Ice Prince: Five Things You Need To Know About The Embattled Musician

Prior to his arrest by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos State, Ice Prince is one of the lovable musicians in the country.

Naija News reported earlier that the renowned musician was apprehended by the security men for allegedly assaulting its personnel on duty post.

Lagos Police command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin has confirmed that the musician is in their custody and would be arraigned on Friday (today).

However, while the internet is filled with mixed reactions over the arrest of the singer, Naija News think it is important to know who Ice Prince really is.

Who Is Ice Price?

The popular musician was born in Minna, Niger State. His real name is Panshak Henri Zamani. 

While at age two (2), Ice Prince and his parents relocated to the mining city of Jos, Plateau State where they hail from.

The Zamani family are of the Ngas’ ethnic group in Plateau state Nigeria.

Music Career

Ice Prince according to Wikipedia, began his music career in 1999 by writing rap songs. Subsequently, he started performing them at school in late 2001 and badged into recording them.

The now 35-year-old superstar released his hit single Oleku in 2010 which announced him to the limelight.

Following his achievement in the entertainment industry, Ice Prince is now considered as one of the most successful hip-hop artists in the country.

Ice Prince has in his early stage in music had a close relationship with the likes of Jude and Jesse Abaga popularly known as M. I and Jesse Jagz respectively.

The trio are said to have lived together for a while before they eventually moved to Lagos from Abuja where they came in contact with Djinee who accommodated them as they make more music together doing shows in Lagos and in the Eastern part of the country.

Ice Prince Relationship

The embattled musician has a son with Bimbo Babatunde named Jamal Zamani. Jamal was born on March 1, 2012, Naija News understands.

There is but a little information about Ice Prince’s relationship at the moment.

Ice Prince Albums And Singles

Since his musical journey started, Ice Prince has so far released three studio albums, 2 extended plays, and 1 compilation album.

See below his albums.

• Everybody Loves Ice Prince – Debut Album released in 2011
• Fire of Zamani – released in 2013 under the Chocolate City label.
• Jos To World – after Ice Prince left Chocolate City Record Label, he went on to release his third album titled Jos To The World in 2016 under his record label Super Cool Cats.

Ice Prince third album came with 19-song track listings. The genre of the album is an element of hip hop, R&B, Reggae, Highlife, dancehall and afrobeat.

Other songs by the embattled musician are: Jambo, More, Whiskey, Kpako, Tipsy, Pray, No Die Tomorrow, Komotion, On My Knees, Person Wey Sabi, Pray, Marry You, Trillions, Boss, No mind them, Yawa, Belinda, Olofofo, In a fix.

Awards

Ice Prince has had his name on several nominations and awards in his musical career. See below a list of awards and nominations for the superstar:

• Hennessy Artistry, Hennessy Artistry Club Tour, 2009
• Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Ben TV Awards, 2014
• Young Artiste of the Year, Eko FM/Radio Lagos Awards, 2011
• Song of the Year, ‘Oleku ft Brymo’ City People Entertainment Awards, 2011
• Best New Artiste, Dynamix All Youth Awards, 2011
• Hottest Single of the Year, ‘Oleku ft. Brymo’ Nigeria Entertainment Awards, 2011
• Best Rap Single, ‘Oleku ft Brymo’, The Headies, 2011
• Song of the Year, Oleku ft Brymo, The Headies, 2011
• Most Gifted Newcomer Video, Oleku ft Brymo, Channel O Music Video Awards, 2011
• African Artist of the Year, Ghana Music Awards, 2012
• Best Rap Album, ‘Everybody loves Ice Prince, The Headies, 2012
• Most Gifted Hip-hop Video of the Year, ‘Superstar’ Channel O Music Video Awards, 2012
• Best International Act: Africa, BET Awards, 2013
• The Best Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year, City People Entertainment Awards, 2013
• Best Rap Act of the Year, Nigeria Entertainment Awards, 2013
• The Best Hip Hop Video, Nigeria Music Video Awards, (NMVA), 2013
• Best Rap Act of the Year, 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, 2014
• Peace Achiever’s Award, Peace Ambassador Agency, 2017