^[13] YQ's "Efimile (Remix)" with Naeto C, M.I, Banky W, & ELDee,^[14] Pherowshuz's "Korrect (remix)" with M.I & Terry Tha Rapman,^[15] Dekunle Fuji's "Funmilayo" with Jesse Jagz, Jamix's "My Party" with Wizkid & Kel,^[16] Reminisce's "2 Mussh [Remix]" with Sauce Kid,^[17] and Knighthouse's "Make it Better" with Mo'Cheddah, Funbi, & Mobie,^[18] among others.

2012–2013: Fire of Zamani

In 2012, he began frequent collaborations with Grip Boiz City producer Chopstix, releasing "Aboki" in the summer of 2012. An accompanying music video was released alongside it. "Aboki" peaked at number 92 on Afribiz's Top 100 chart.^[19]

On 28 August 2012, Ice Prince released "More" as the second single from the album. The song was also produced by Chopstix. The music video for "More" was shot and directed in London by Moe Musa. It stars Lola Rae, a British Nigerian recording artist known for her single "Watch My Ting Go". The video premiered at the 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards.^[20]^[21]^[22]

On 25 January 2013, Ice Prince released "Aboki (Remix)"; he described the song as the "biggest African collision ever".^[23] The song features Sarkodie, Mercy Johnson, Wizkid, M.I and Khuli Chana.^[24]^[25] On 24 April 2013, Ice Prince and Chocolate City released "Gimme Dat" and "V.I.P" simultaneously. The former made the album's final track-listing, while the latter didn't.^[26]^[27]

2015–2016: Jos to the World

In 2015, Ice Prince began making available singles from his third studio album. The eventual release of the album signified his first independent album outside Chocolate City record label. He revealed to Pulse he had Universal Studio in the US mix and master the album.^[28]

In September 2023 while in an interview, Ice Prince teased a new album featuring fellow rappers MI Abaga and Jesse Jagz.^[29]

Super Cool Cats label

On 10 March 2015, Ice Prince founded Super Cool Cats, right after his contract with Chocolate City expired.^[30] On 23 May 2016, at a press conference held at Chocolate City office in Lagos, Ice Prince unveiled Chocolate City, as the parent company of his record label, and a sub-division of Chocolate City. On 28 August 2016, Ice Prince unveiled Jilex Anderson at The Quilox Ultra Pool Party (#QUPP), as SCC first act.^[31] On 12 December 2020, Ice Prince announced the signing of Au Pro, on Twitter, via a tweet.^[32]

Musical influences

Ice Prince cited Notorious B.I.G., Rakim, Jay-Z, Common, Talib Kweli, Kanye West, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Lauryn Hill, M.I and Jesse Jagz as his key musical influences.^[8]

Personal life

Ice Prince has a son named Jamal.^[33]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Trash Can (2015)
C.O.L.D (2018)

Compilation albums

The Indestructible Choc Boi Nation (2015)

Filmography

Film and television

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2013	House of Gold	Tony	Supporting role	^[34]
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2013	Shuga (Season 3)	Himself	Guest appearance	^[35]

Videography

Year	Title	Album	Director	Ref
2011	Oleku (Featuring Brymo)	Everybody Loves Ice Prince	Mex Films	^[36]
2011	Superstar	Everybody Loves Ice Prince	Katung Aduwak	^[37]
2012	More	Fire Of Zamani	Moe Musa	^[38]
2012	Aboki		Phil Lee	^[39]
2013	I Swear (featuring French Montana)		JR Saint	^[40]
2014	Jambo		Sesan	^[41]
	Whiskey (Featuring Sunny Nneji)		AJE Filmworks	^[42]
	Shots On Shots (with Sarkodie)	Шаблон:N/a	Nana Kofi Asihene	^[43]
	That Could Be Us	Шаблон:N/a	Uprooted Media	^[44]
2015	One Day	Trash Can EP	Moe Musa	^[45]
	Mutumina		Mex Films	^[46]
	Yawa Go Dey(Featuring Robbie Celeste)		Cloud 9 Virals	^[47]
2016	Jos To The World	Jos To The World	UAiMAGES	^[48]
2017	No Mind Dem (featuring Vanessa Mdee)	Jos To The World	SOS Media	^[49]
2018	Replay (Produced by Masterkraft It's on the beat)	Шаблон:N/a	SOS Media	^[50]

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Recipient	Result	Ref
2018	The Headies	Best Rap single	Me Versus Me	Шаблон:Pending	^[51]
2014	Ben TV Awards	Best Male Hip Hop Artist	Himself	Шаблон:Won	^[52]
	The Future Africa Awards	Prize in Entertainment		Шаблон:Nominated	^[53]
	2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Rap Act of the Year		Шаблон:Won	^[54]
	City People Entertainment Awards	Rap Artiste of the Year		Шаблон:Nom	^[55]
	City People Entertainment Awards	Rap Album of the Year	Fire of Zamani	Шаблон:Nom	^[55]
	MTV Africa Music Awards 2014	Best Hip Hop	Himself	Шаблон:Nom	^[56]
	World Music Awards	World's Best Male Artist		Шаблон:Nom	^[57]
		World's Best Live Act		Шаблон:Nom
		World's Best Entertainer of the Year		Шаблон:Nom
2013	The Headies 2013	Artiste of the Year		Шаблон:Nom	^[58]^[59]
	Channel O Music Video Awards	Most Gifted African West Video	"Aboki"	Шаблон:Nom	^[60]
	Channel O Music Video Awards	Most Gifted Video of the Year		Шаблон:Nom	^[60]
	4syte Music Video Awards	Best African Act Video		Шаблон:Nom	^[61]
	Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA)	Best Hip Hop Video	"V.I.P"	Шаблон:Won	^[62]
	Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA)	Best Use of Visual Effects	"V.I.P"	Шаблон:Nom	^[62]
	MOBO Awards	Best African Act	Himself	Шаблон:Nom	^[63]
	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Rap Act of the Year		Шаблон:Won	^[64]
	BET Awards 2013	Best International Act: Africa		Шаблон:Won	^[65]
	City People Entertainment Awards	Best Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year		Шаблон:Won	^[66]
		Musician of the Year (Male)		Шаблон:Nom	^[67]
		Best Rap Artiste of the Year		Шаблон:Nom	^[67]
2012	Channel O Music Video Awards	Most Gifted Hip-hop Video of the Year	"Superstar"	Шаблон:Won	^[68]
	Channel O Music Video Awards	Most Gifted Reggae Video of the Year	"Juju"	Шаблон:Nom	^[69]
	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Album of the Year	Everybody Loves Ice Prince	Шаблон:Nom	^[70]
	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Rap Act of the Year	Himself	Шаблон:Nom	^[70]
	BET Awards	Best International Act: Africa	Himself	Шаблон:Nom	^[71]
	The Headies 2012	Album of the Year	Everybody Loves Ice Prince	Шаблон:Nom	^[72]^[73]
		Best Rap Album	Everybody Loves Ice Prince	Шаблон:Won
		Artist of the Year	Himself	Шаблон:Nom
		Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year		Шаблон:Nom
	Ghana Music Awards	African Artist of the Year		Шаблон:Won	^[74]
2011	The Headies 2011	Best Rap Single	"Oleku" (featuring Brymo)	Шаблон:Won	^[75]
		Song of the Year		Шаблон:Won	^[75]
		Best Collabo		Шаблон:Nom	^[76]
		Best Collabo	"Joor Oh (Remix)" (Jahbless featuring Ice Prince, Durella, Reminisce, and eLDee)	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Street-Hop Artiste		Шаблон:Nom
		Next Rated	Ice Prince for "Oleku"	Шаблон:Nom
		Lyricist on the Roll	Ice Prince for "Oleku"	Шаблон:Nom
	Channel O Music Video Awards	Most Gifted Newcomer Video	"Oleku" (featuring Brymo)	Шаблон:Won	^[77]
		Most Gifted Hip Hop Video	"Nobody Test Me" (Jesse Jagz featuring M.I and Ice Prince)	Шаблон:Nom	^[78]
		Most Gifted Video of the Year	"Molowo Noni" (Samklef featuring Wizkid, D'Prince, and Ice Prince)	Шаблон:Nom	^[78]
	Dynamix All Youth Awards	Best New Artiste	Himself	Шаблон:Won	^[79]
	Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA)	Best Contemporary Afro Video	"Oleku" (featuring Brymo)	Шаблон:Nom	^[80]
	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Hottest Single of the Year	"Oleku" (featuring Brymo)	Шаблон:Won	^[81]
		Best New Act of the Year	Himself	Шаблон:Nom	^[82]
		Best Rap Act of the Year	Himself	Шаблон:Nom	^[82]
	City People Entertainment Awards	Song of the Year	"Oleku" (featuring Brymo)	Шаблон:Won	^[83]
	Eko FM/ Radio Lagos Awards	Young Artiste of the Year	Himself	Шаблон:Won
2010	Dynamix All Youth Awards	Promising Artiste of the Year	Himself	Шаблон:Nom	^[84]
2010	Dynamix All Youth Awards	Song of the Year	"Oleku" (featuring Brymo)	Шаблон:Nom	^[84]
2009	Hennessy Artistry Club Tour	Hennessy Artistry	Himself	Шаблон:Won	^[85]

References

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External links

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