Brymo
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Ọlawale Ọlọfọrọ (; born Olawale Ibrahim Ashimi; 9 May 1986), better known as Brymo, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, sonic artist, actor and author. Born and raised in Okokomaiko, he started recording music in 1999 while in secondary school. Brymo's debut album, Brymstone (2007), was supported by the single "Shawty". He signed a recording contract with music label Chocolate City in 2010, but was accused of breaching his contract nearly three years later. Brymo's second studio album, The Son of a Kapenta, was released in 2012 and yielded the singles "Ara", "Good Morning", and "Go Hard".
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- Person
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- Male
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- Nigeria
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- 1981
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Brymo refers to at least 2 acts: 1. Brymo (born Ashimi Olawale) is a Nigerian singer, composer, songwriter and recording artist signed to the Chocolate City music label 2. Brymo (Bryan Kim) is a Singer/Songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Originally trained classically on the violin, viola, and piano, later discovered rock and roll, eventually learning the bass guitar. After a few bands, he started picking up all kinds of instruments and learned how to play them to his favourite songs.
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- Musical artist.name
- Brymo
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- Brymo NdaniSessions image 1.png
- Musical artist.caption
- Brymo performing "Let Us Be Great" for Ndani Sessions in November 2018
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Olawale Ashimi
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Okokomaiko, Ojo, Lagos State, Nigeria
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1999–present
- Musical artist.label
- Independent
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- Official website
- www.brymolawale.com
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- 1
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- date of birth
- 1986-05-09
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- Brymo
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- social media followers
- 408464
- net worth
- 3500000
- pseudonym
- brymo
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16 sectionsContents
- Life and career
- Early life and career beginnings
- 2007–2012: ''Brymstone'', "Oleku" collaboration, and ''The Son of a Kapenta''
- 2013–2015: ''Merchants, Dealers & Slaves'', ''Tabula Rasa'' and ''Trance''
- Chocolate City departure
- 2016–2018: ''Klĭtôrĭs'', ''Oṣó'' and ''Oriri's Plight''
- 2019–2021: ''A.A.A'', ''Yellow'', ''Verses'', acting debut, ''Libel'', ''Èsan'', and ''Harmattan & Winter''
- 2022-present: ''Theta'', ''Ethos'', rebranding, ''Mansa'' and ''Macabre''
- Artistry
- Controversy
- Personal life
- Discography
- Filmography
- Books
- References
- External links
Ọlawale Ọlọfọrọ (; born Olawale Ibrahim Ashimi; 9 May 1986), better known as Brymo, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, sonic artist, actor and author. Born and raised in Okokomaiko, he started recording music in 1999 while in secondary school. Brymo's debut album, Brymstone (2007), was supported by the single "Shawty". He signed a recording contract with music label Chocolate City in 2010, but was accused of breaching his contract nearly three years later. Brymo's second studio album, The Son of a Kapenta, was released in 2012 and yielded the singles "Ara", "Good Morning", and "Go Hard".
Following his controversial exit from Chocolate City in 2013, Brymo abandoned his career as a mainstream artist and embraced Nigeria's alternative music space. Between 2013 and 2018, he released four critically acclaimed albums: Merchants, Dealers & Slaves (2013), Tabula Rasa (2014), Klĭtôrĭs (2016) and Oṣó (2018). Music critics lauded Merchants, Dealers & Slaves and Tabula Rasa as "masterpieces". Brymo teamed up with three members of Skata Vibration to form A.A.A, an alternative rock band whose eponymous debut Extended Play (EP) was released in August 2019. In 2020, he released the hedonistic album Yellow and the five-track EP Libel. The former is a departure from the dark themes of his sixth studio album Oṣó, while the latter addressed the rape allegations that surfaced on Twitter that year.