The lowdown on Ice Prince's rise to fame(Must Read)

Many words come to mind when
you hear the name Ice Prince
Zamani. These words include
Talented, Successful, and
Ambitious. He took the industry
by storm and in no time,
surpassed the achievements of
those before him.
Not many newcomers can boast
of such achievements in a very
short time. Though many envy
his rise to fame with the belief
that it came so easy and he
didn't have to "Hustle so hard",
go through the rigors of hustling
to push singles, begging for
songs to be played, those who
know them know it didn't come
so easy as he has his own story
to tell.
Ice Prince, real name Panshak
Zamani grew up in the mining
city of Jos, Plateau State,
Nigeria, which is his parents'
home state. He received his
secondary education at St.
Murumba College, the same
school that produced superstars
such as P-Square and Mikel Obi.
He took up interest in writing
hiphop music in 1998. In 2002,
he got together with a couple of
friends and formed a group
called the Ecomog Squad, which
was dissolved a year later. In
2004, he met M.I. and Jesse
Jagz who took interest in him
and signed him on Chocolate
City in 2009.
In 2009, he got his first shot at
the limelight as he won
Hennessy Artistry competition.
Fast-forward to 2010, he
dropped his smash hit, Oleku
and later his debut Album, E.L.I
"Everyone Loves IcePrince""
and he hasn't looked back as it
has been one award after the
other. Following up with another
Smash hit, "Aboki" and "VIP" in
2013, it's clear this 27 year old
has no plans of slowing down
anytime soon.
To certify his status as on of
Africa's finest rap exports, he
clinched the BET award for Best
African Act 2013 and is said to
be collaborating with several
international acts. While on his
US Tour, he has been spotted
with the likes of Neyo, Birdman
among others. He stated in an
interview that he is also
dropping a track with US rapper,
French Montana and dropped a
snippet featuring Wale.
"It's been amazing and the love
has been very different from the
last time I was there. Apart from
just performing here, I've been
working a lot too on the music
and I'm trying to seize every
opportunity I have here to make
the music bigger before I get
back home" Ice Prince is real!
My music comes from the heart
and I guess that speaks for itself.
I make music from my
experience and things that I
witness everyday in life and no
matter where I go, I will always
remember where I came from.
As characteristic of fame, he has
also had his fair share of
downsides especially the loss of
his mum a few months to the
launch of his first album. He
made it clear she was very
supportive of his career and is
happy she witnessed the success
of his smash hit, Oleku.
And he can't avoid the
controversies, especially as
regards his relationship status.
He fathered a son with a lady
who he claims he has a cordial
relationship with. He also sees
his son whenever he can and has
indicated his desire to take him
on tours as soon as he is grown
enough.
He has been linked with two
ladies, Yvonne Nelson the
Ghanaian actress and Yvonne
Nwosu, the Nigerian fashion
designer , he surprisingly states
he is still single because "Many
girls broke his heart",
Whichever it is, he still lists MI
as an inspiration" MI has taught
me well and he's definitely
proud of me that I was able to
create my own lane and move
with it, if not I still would have
probably be asking him for
money for jeans."
Ice Prince who is currently in
Amsterdam with Wizkid, is set
to release his sophomore album
"Fire of Zamani" on the 7th of
September 2013, it is without
doubt this superstar is going to
be around for a long time to
come.

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