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Full name: Babatunde Olusegun
Aliases: Modenine, Doctor Ninestien, Nigel Benn, Samurai - IX and Rhadik
Place of birth: St Mary’s hospital, Paddington UK (London)
Weight: 92kg
Height: 6ft 1
Marital status: Single
Favorite Phrases: ‘Ya fullah shit’ and 'you da man, next to the man’
Pet: none
Prized possession: CDs and Clothes
Favorite colors: Black, blue and white
Logo: The Bomb y' all
Message to those crooked show promoters: still the finger
Childhood ambition: Spaceman
Education: Williams Davis Nursery school London. Olufummilayo Nursery and Primary school Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. Agboju secondary school, Agboju Lagos. Lagos. Nigeria. Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State, Nigeria
Occupation: on Air personality with Rhythm 94.7 Abuja FCT
Night or day person: Both
Special skills: illustrating, cartooning
Sports: soccer favorite
Favorite artist: What? Too many
Advice to beginners: respect the people who were there before you, don’t go stepping up to an old tymer, trying to battle or dis him/her just to gain a rep… you might regret that …go ask Canibus
Dogs for life: Tukrushul (Patrick Obasi), Eldee tha Don, KB, Freestyle Del, Payback hommies, Michael Stevens, Sound Sultan, Emmanuel Ugotee (MBI), TK ( of BORNFAD) AND Timothy (Ilorin connection)
Greatest moment: When things are going smoothly
Hobbies: History, science friction, kung fu flicks, reading novels, and cartoons, and manga
Memorable show: January 5th 2001, when Guru came to Nigeria. We hung out for a short while and he recognized my steez
Early influence: Kurtis Blow, Spoonie G, Derrik-B, Maka Bee, Dirtsman (RIP)
Supercat, Grand daddy IU and especially KRS-1
What are you checking for now: Supernatural and Juice, Mystic, Nas, 50 cent, Eminem, Dre, Ludacris cage, copywrite, Royce the 5' 9", Rasskass, Casual, Canibus, Big tigga, Sheek of the lox, Jin, Jahiem
Top producers: DJ premo, Doctor Dre and Marley Marl
What makes the world go round: playhaters, chicks and cream

The Story so far

"I wrote my first rhyme in the late 80's and by 1992, I had recorded a rough demo called whatyallsayastyle is? After an abortive attempt to get a record deal, I abandoned the project , but still keeping close tabs on the Nigerian Rap scene, which was full of trash (so I thought anyway). For about 2years, MC ing was an on and off thing, till I hooked up with 2 Crucial (Patrick Obasi) in School (Federal polytechnic Bida, Niger State, Nigeria). Together, we formed a 9 man squad called the Body Snatchaz. The group split up nearly as fast as it was formed, with me and 2Crucial shacking together to form another group called DIATRYBE. We wrote about 6 Tracks (all unrecorded due to finance)

In Nigeria, A & R people and producers at that time would rather sign on a Raga, Reggae or highlife act than a Rapper. One actually told me to forget about it, that rap is for Americans and can never sell in Nigeria, unless it's in broken English, Yoruba, Hausa or Ibo, the three major languages in Nigeria. Back then, I was like YO! F….k it, I've had enough. So I decided to go back to cartooning with Hip Hop World magazine.

Funny enough, it was the publisher Ayo Animashaun who introduced me to SOLODEE (paybacktyme records C.E.O.) in 1996 and the next thing I knew was Damn!, I'm in a two man cypha, trading verses back 'n' forth with the man himself Solodee.

After we hooked up, I was introduced to Eldee and Baron from J town , Weez, El cream and Six foot plus (recently Terry the Rapman & Jiddah) now we fam yo!."