Eedris Abdulkareem | |
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 Eedris Abdulkareem at the endSARS protest in Lagos, Nigeria | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eedris Turayo Abdulkareem Ajenifuja |
| Born | 24 December 1974 Kano, Nigeria |
| Origin | Osun State, Nigeria |
| Genres | R&B, African hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, farmer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Kennis Music (? – 2005) La Kreem Music (2005 – present) |
Eedris Turayo Abdulkareem Ajenifuja (born December 24, 1974), popularly known as Eedris Abdulkareem, is a Nigerian hip hop, R&B and Afrobeat artist, songwriter and singer. He was the lead rapper of the defunct Nigerian hip hop boy band The Remedies. He is one of the pioneers of Nigerian hip hop and he is regarded as one of the most influential Nigerian Rappers of all time.[1]
He was born in a polygamous family in Kano, Nigeria. His father was from Ilesha in Osun State, and his mother was from Ogun State, all in the south western part of Nigeria, but he adopted Kano State as his state of origin. He lost his father at the age of two and eight of his elder siblings as time went by.[2][non-primary source needed]
Abdulkareem is married to Yetunde and they have children.[3]
In 2000, Abdulkareem was among the personalities voted for by the Nigerian public to carry the Olympic torch in a relay through the country.[4]
In June 2024, Eedris Addulkareem was in the limelight after he released a new titled "Emi Lokan". In the song, he was critical of the current and past administrations of Bola Tinubu and Mohammed Buhari respectively following the high cost of living as well as what he perceived as "hypocrisy" of popular religious leader EA Adeboye for not speaking out[5].
