{"id":1546,"date":"2020-08-26T05:52:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T05:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2022-04-24T12:39:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T12:39:16","slug":"ice-prince-biography-early-life-career-net-worth","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/ice-prince-biography-early-life-career-net-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"Ice Prince Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Ice<\/p>\n

Early Life & Career<\/h2>\n

Ice Prince was born\u00a0in Minna,\u00a0Niger State, Nigeria. At age two, he moved with his family to the\u00a0mining city\u00a0of\u00a0Jos,\u00a0Plateau State, Nigeria. He is of\u00a0Angas\u00a0ethnicity. While residing in Jos, he attended St. Murumba College. He also attended the Science Tutorial College in Jos.<\/p>\n

He began writing\u00a0Rap songs\u00a0and started performing them at social events held at his school in 1999. It was not until 2001 that he began going to\u00a0recording studios\u00a0to record. In 2002, he formed a group called the “ECOMOG Squad”. They had few performances as a group and split a year later. In 2004, he connected with\u00a0M.I,\u00a0Jesse Jagz, Ruby, Lindsey, Eve, Taz, and together they became what is now known today as the “Loopy Crew”.<\/p>\n

During an interview with Adeola Adeyemo, Ice Prince was asked to summarise his story. He said “I started out in Jos in a group called\u00a0ECOMOG\u00a0squad. We used to rap and sing together. The group split up after a few years and after that, I joined the choir in my church and started singing Tenor. That was about the time MI moved back to Nigeria and we became friends, we became family, we started living together, started making music together. I had a song that made it to Number 1 in Jos, that was when I started getting more attention. Then I got admitted into University of Jos to study Zoology but then I couldn’t really continue because of some financial constraint at the time.”\u00a0Ice Prince also opened up about the passing of his parents and the challenges he faced early on. He said:<\/p>\n

“Life was not that rosy. When my dad was alive, life was pretty much rosy but I lost my Dad in 1999 and it was my Mum that was taking care of me up until she died too. So it was kinda hard to get by, really. I dropped out of school in my 100Level to focus on my music.I moved to\u00a0Abuja\u00a0and started living with MI and Jesse Jagz. We were making music, doing some small small shows just to get money. Then we moved to Lagos, we got a chance to chill at Djinee\u2019s house. Djinee gave us some space in his house to sleep. Djinee is like my Jesus. He came through for us. We lived in his house and made it very uncomfortable for him but he took all the pain and accommodated us. This was in 2008. Gradually, there was steady growth. We got our own place, started making music. In 2008, I hosted Sprite Triple Slam. We did 30 shows, 15 in Lagos, 15 in the East. I got some small money off that to buy some new jeans and shoes so that girls would, you know, say hi to me when they see me.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

READ: 2baba Biography (Early Life, Career, Net Worth)<\/a><\/p>\n

During the aforementioned interview, Ice Prince shed some light on his\u00a0record deal\u00a0with Chocolate City, saying: “My record deal with Chocolate City came off of my affiliation with MI and Jesse Jagz. We are pretty much brothers, we\u2019ve always lived together, always been together. But then Chocolate City signed MI first. It was like they did it in order of our age. Then they signed Jesse Jagz. Jesse was obviously more ready than I was at that time. Then they saw that I was getting ready as well and they signed me too.”<\/p>\n

In 2009, Ice Prince participated in the Hennessy Artistry competition, a competition organised by the Hennessy brand which supports urban and contemporary music. The competition featured the likes of\u00a0Bez,\u00a0Mo’Cheddah, Blaise, and Jimmy Flames; Ice Prince came out 1st with his lead single “Badman” at the end of the competition.<\/p>\n

During the aforementioned interview, Ice Prince opened up about why he chose to name his debut album,\u00a0Everybody 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.<\/p>\n

“Oleku”, Ice Prince’s first single off his debut album was met with great reception throughout Nigeria.\u00a0The song was released under\u00a0Chocolate 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\u00a0Banky W,\u00a0DJ Neptune’s “This Gbedu Reloaded” with YQ & Shank,\u00a0Bez’s “Super Sun (Remix)” with\u00a0ELDee\u00a0&\u00a0Eva Alordiah,\u00a0YQ’s “Efimile (Remix)” with\u00a0Naeto C,\u00a0M.I, Banky W, &\u00a0ELDee,\u00a0Pherowshuz’s “Korrect (remix)” with M.I & Terry Tha Rapman, Dekunle Fuji’s “Funmilayo” with\u00a0Jesse Jagz, Jamix’s “My Party” with\u00a0Wizkid\u00a0& Kel, Reminisce’s “2 Mussh [Remix]” with Sauce Kid,\u00a0and Knighthouse’s “Make it Better” with Mo’Cheddah, Funbi, & Mobie,\u00a0among others.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Lola Rae, a\u00a0British Nigerian\u00a0recording artist known for her single “Watch My Ting Go”. The video premiered at the 2012\u00a0Channel O Music Video Awards.<\/p>\n

On 25 January 2013, Ice Prince released “Aboki (Remix)”; he described the song as the “biggest African collision ever”.\u00a0The song features\u00a0Sarkodie,\u00a0Mercy Johnson,\u00a0Wizkid,\u00a0M.Iand\u00a0Khuli Chana. 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"Ice<\/p>\n

Personal Life<\/h2>\n

Ice Prince has a son named Jamal with Bimbo Babatunde. In an interview with the\u00a0Nigerian Tribune, the rapper said he dated\u00a0Eva Alordiahwhen he first relocated to Lagos.<\/p>\n

Album<\/h2>\n

Everybody Loves Ice Prince\u00a0(2011)<\/p>\n

Fire of Zamani\u00a0(2013)<\/p>\n

Jos to the World\u00a0(2016)<\/p>\n

EPs<\/h2>\n

Trash Can\u00a0(2015)<\/p>\n

C.O.L.D\u00a0(2018)<\/p>\n

Compilation albums<\/h2>\n

The Indestructible Choc Boi Nation\u00a0(2015)<\/p>\n

Movies<\/h2>\n

House of Gold (2013)<\/p>\n

Shuga season 3 (2013)<\/p>\n

Awards<\/h2>\n

Hennessy Artistry,\u00a0Hennessy Artistry Club Tour, 2009<\/p>\n

Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Ben TV Awards, 2014<\/p>\n

Young Artiste of the Year, Eko FM\/Radio Lagos Awards, 2011<\/p>\n

Song of the Year, \u2018Oleku ft Brymo\u2019 City People Entertainment Awards, 2011<\/p>\n

Best New Artiste, Dynamix All Youth Awards, 2011<\/p>\n

Hottest Single of the Year, \u2018Oleku ft. Brymo\u2019 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, 2011<\/p>\n

Best Rap Single, \u2018Oleku ft Brymo\u2019, The Headies, 2011<\/p>\n

Song of the Year, Oleku ft Brymo, The Headies, 2011<\/p>\n

Most Gifted Newcomer Video, Oleku ft Brymo, Channel O Music Video Awards, 2011<\/p>\n

African Artist of the Year, Ghana Music Awards, 2012<\/p>\n

Best Rap Album, \u2018Everybody loves Ice Prince, The Headies, 2012<\/p>\n

Most Gifted Hip-hop Video of the Year, \u2018Superstar\u2019 Channel O Music Video Awards, 2012<\/p>\n

Best International Act: Africa, BET Awards, 2013<\/p>\n

The Best Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year, City People Entertainment Awards, 2013<\/p>\n

Best Rap Act of the Year, Nigeria Entertainment Awards, 2013<\/p>\n

The Best Hip Hop Video, Nigeria Music Video Awards, (NMVA), 2013<\/p>\n

Best Rap Act of the Year, 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, 2014<\/p>\n

Peace Achiever\u2019s Award,\u00a0Peace Ambassador Agency, 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","biography_category":[827],"class_list":["post-1546","biography","type-biography","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","biography_category-musician"],"yoast_head":"\nIce Prince Biography, Early Life, Career, Net Worth | Naijabiography Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Panshak Henry Zamani\u00a0(born 30 October 1984), better known as\u00a0Ice Prince, is a Nigerian\u00a0hip hop\u00a0recording artist and actor.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/ice-prince-biography-early-life-career-net-worth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ice Prince Biography, Early Life, Career, Net Worth | Naijabiography Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Panshak Henry Zamani\u00a0(born 30 October 1984), better known as\u00a0Ice Prince, is a Nigerian\u00a0hip hop\u00a0recording artist and actor.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/ice-prince-biography-early-life-career-net-worth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Naijabiography Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-04-24T12:39:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ice.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"872\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/ice-prince-biography-early-life-career-net-worth\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/ice-prince-biography-early-life-career-net-worth\/\",\"name\":\"Ice Prince Biography, Early Life, Career, Net Worth | Naijabiography Media\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/ice-prince-biography-early-life-career-net-worth\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/ice-prince-biography-early-life-career-net-worth\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ice.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-26T05:52:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-24T12:39:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"Panshak Henry Zamani\u00a0(born 30 October 1984), better known as\u00a0Ice Prince, is a Nigerian\u00a0hip hop\u00a0recording artist and actor.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/ice-prince-biography-early-life-career-net-worth\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/ice-prince-biography-early-life-career-net-worth\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/ice-prince-biography-early-life-career-net-worth\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ice.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ice.png\",\"width\":720,\"height\":872},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/ice-prince-biography-early-life-career-net-worth\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Biographies\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Ice Prince Biography\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/\",\"name\":\"Naijabiography Media\",\"description\":\"Sharing stories about people, events and culture. 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