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Maurice Tosh Gayflor (born 23 July 1994), who goes by the stage name Cralorboi CIC, is a Liberian Hipco and Kolopop singer, songwriter, actor and businessman. He was signed to SOG Records Empire between 2016 and 2021, and is known for the singles "Big Papa", [2] "Jon Buttay", "Hello" featuring Joey B, and "Weekend" featuring Iyanya. [3]
The album has nine tracks and contains the songs "Take off Trouser", which was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2020 Liberia Music Awards, and "Flukor", which won Song of the Year at the 2021 Tunes Liberia Music Awards. [4] [5] In September 2020, the Music Union of Liberia banned Kpanto's music due to explicit lyrics. [6]
[7] [8] Hipco music was becoming popular in 2004 and still is the most popular music genre of Liberia, "serving as the medium through which rappers and singers speak against societal ills, including injustice and corruption and also with an infusion of enticing lyrics for pleasure."
Professionally known as JZyNO and based in Accra, Ghana, [1] Jonathan Lee Pratt is a singer-songwriter born on 3 January 1995 in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, Liberia, [2] to a Liberian-Portuguese father and a Nigerien-Liberian mother. [3] Pratt's biggest musical influences include Kendrick Lamar, Wizkid, and Bryson Tiller amongst others. [3]
Quincy Luwokollie Borrowes (April 24, 1993 – March 3, 2017), known professionally as Quincy B, was a Liberian singer, songwriter and record producer. [1] [note 1] He gained recognition in 2013 after releasing his debut single "My Dream", which features rapper Scientific.
It became popular on Hott FM and other media outlets throughout Liberia. [3] In August 2014, The Atlantic called the song "...now one of the most popular tracks in Liberia." [4] Soul Fresh was a past member of the Hip Hop Accountability Network (an organization that strengthens copyright laws and establishes minimum play laws in Liberia). [5] [6]
In the 1990s it continued to develop through the civil wars, and today stands as a definitive mark of Liberian culture. [2] [3] Hipco music became popular in 2000. As of 2017, it was the popular music genre of Liberia, "serving as the medium through which rappers speak against societal ills, including injustice and corruption." [4]
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