Faze

Chibuzor Oji, better known by his stage name Faze, is a Nigerian musician and actor. Many Faze songs become very popular and trendy online with a great number of streaming and downloads on Boomplay.

He was a member of the defunct Nigerian hip hop group Plantashun Boyz, along with BlackFace Naija and TuFace (better known as 2face Idibia. The group split up in 2004 and each member of the group has gone on to launch solo careers.

Chibuzor Oji was born in 1977 in Festac Town, Lagos. Oji is the fourth of a large family of nine children. All family members are said to possess good singing vocals perfected by the long time spent singing praises during prayers.

Oji made his first attempt to gain publicity when he won the 1994 DBN Karaoke contest. He performed as a rap musician under the name Lyrical Orge until he joined the Plantashun Boiz. Faze released his first solo effort titled "Faze Alone" in the last quarter of 2004. Hit songs "Faze Alone", "Angel Gabriella", "Miss U" and "Na True" reached top spots on various music charts. His brand of music called universal flavor - a fine blend of R&B, Reggae, Pop, Dancehall, Ragga and Soul, all with an African undertone was further popularized by the release of the album.

CAREER
After the split of the Plantashun Boyz in 2004, Faze signed to Solomon Arueya's Westside Music Label of Lagos, Nigeria, to produce his first solo album titled Faze Alone. The album achieved platinum status with sales of 1.2 million units in its first month. The single "Faze Alone" did enormously well on Nigerian music charts, reaching number 1 on music charts of notable radio stations like Rhythm FM, Cool FM, and Ray Power FM.

The singles "Miss U" and "Angel Gabriella" from the Faze Alone album were also well received. The album introduced Faze's signature vocals including his ability to sing the highest note by a male in the Nigerian music industry. In 2006 he won the Hip-Hop World award for Best Vocalist. He releases his material through the record label he owns, Independent Entertainment.

On his second album titled 'Independent', released in 2006 he delivered hits such as Kpo Kpo Di Kpo, Letter to my Brother, Tattoo Girls, Need Somebody and Kolomental. Kolomental would go an to become an anthem in clubs and parties all over Nigeria.

REWARDS
• The AMAA Awards - Achievement in Soundtrack (2012).
• The SoundCity Awards- Best Choreography Video- Kpo Kpo Di Kpo (2008).
• The Hip-Hop World Awards- Best Vocalist of the year (2006).
• The criteria Magazine Awards- Youth motivator(2009).

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Faze Songs
• Here is a list of Faze songs:
• Originality
• Perfect Woman
• You and I
• Play Ball
• Am In Love
• Like Her Better

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