Babatunde Olusegun Adewale (born June 14, 1975), popularly known by his stage name Modenine, is an English-born Nigerian rapper. He is a seven times Headies lyricist on the roll winner and he is widely regarded by industry heads as one of the greatest African lyricists of all time.https://hiphopafrican.com/we-could-have-saved-modes-9/https://www.legit.ng/entertainment/music/1561498-olamide-odumodu-blvck-lists-top-nigerian-rappers-times/https://randr.ng/ice-prince-praises-mi-modenine/
In 2014, he released "Super Human" with Jamaican-American rapper, Canibus.
Early life and education
Babatunde was born in London on June 14, 1975, and his family relocated to Lagos during his preteen years. He is the third child of his parents who are from Osun State. He has credited Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five for inspiring his love for hip-hop. He attended Agboju secondary school. He earned a degree in Building Technology at Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State, Nigeria.
Career He worked with Rhythm 84.7fm in Abuja, Nigeria as a radio presenter.
In 2004, Babatunde released his debut project, Malcolm IX. In 2006 "Pentium IX" was released . In 2007, he released another album called É Pluribus Unum. The album's main single, 'Cry', won three awards at the Channel O Music Video Awards in 2006. It also won the award for "Best Rap Single" at The Headies. Modenine has eight studio albums.
In 2018, Babatunde released a new album titled "Hence4th" which was produced by Black Intelligence. In 2019, he released an album titled The Monument
He released an album in 2022 titled Popkorn! The Album as a soundtrack for his podcast of the same name.
In 2024, he released Shiny Object Syndrome which received a nomination for Best Rap Album at the 17th Headies Awards.
Accolades 2006: "Cry" won awards at the Channel O Music Video Awards
2007: Won 'Best Rap Single' for "Cry" at The Headies.
Discography Single Albums Malcolm IX -2004 Pentium IX - 2006 E' Pluribus Unum "One Amongst Many" -2007 The Paradigm Shift -2008 Da Vinci Mode -2010 Above Ground Level - 2014 Insulin - 2016 The Monument (By Stormatique) - 2019 Popkorn! The Album - 2022 Shiny Object Syndrome - 2024
Joint Albums Modenine & Alias - Pay At-10-Shun - 2010 Modenine & Mills The Producer - Golden Era Guevara New Era Mandela - 2011 Modenine & XYZ - Alphabetical Order - 2013 Modenine and DJ Papercutt - Look What I Found EP - 2016 Modenine & Black Intelligence - Hence4th - 2018 Modenine & Black Intelligence ft Maka -Thereafter - 2025
Mixtapes Malcolm IX - The Lost Sessions - 2004 Pentium IX - The Mixtape - 2005 Nigel Benn's KraftWork (Modenine and Kraft) - The Soul Edition - 2007 09.09.09 The Mix Tape - 2009 Occupy The Throne - 2012 The Orisuna Experiments - 2023 Dusty Refixes - 2024
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