![]() The EP garnered over 4.5 million streams on Audiomack in 4 months. Reminisce released the EP Vibes & Insha Allah in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. 12.ĭescribed as a “genre busting album”, it was a strong contender for album of the year with music critics and fans alike applauding the fusion of sounds to form a unique blend of hip hop, fuji and afrobeats. Just recently, Reminisce became the first hip hop artist in Africa to have an album debut on Billboard Charts World Music category at no. ![]() Reminisce's third album, Baba Hafusa, was released in 2015. In 2014, Time Magazine named Reminisce as one of seven "world rappers you should meet". The album sold an estimated million copies before the end of 2014. Reminisce worked with producers Sossick, Sarz, Chopstix and Jospo. ![]() The album featured Wizkid, Naeto c, Davido, Olamide and Sossick and the singles Eleniyan, featuring Wizkid, Daddy featuring Davido, Fantasi and 3rd World Thug. His second album, ALAGA IBILE, was officially released on 15 November 2013. The album did well commercially in the southern part of Nigeria. The album was produced by Sarz, Legendury Beatz, Joshbeatz, Jospo and PastorChild. The studio allowed him to make the album bilingual. He started recording the album since 2010 after linking up with the studio producer Sarz at Edge Records Studios. Reminisce's first album, Book of Rap Stories, was released on 31 March 2012. He headlined comedian Destalker’s comedy show “Laughter Crusade Mission” in 2022. Reminisce is signed to Edge Records and is also the founder and creative director of LRR Records. In 2015, Reminisce was named a brand ambassador for the Orijin alcoholic beverage brand. His song titled "Local Rappers" in 2015, which he featured Olamide and Phyno had some controversial comments from fans as they felt the song was targeted at rappers who rap with English language such as MI and Mode9. In 2014, TIME Magazine named Reminisce one of the seven "World Rappers You Should Meet” He was also named by Nigerian music site, NotJustOk, as one of the top three hip hop artists of 2014. His second, “If Only”, was a love song produced by Dtunez. His first single, “Ever Since”, featured 9ice, and was a story about his life till that moment. In 2008, Reminisce returned to the music scene, performing a rap verse on a track titled “Bachelor’s Life” off 9ice's sophomore album titled “Gongo Aso”. He recorded his first song in a studio in 2006 and recorded a hardcore rap album at Coded Tunes, but the album was never released and he decided to focus on his studies and complete schooling. He studied Purchasing & Supply at Kwara State Polytechnic. In school, he listened to various genres of local and foreign music and performed in school activities. He was born on 26 January 1981, in Kaduna state, Northern Nigeria. ![]() Reminisce is from Ajilete, Yewa South LGA in Ogun State, the western part of Nigeria. He performs in English and in his native language, Yoruba. Remilekun Khalid Safaru (born on January 26, 1981), known by his stage names Reminisce and Alaga Ibile, is a Nigerian singer, rapper, songwriter, and actor from Ogun State. ![]()
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