Mayor Boss

Mayor Boss
Background information
Born 5 June 1986 (1986-06-05) (age 30)
Origin Nigeria, Delta State
Genres Hip hop, R&B, pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, Video producer
Years active 2007–present
Labels Brandamusic, Naijamayor Records
Associated acts Young Paperboyz
Website mayorboss.com

Mayor Boss (born 5 June 1986), is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter and video producer based in Europe. He is member of the Nigerian Hip-hop, R&B & Pop group called Young Paperboyz and also has developed a solo career for himself with a major debut release of his two solo single called “My Diva,” [1] and Mi Meow.[2] Mayor Boss has also founded his own record label, Naijamayor Records[3]

Biography

Early life

Mayor Boss is from Delta State of Nigeria After graduating from senior high school in Nigeria, he moved to the Europe for higher education,[4] While in university, he decided to pursue music as a career alongside his studies.

Music career

Mayor Boss showed an interest in music from an early age, He started his music career professionally 2007 when he was in the Medical University, It was at this time that he met Della Ratta and they formed the Hip-hop group Young Paperboyz in which they released their first official single "You Know" in 2008. The group's debut studio album "Moving" was released in October 1, 2010, and they later released a mixtape Naija Boss in August 2012.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

On 30 September 2013, Young Paperboyz released their second studio album Naija Boss Techno Reloaded[16] as the follow up to their First album moving and in April 1, 2015, they released third studio album 'Life Of The Boys'.[17] [18]

On 22 September 2015, Mayor Boss released his first solo song called “My Diva”, produced By Sutflute.[19][20][21]

On 5 December 2015, Mayor Boss released his 2nd solo song called “Mi Meow”,[22] produced By Sutflute.

Personal life

On May 2012 Mayor Boss received his Master's degree Certificate[23] in Pharmacy from Ternopil State Medical University Ukraine, launched himself into the class of Nigerian musicians like Banky W, rapper Naeto C and a few others in the bandwagon of Nigerian musicians with academic degrees[24]

Selected singles

Year Title Album
2015 ""My Diva"" Non-single album
2015 ""Mi Meow"" Non-single album

Discography

Studio albums with Young Paperboyz

Mixtapes

Awards and nominations

Awards with Young Paperboyz

References

  1. ↑ "New Music: Mayor Boss - My Diva Ft Ambre Houston - Music/Radio - Nigeria". www.nairaland.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. ↑ "♫ Mi Meow - Mayor Boss. Listen @cdbaby". www.cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  3. ↑ "Naijamayor Records". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  4. ↑ Boss, Mayor. "Mayor Boss of Young Paperboyz Graduates with a Masters". Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  5. ↑ "Naija Boss on SoundCloud.com". Mayor Boss Promotion. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Naija Boss on Datpiff". Datpiff. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Naija Boss on Naijamayor.com". Naijamayor. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Naija Boss on Naijacelebrity.com". Naijacelebrity. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Naija Boss on AceWorldTeam.com". AceWorldTeam. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Naija Boss on rapbasement.". rapbasement. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "Naija Boss on jamzjunction.com". jamzjunction. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "Naija Boss on 360nobs.com". 360nobs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Naija Boss on vatalent.com". vatalent. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  14. ↑ "Naija Boss on Download hot music.com". Download hot music. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "NEW MIXTAPE: Young Paperboyz – Naija Boss". Modernghana.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  16. ↑ "Young Paperboyz Release New Album, 'Naija Boss Techno Reloaded'". broadwayworld. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "Life of the Boys by Young Paperboyz". Cd Baby. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Life of the Boys Streaming on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  19. ↑ "My Diva (Ft Ambre Houston), by Mayor Boss". Mayor Boss. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  20. ↑ Mayor Boss (Ft. Ambre Houston) – My Diva, retrieved 2015-10-01
  21. ↑ "Mayor Boss - My Diva (Ft Ambre Houston)". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  22. ↑ "Mayor Boss - Mi Meow". GreenHitz.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  23. ↑ "Mayor Boss of Young Paperboyz Graduates with a Masters". Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  24. ↑ "Mayor Boss (Of Young Paperboyz) Graduates With A Masters Degree (PHOTOS) - Gistmania". www.gistmania.com. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
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