Eedris Abdulkareem

Eedris Turayo Abdulkareem Ajenifuja (popularly known as Eedris Abdulkareem) is a Nigerian hip hop artist, song writer and singer. Born in 1974 to a polygamous family in Kano state, Eeedris adopted Kano state as his state of origin. His father was originally from Ilesha, Osun state and resides in Lagos, while his mother is from Ogun state and had stayed in Kano. He lost his father when he was 2 years old, and had attended Army Day secondary school. He is married to Yetunde Abdulkareem. Eedris has been rapping ever since his student days, but first grabbed the public's attention after joining the group "Remedies". This group included the likes of Tony Tetuilla and Eddy Montana, before they finally went their separate ways with each taking up a solo career. In 2002, Eedris released his first solo album, “Pass”, which was well received by music pundits. In 2005, the rapper launched his own record label known as Lakreem Music, and released his 4th album “Letter to Mr President”, an album which addresses Obasanjo’s criticisms on the song “Jaga Jaga”. It also featured “Flash up, Unu lighter”, and a tribute to Obasanjo’s wife, Stella, who died after undergoing surgery, and also to the victims of the Bellview Airlines crash. During this period in his career, Eedris worked with Ghariokwu lemi, the same person that designed most of Fela Kuti’s classic album covers. Eedris is signed to Blue Pie Records USA and published by Blue Pie Publishing USA (ASCAP ) for the world.