By Olanike Fagbule, ‘Biodun Ogundairo and ‘Dayo Farore
‘There will never be another Dagrin, the street has lost another solicitor.’ ——- ID Cabasa
‘We are not here to mourn Dagrin, we are here to celebrate.’ ——- Omobaba
‘There will never be another Dagrin, the street has lost another solicitor.’ ——- ID Cabasa
‘Dagrin is evergreen.’ ——– DJ Zeez
‘Dagrin lives on.’ ——- Dekunle Fuji
‘He’s no longer Dagrin, he’s now Daking: king of the streets.’ —— Oladmus (Dagrin’s PA)
‘Dagrin we love you, though it’s too early, but you live forever.’ ——- Tony Tetuila
‘Nitori Dagrin, Igboro ti Daru.’ ——- Kleva Jay
‘Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun is dead, but Dagrin lives on. Promise me you’ll remember Dagrin every April 22.’ ——– Dagrin’s father.
‘YQ, he’s a soldier. We need not mourn him; let’s just salute the soldier boy’s might.’ —– KSB
‘Everybody keeps saying Dagrin lives on, Dagrin lives on. I hope that after this for the next one year, you will still see them representing Dagrin. Because guy bone, most of them na lip service. After 1, 2, 3, three weeks, give them one month they will stop playing that CD of his. That’s one. How many people remember Sammy Needle today, how many people remember Sunny Okosuns, but then there at that place, the wake-keep everybody said, Sunny Okosuns live on, he live on in our hearts.’ —— Yaw (Wazobia FM)
‘When I asked him what the Ponponpon means, he said it’s a car horn, but definitely it’s somebody that’s got lyrics that has got the vibes in their mouth and he’s got it.’ ——– Yaw
‘It’s a great loss to Nigeria. The nation has lost not just a musician, not just a rapper; Nigerian has lost one of the bright minds she’s ever produced. It’s a big loss’ ——– Dayo Adeneye
‘Dagrin thought me that hardwork pays. I have known him for 7, 8 years back.’ —— Spydaman
‘Dagrin has influenced me a lot through his humility and hardwork. He’s someone I picked a word from and asked why he was using it, everytime he sings he goes, ‘Ahhh!!!’ and he says the grace of God amazes him so everytime he goes, ‘Ahh!!!,’ because he can tell where he was and that’s why he said, ‘We know what it was and we know what it is.’ You know that where he was coming from, it’s something that only a miracle could have done…..Like I say, Dagrin came into this industry and made a sentence that will last a lifetime.’ ——– Ali Baba
‘He’s incredibly humble and sweet. I was speaking to him one day that I couldn’t sleep with the gen because there was no fuel and I was amazed that he turned up with a 25litre keg and I always say I will pay him back…. The parents should be very proud of their son, in short lived life he achieved so much. Some people live longer than 90 and not this loved.’ —— Toni Payne
‘No word. Nothing to say, my brother.’ —— Tee A.
And those are just few of the many tributes friends, fans and followers of Dagrin who gathered on Thursday and Friday to honour the late rapper showered on him, while fighting hard to hold back tears. Lagos stood still last weekend, as entertainment industry’s who-is-who came together to honour a man whose tragic passing remains unbelievable. Radio DJs, TV stars, producers, musicians, actresses, journalists and label CEOs – they all forgot their hectic schedules and joined thousands of mourners who took to the streets on Thursday and Friday.
And, we now understand why Dagrin said he had followers, not fans. Thousands of young men and women trooped out last week, with sorrow written all over their faces like Dagrin was their brother. They joined the candle light procession. They visited his parents. They joined the corpse from LUTH to Atan, and stayed back to watch over his grave, long after his real friends and family had gone. In life and in death, Dagrin loved the streets, and he had love from the streets. For a man who left home at an early age; they were his family, his friends… If the dead could miss anyone, it’s likely they’re the ones he’ll miss most…
WHAT NO ONE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT DAGRINS LIFE, DEATH AND BURIAL
- He was brought into the cemetery for burial with a black Ebony Escalade Cadillac ESV 2007 model.
- Candle light procession in honour of the late rapper started from his former home at Emmanuel Dada Street, off Bello road, Surulere to Ojez, National stadium, Surulere at about 6pm on Thursday April 29, 2010.
- His body was left for Twenty Four hours before embalmment.
- The late rapper was buried at the Ebony Millennium private Vault, Atan cemetery.
- He had 129 pictures in his four photo albums on Facebook.
- The late rapper was buried wearing white hand gloves, white belt and a white T-shirt; and black west coat, black bandana around his neck, a block trouser and a black face cap.
- The slabs on his tomb were four in number
- His body was brought into the cemetery 9.00am on Friday April 30, 2010.
- He was finally interned at about 10.45 am on Friday April 30, 2010.
- The late rapper’s car ran into a parked lorry in front of Alakara Police station, Mushin on Wednesday April 24, 2010.
- He was Twenty Six years old.
- His ill-fated Nissan Maxima was a 2008 model.
- His father lives at number 43 Kola Oretuga Street, off Meiran Road, Iyana Meiran bus stop A.O.L.C.D.A.
- He was the fourth child in a family of nine.
- Dagrin was signed to his own label ‘Missofunyin entertainment’ but managed by Edlyne Records.
- He attended Meiran community primary school, Roseille Nursery and Primary School, Meiran Community high school and Egbado College.
- The bandana on the late rapper’s neck for burial was the same as the one on his Manager Tunde Peters, Zeez, YQ and his close friends.
- His father’s nickname is Nelly. He has a music store located at Meiran bus stop, ‘House of Nelly sounds’ store where he used to stay before moving to Surulere.
- His father’s speech at the candle light ceremony was the rap he did to the song he was featured in by YQ titled ‘Efimile’.
- His casket was coloured brown with a touch of gold.
- He died Eight days after the accident
- Doctors at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital LUTH said he survived nine attacks before he finally gave up during the 1oth attack.
- He died 6.00 pm on Thursday April 22, 2010.
- He died eight days after his car crash , and he was buried eight days after his death.
- Desperate fans almost tore down the Ebony gate at Atan, when they were initially prevented from getting in; and refused to leave his grave after his burial.
- The burial was originally designed to have only 150 people in attendance. Thousands ended up storming the cemetery to pay last respects.
- The late rapper was born Olaitan Olaonipekun to Mr. and Mrs. Olaniyi Abolaji Olaonipekun
- He got the nickname Barack O’Grin from the remix song he did with general pype ‘Champion’.
- Touts were seen at the burial smoking hemp and selling Dagrin T-shirts.
- Julius Agwu and Omo Baba anchored his Candle Light ceremony held at Ojez, National stadium, Surulere on Thursday April 29, 2010.
- His ill-fated car carried the number plate DAGRIN 03. He planned to buy two other cars to be numbered Dagrin 02 and Dagrin 01.
- The accident that claimed his life happened 2.00 AM on April 14.
- He was initially admitted at Tai Sholarin Private Hospital Mushin, Baba Olosa bus stop.
- He had three videos to his credit titled Kilowale –ft PK, Rap rules and Ponponpon.
- He had two albums to his credit titled still on the matter and Chief Executive Omoita.
- Dagrin’s Mother, Mrs. Olaonipekun was the second of his father’s three wives.
- He was a Yoruba lyricist; just like the older but less popular Lord of Ajasa
- The last time he logged on to twitter was on Thursday April 8, 2010.
- He died of severe head injury.
- The slab were the late rapper’s body was kept at the mortuary is tagged number 8.
- The late rapper has three nominations at the coming Hip Hop World Awards.
- His parents were –expectedly- both absent at his burial.
- His Twitter ID was Dagrinfimile
- Two months before his death, Dagrin moved into block 10, flat 3 at the sun shine Estate, Oko Oba in Lagos.
- Source at Ebony casket says his casket cost N150,000
- His Facebook name was Dagrin fimilejo.
- His email address was sendmimore@yahoo.com.
- Striking Doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital LUTH resumed work the same day he was buried.
- Websites like www.thenetng.com and questionmarkmag.com jammed because of huge traffic following news of the rapper’s death.
- The late rapper had 4,930 friends on Facebook. There were underground speculations that Dagrin has a baby outside wedlock which he refused to accept responsibility of before he became a rap star.
- Artiste manager Sunday Are and comedian Tee A were part of logistics support team.
- At the time of his entombment, there was still a vacant tomb opened beside his vault.
- Apart from mortuary expenses, the total bill incurred during his stay at LUTH was about N800,000
97 comments
Rest in peace…
Dagrin ur works while on earth would be for ever green in our hearts
D 1st time i listened to DAGRIN'S music,since then i hav make him as my favourite yoruba rapper.R….I….P BARRACK O'Grin
Joooooh(DAGRIN) R.I.P.Bro 1luv.
omo, he 2 pain me die so ponponpon don die but death dey fuck up wen go take my person 'd grin' i 2 love u die my man, may ur soul rest in peace, and god i beg na beg i dey beg help me protect my second man 9ice na d 2 people wen dey make me happy be dat. one love.
Da'grin, I bliv in d resurrection of d dead….
Dagrin will foreva remain in our hearts. He may or may not have had an idea dat he was going 2 die but d truth remains he's gone. God knows best n He has a purpose 4 evrytin done. What matters is dat he touched n impactd so many lives positively before he died. May God grant him eternal peace n 4giv his sins.
Sleep on beloved.
u guys didnt take pictures at the burial or what? were u guys not allowed to take pictures at the burial? tell us something. if Dagrin was born in 1987 then he died at 23 not 26..pls correct it. keep up the good work
DA GRIN IS NOT DEAD U FOOLS….DONT Y'ALL BELIEVE IN RE-INCARNATION..,LERIKUWERE IS 9JA'S TUPAC….HE WILL BE BACK..U KNOW WHAT IT IS,BUT WE KNEW WHAT IT WAS…EXPECT HIM.
Funshe @ … Maybe this is existing from what you are speaking here, this RE-INCARNATION, but with this lovely face from Dagrin and his body and his nice eyes never we can see him in our real life here !! And that is a fact, That is a fact, which nobody can change and what gives us great grief and tears ! Even if there is reincarnation – as we want to know, it is exactly the same soul in another body ? No, nobody knows, and therefore this is a big pain in our hearts now, that he's gone ! no one will ever replace him. And No one should also not be replaced him. We will take his songs in our hearts and never we will forget him.
Green face lives on..we shall meet soon…wishin u a happy rest in d bossom of d lord…
Da Grin, You are an Icon Of Hero's
A Legend of Champion,
A master planner. A Goal getter.
We smell when we listen to your Rhymes and we laugh we we see you style.
We love more words can tell. But God loves you more.
Ko ye won, ko ye won
Rest in peace Da Grin
THERE IS TIME FOR EVERY THING,TIME TO BE BORN$TIME TO DIE,I LUV U BUT GOD LUV U MOST
It is possible 2 provide security against other ills, but when it comes 2 death, we all live in a city without walls… Who is going 2 be the next Dagrin? FIMILEJOO…. Jo ooooo
bye Dagrin
I luv you…………… DAGRIN
Rest In Peace
Meet Till we part no more
Dagrin was a good rapper n he was d best rapper in nigeria, he's a great lost nigeria.i lv him but god lv's him most (R. I. P).
R.I.P. Chief Executive Omoita
Green baba omo men ote kala boshelo ofi dawala sile loud e fun yaradua mayile joooh omo ibile.rip green baby.
I really love his new track "If I die, make u no cry for me, Eje nsimi, E jo ke je nmi, E je n saye" Koyewon…. Hehehehe. Whatever that means….. U will alwaz remain in our hearts forever.
Rest in peace akogun u live on in our heart may god grant u eternal lyf(amen)
Dagrin we love you,bt god loves you most,rest in peace.
i miss his unusual and uncommon creativity……what a irrepairable lost
Da Grin u r just 2 good. RIP.
Anytime I read anything that had to do we daGrin, I can’t jst help but cry, it is really a great loss to all. May his soul rest in peace. You touched a lot of people and ur absence with be greatly felt.
Can sumbody replaces Dagrin?YES WATCH OUT.
DAGRIN, JUST MEET UR COLLEGUE OVER THERE SHA, I MEAN 2PAC SHAKOR
He his a gem nt 2b 4gotten 4ever,hav knwn hm 4over 7yrs,ryt 4rm wen he wz a d.j at friends eatry..C.E.O DAGRIN..R.I.P
And where is his child, from what is speaking this reporter here at the bottom from this text ????????????? I will see this child !!!! If this this illegitimate child is the only thing, what from him remain here, than someone should take care for him !!!! Please where is his child in Lagos ??? Someone should search this little Dagrin-child, this is also his family !!!!!! If we truly love Dagrin, then we should also love his only child !!!!!!!!! Christiane from Germany
Every single day; every lil tym i listen 2 every lil bit of ur lyrics, i kip missin u d more Dagrin aka lyrical trouble. Jo…oh R.I.P
Omogidi yato si omolangidi, omobodigi i'm d best afta biggie 'molenu ku bi fela'… My regards 2 baba fela. Missin u already lyrical-were.
Dagrin as omo ogun we will 4 ever celebrate u…
Dagrin omo ogun
a.k.a akogun
a.k.a fimile jo o
a.k.a lyrical were
a.k.a lyrical trouble
a.k.a anyhow u want it
a.k.a lady ku were
A.K.A BARACK O'GRIN
a.k.a omo na
a.k.a G.O.A.T
I DEY MISS U DIE
So sad dt da grin left so soon we wil always remember ur r.i.p barrack ogrin
Its real sad…..its just sink in that his dead when I watched his wake keep……its real real sad…….may his soul rest in perfect peace and may God forgive all his sins………….U continue to live in our hearts……dagrin
Dagrin it,s very painful you left so soon,i really missed you because of your good works and you are a true indigene of OGUN and you are making us proud of our STATE AND LANGUAGE but THE COLD HAND OF DEATH TOOK YOU AWAY FROM US.Everyday i always talk about you,when i listen to your lyrics it really pain me that you are gone.'ONE OF MY FRIEND SAID IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND IT WILL HAVE BEING DISASTROUS'cause there is no day i don't talk about you,my mum said it's ok,i should forget about it,but i cann't,cause you always be in my memory,that when i get to heaven you will be the first person i will ask for.ORIGINAL OMO OGUN,AKOGUN,FIMILEJO,PON PON PON,BARRACK O'GRIN,SOLDIER BOY.O DI GBA O DI GBERE.My kudos to other OGUN STATE INDIGENES in the music industry,people like WANDE COAL,THE OGUNGBE'S just to mention a few,i enjoy what you guys are doing up there,continue the good work.The lord will see us through,things like this will not happen to us again in OGUN,THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND NIGERIA.Tunde Peter(Dagrin Manager),Dj Zeez,you guys are his true friends cause you stood with him through out,i meant during his trauma.God bless you.PEACE OUT.
Please could you please inform me about the venue of the award i want to be there.Thanks
Please netng how can i get your paper that you published when Dagrin deid.Please Missofuyin entertainment or his manager can you produce the video's of all of Dagrin's song's,the one he featured in with other artist,his candle light pocession and his burial,i want to buy it personally cause i don't care if he will be the only artist that i will be listening to his song and also watching the video's till eternity.Thanks.
Christ said “Greater than works than His we would do because HE goes to the Father.” If lazarus rose after four days, Da Grin can rise after four weeks.
Let the Light so shine
i love dagrin……..his music lives in my memory for life….RIP CEO
i realy miss my guy dagrin may ur soul rest in perfect peace
i realy miss my guy dagrin may ur soul rest in perfect peace and we will continue remember you.
Omobafeki now omo ajekpaki but oti di eyan kpataki.eyan kpataki nie looto.sun re oo.C.E.O
He went tru alot n now God opened heavens 4him n DEATH………… Its so pain. U wil 4eva live in our hrts CEO.
I can only say dis while crying, truly guy i missed u alot, cos i remember we performed at LASU, and I remember u perform before me, it was after your performance that i collected the mic, i can still remember how people were so happy that day that u ARE on stage. THIS WORDS WILL REMAIN, MAY UR SOUL REST IN PEACE. SALUTE TO THE TRIBUTE AND A RAPPER.
This is just a lesson for up and coming artists including anyone who is just rising up. Be careful, life aint got no duplicate. We cant say if he has slept well or not, Heaven or Hell!
Be careful, live life to the fullest but watch ya back
SHALOM
REST IN PEACE CEO…
DaGrin Omo ogun when i listen 2 ur album i was so itoxicate by ur rap but ur memory lives with me the king of jooooh igwe of omo ogun a.k.a of fimile joh please wake him up 4 me ba mi ji jooooooh he is my mentor see u there
Dagrin i feel you nigga i do. i now understand what 2pac was saying in one of his track "PICTURE ME ROLLING" he said: 'for all my niggaz will live in same blocks, i told you niggaz i might come home of some!'. Dagrin, all the hero will welcome you home but the most important thing is that… you have deliver the message.
I like ur laugh Aaah! Omo Naija a le fi eyin shi pepsi. i feel you bro.
Save trip and will meet again but not yet..not yet!
I mis u bro. At present am hearing ur album. Please i just want to knw whr his son is coz i get some stuf 4 him
Rest in peace
miss u
I miss u Dagrin………… We all luv you rest in peace barrack O grin
Dagr in ur wordz in our heart is evergreen? we ll miss u pon pon pon master
dagrin we miss u? i will alwayz honour u every april 22. I salute u soildier?
I too lv u, i always lv yr swag ad wen dagrin de aliv some de bev am see wetin dagrin do b4 i die, mak u self do gud b4 u go die. Green baba rest in peace.
I lv u, pls do'nt go
Green baba, pls do'nt go bcus i lv u
Wow…so sad never knew dis wonderful young man Dagrin until after his death.what a great lost.wil forever cherish ur musics…barrack 0'GRIN
Grin baba o lenu joo…
does he know he will die????
Yeah….dagrin wot he do jooo..missofunyin(nigeria ojojumo lajiriya ani ka ma sa adua where is mr yar adua, jesu iwo lo sope ka won omode wa but temi ba ma so maso pe omoge wa) Dagrin u 2much i'll live 2 remeba ur creativity and keep on givin dem ryhmes over there RIP
Dagrin you've shaken d world of rapmusic and i wish u were here 2 give me more of ur lovely flows. RIP CEO
R.I.P DAGRIN,we luv u bt God kws de best,r.i.p my man
Mo lenu bi pon pon pon. R.I.P.
Dont worry i dae here 2 b d first of dagrin,
{MISSOFUNYIN} TIME stood still wan DAGRIN DIED…
r.i.p AKOGUN
hmmmmmm i no fit stop to dey remenber u +u too much guy…i no say u never go u just change level….u too much da grin aka lyrical trouble……u get mouth
Dagrin barack 0’grin i wish u could be in our misdt now. but u left us 2soon. i love u 4rom d buttom of my heart (r.i.p) ceo
D street kips callin u d apple of our eyes,we feel so bad nt2c ur sunrise,dat is nt nice,u ar d rizon4d tears in our eyes,o lenu bi ponponpon oo.o lenu!!!idnt blive dagrin is dead,each time ilistern2ur muzik,it feels as if u ar stil on dis planet earth.we love u bt God loves u most.farewell olaitan oladapo olaonipekun aka dagrin.
D grin no rapper can be like u again. Dem fit dey try but no reach.
Double twalley 4 u dagrin olainipekun,anytym i fink abt u,mo ma n bu sekun,oye baba loke to da osa ati okun.Dagrin omo ogun,akogun,gbogbo balogun.R.I.P
olaitan dagrin am still dawn on tears easch i remembad u. I play dagrin’s songs atleast 3tyms evry week n i calld buky n his father, mum, henryhope friquently an last year i sponsord dagrin’s day in anambra state n stil 2 com dis year i ll be be out 2 sponsor
I miss u my broda. Lyricaltrouble
Am so hot like my mentor music no dey drive me music na my conductor to ba fe mo ni pa mi ole bere lowo professor mi o ti de bustop so mi o ti fe so am da’princess to ma n se nkan pelu sense mi o de tolerate nonsense se be mo barack ogrin emi ni sarack oprin eyin govt shit e de ro pe eyin le win olohun ma fi rap rap yin but not like lil-wyne cos e mo pe my own style is just like da’grin. Watchout for da’princess (a.k.a sarack oprin). Luv u my mentor am a gurl u can download my music on http://www.naijapals.com topic my party by da’princess this my number for sponsoring or any enqueiring 08181529948 or 07063498654 THANKS LUV U ALL
kicking the bucket be transcycle by the outage of whatsover offspring. Rest in peace
We all know dat DAGRIN has gone but his memories r still wit us.
DAGRIN i miss u wat a big loss i miss u,rest in peace by EES KAY
Y persn go dey compare d king of rap nd m.I.it so annoyin.any way bro we mis u
Rest in peace dagrin we love you ur memories lives on
I really miss dagrin. Ever since he died im fading up with ‘pompopompo’. He is my age mate. God will bless him where ever he is.
Dagrin too die young mennn. I really pity and feel for him. Oh God, You would have spared him though he lived a reckless life. He was indeed gifted and talented but followed d wrong course. Anyway may God forgive his wrong deeds and grant him eternal peace. Missed u Soldier boy.
Am short of words but dat guy is a warlock,is hardworking make him stand superior amoungs is fellow musician.i luv u guy man.debam
Dagrin I fellowed u always on twitter…send u mail always…but u are no more…may ur soul rest in peace.
dagreen lereku were chief executif omo ita u will be in mind forever because everytime i hear ur music am always happy love u
lyrical were… rest in peace
Ha what one can do? the death respect no any soul, but if possible the death should solute any king before striking the soul i could have arrest the death for not even fear the soul of the king of all king in the earth dagrin omo ogun elenu ponponpo.
i wil neva forget u my mentor.ewe kan olebo lara igi koluwa mamo tobaje amuwa aniyan ni koluwe makumo
Dagrin i miss u badily wen i heard u died i was sick R.I.P omo ogun till meet again i luv u Dagrin lives ooonnn
Hmm, life is full of many tragedy, we live and we die, but when u re still living, make sure u make a gud mark here on earth, cos whatever u do on earth will be the talking point when u re no more. Dagrin is a pace setter no doubt, he is mirror to any other yoruba rappers. We can all see and hear comments about him when he has gone. Not only muzik industry, d whole entertainment industry had lost a screw. May his soul rest in peace. Nigerians love u, lagosians love u, alagbado love u, all d entertainment industry lov u. Mc sadiku love u.
think ’bout the sweet memory ur songz gonna give us, close our eyes n petend you’re here wif us, some times when i sleep n am dreaming man i jus dont wanna wake up n i’m wandering why u had to die????????????????????
you asked us not to cry in your track if i die i’m sorry i did cos it was too high to fight LOVE YOU TILL I DIE
you asked us not to cry in your track if i die i’m sorry i did cos it was too high to fight LOVE YOU TILL I DIE
Rest in peace dagrin
i cry 4him evrytim.koz gheto dream
Miss u, miss ur voice so much rest in perfect peace, a.k.a fimile jhor