Music star Sound Sultan dies at 44!
Olanrewaju Fasasi, better known by his stage name Sound Sultan is dead!
This was according to a release by Dr Kayode Fasasi on behalf of the family who revealed that the rapper and songwriter died after a prolonged battle with angidimmunoplastic T-cell Lymphoma.
The family craved the general public’s indulgence for privacy to mourn this tragic occurrence.
BIO
Full Name: Olanrewaju Fasasi
Stage Name: Sound Sultan
Date of Birth: November 27, 1976.
Genres: R&B, hip hop, Reggae, Afrobeat.
Years active: 1996 – 2021
Nationality: Nigerian
Labels: Naija Ninjas.
Residence: Lagos
Occupation: Singer-songwriter, Rapper, Comedian, Actor, Musician, Record producer, Executive producer.
Twitter: @Soundsultan
Instagram: @soundsultan
EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND
Sound Sultan was born Olanrewaju Fasasi as the fourth child amongst six children to Fasasi Liadi Alarape (Father) and Fasasi Adeyinka Ajarat (Mother). He attended Stepping Stone Nursery and Primary(1981-1987) school before moving to Federal Government College Ogbomosho(1988-1993) to attain his secondary school education before acquiring a degree in Geography and Regional Planning from Lagos State University in 1999.
By 1991, Sound Sultan started taking a keen interest in music, miming at school parties and writing his own lyrics.
He attributes his early influence to his elder brother Baba Dee who studied Theatre Arts. Most of his early stage experience was gotten through Baba Dee’s influence. He started learning how to play the Guitar after his secondary school education, by 1999 he already a band.
CAREER AND LIFE
Sound Sultan’s career in show business started professionally in the 90’s. He started hosting shows in order to raise money for studio sessions. The most prominent show he emceed was a talent show that discovered the likes of P-Square and Mr. Raw Nwanne. By 1999 he had won numerous local talent hunt shows, then he released his first single Jagbajantis in 2000 which went on to be an instant hit and a classic song in Nigeria.
After independently releasing other singles and featuring in hit songs of other artists he got signed by Kennis Music. Under kennis Music, he released four albums. By 2007, his contract with kennis expired July 9, 2008) then he teamed up with his brother Baba Dee to start “Naija Ninjas” which is a franchise that parents a record label, production outfit and a clothing line.
He is reputed for having several style and genre of music. After starting off a rapper, he switched from R&B, Afrobeats, Soul and Fuji. He believes that genre isn’t a criterion for judging an artist, rather the form of message that is conveyed in the music is what matters.
Under Naija Ninjas he released “Back From The Future”(2010) and signed a couple of artists such as Karma Da Rapper, Young GreyC, Shawn and Blacka. Sound Sultan built a strong relationship with renowned international artist Wyclef Jean. Their working relationship started from when he was featured alongside 2 face Idibia and Faze on a song from Wyclef’s
“Welcome to Haiti; Creole 101” album titled “Proud to be African”. They have both gone ahead to collaborate on two other projects; King of My Country(2009) and People Bad (2012). In 2012, it was announced that Sound sultan was made a UN ambassador for peace because of his exemplary lifestyle and career.
Sound Sultan was a devoted Muslim. In 2009, he married long-term girlfriend Chichi Morah who was a Christian Igbo who converted to Islam after their wedding and adopted the Islamic name “Farida” A devoted father, he was obsessed with his family and kids.
He was a very close friend of singer 2face Idibia and was 2face’s bestman on his wedding day.
AWARDS
He won Headies awards in 2012 for his album, Nigerian Entertainment Award Favorite Artist,
and many more awards.
ENDORSEMENTS
Signed a multimillion naira deal with MTN and was also an ambassador for the U.N and etc
SCANDALS AND RUMOURS
For such a high-profile figure, he maintained a scandal-free image since he started his career.
