Dagrin
11 Apr
A decade and three years have passed since the untimely passing of one of Nigeria's most pioneering hip-hop and afrobeats artists, Dagrin. On April 14th, 2010, the music world was left in shock and grief as the young indigenous rapper was involved in a fatal car accident at just 25 years old. Today, we remember…
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