Erigga

Erigga
Birth name Erhiga Agarivbie
Also known as PaperBoi, 2seC, Eribaba, New Money
Born (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987
Warri, Delta State, Nigeria
Origin Warri, Delta State
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2009–present
Labels Emirate Empire [1]
Associated acts Olamide, Duncan Mighty, Orezi, Harrysong, Skales, KUDiE

Erhiga Agarivbie (born 30 March 1987), better known by his stage name Erigga, is a Nigerian hip hop recording artist.

Biography

Erhiga Agarivbie was born in Warri, Warri, Delta State, where he grew up with his family. He is the first of five children. He attended Standard international School both primary and secondary.

Erigga began his music career in early 2010. He has worked with several producers, PFizzy, Snow Man and Phizy Joe. Erigga's first musical release was "Mo Street Gan". The music video for the song was shot in Nigeria, directed by AKIN Alabi.[2] The song became Radio Continental's theme song.

In 2013, Erigga released "Coupé Décalé ft Shuun Bebe". The music video for the song was endorsed by TV stations in Nigeria. In early 2014, he released another single titled "Love No Be Garri", featuring Jimoh Waxiu.

In 17 July 2017 Erigga released his album A Trip To The South which includes Orezi, Skales, Duncan Mighty and many others.[3]

Awards and nominations

Year Event Prize Nominated work Result Ref
2012 The Headies 2012 Best Street-Hop Artiste Mo Street Gan Nominated [4]
The Headies 2012 Lyricist on the Roll Mo Street Gan Nominated [5]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
Title Details
A Trip to The South
  • Release: 17 July 2017
  • Label: Emirate Empire
  • Format: CD, Digital download

References

  1. ↑ "Famous Warri rapper Erigga signs multi-million Naira deal with Emirate Empire". Sublime Media Group. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Get Familiar: Erigga – Mo Street Gan". 360Nobs. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "ERIGGA HAS RELEASED HIS "A TRIP TO THE SOUTH" ALBUM". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "2012 NigPsquare, Bez lead Headies 2012 nominees list". Vanguard. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Mgbolu, Charles (28 August 2012). "Psquare, Bez lead Headies 2012 nominees list". Vanguard. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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