Plantashun Boiz
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Plantashun Boiz was a pioneering Nigerian R&B and hip-hop music group that helped popularize contemporary Afrobeats in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plantashun Boiz canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nigerian musical group
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music group ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 2000s
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late 1990s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Plantashun Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Afrobeats
NERFINISHED
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Afropop ⓘ R&B ⓘ hip hop ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedArtist | later Afrobeats artists in Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
2Face Idibia
NERFINISHED
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Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo NERFINISHED ⓘ Chibuzor Oji NERFINISHED ⓘ Innocent Ujah Idibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Plantashun Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nigerian R&B scene
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Nigerian hip hop scene ⓘ contemporary Afrobeats ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Nigerian Pidgin ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
Lagos
NERFINISHED
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Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
2Baba
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Blackface Naija NERFINISHED ⓘ Faze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Nigerian contemporary urban music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping popularize Afrobeats in Nigeria
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launching successful solo careers of its members ⓘ pioneering contemporary Nigerian R&B ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Don’t You Know
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Knock Me Off NERFINISHED ⓘ Say You Believe Me NERFINISHED ⓘ You and I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Body and Soul
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Plan B NERFINISHED ⓘ Sold Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
group breakup in early 2000s
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reunion for the album Plan B ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
blend of hip hop and African rhythms
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romantic R&B themes ⓘ |
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