Nigerian rapper, MC Loph and fiancee die in car crash

Nigerian rapper, MC Loph

It was yet another sad song for the entertainment industry with the death of popular DJ Mc Loph yesterday on his way to the South-East for his traditional wedding.

The talented musician whose real name was Nwaozo Obiajulu died along Benin-Ore Express-way when he lost control of his Ford Durango SUV which he had bought only a few weeks back.

The car was said to have skidded and somersaulted into a ditch. He died before help could reach him. An unconfirmed report said his Abia state-born wife-to-be, a medical practitioner was with him at the time.

Mc Loph who shot into national prominence with the release of a remix of the late highlife legend, Osita Osadebe’s hit song Osondi Owendi; was on his way to Enugu State for his traditional wedding with his fiancee who was said to have also died.

Prior to his demise the hardworking musician had recently finished recording a duet with Faze with a song title “I know what the girls want.”

Ruins of the accident (Photo:Rockshockent)

According to a close aide, he had recently concluded talks with a prominent music video producer, Patrick Ellis to start the shooting of the accompanying video for the new single which currently enjoys air play nation wide.

A news site quoted Sound Sultan, a close friend and collaborator of MC Loph currently vacationing the in the US as saying, ”It is just so sad, it is not easy to loose someone like that. I worked with him in 2010 and we collaborated on a song with thirteen other artists for the World Cup. We were also very close friends.”

Though his songs are tilted towards Highlife, he classified them as Afro-Hip Hop as they contained elements of Rap.

He was the only son in a family of four; and graduated from the University of Nigeria Nsukka with a degree in Sociology and Anthropology.

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