13 Facts About Sound Sultan

Sound Sultan was regarded as one of the pacesetters of modern hip hop music in Nigeria.

Sound Sultan was notable for using his music to speak against poverty, corruption, bad governance and societal ills in Nigeria.

Sound Sultan attributed his early influence to his elder brother Baba Dee who studied theatre arts, and received most of his early stage experience through Baba Dee.

Sound Sultan started learning how to play the guitar after his secondary school education and was in a band by 1999.

Sound Sultan released his first single - Mathematics "Jagbajantis" in 2000, which was a hit in Nigeria.

Sound Sultan said that artists shouldn't be judged on the genre in which they performed, that the important thing is the message conveyed in the music.

Sound Sultan began a working relationship with Wyclef Jean when he featured alongside 2face Idibia and Faze on "Proud to be African" from Wyclef's Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101 album.

In 2012, it was announced that Sound Sultan was made a UN Ambassador for Peace for his exemplary lifestyle and career.

In 2015, Sound Sultan released the rap single "Remember" after a long absence from the music scene.

In 2009, Sound Sultan married his long-term girlfriend Chichi Morah, now known as Farida Fasasi.

On May 12,2021, it was reported that Sound Sultan was somewhere in the USA receiving chemotherapy as he was reportedly diagnosed with Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.

Sound Sultan died on July 11,2021, at the age of 44 as a result of complications from the illness.

Sound Sultan was the younger brother of Nigerian musical artiste, Baba Dee.