Phyno

**Chibuzo Nelson Azubuike** (; ma óchu ekegwa nolú mela ódò  1986), ya í ku éju mo ñyọ ñyọ kí cha  **Phyno**,í chane kía chí elí-rèpín yé  Nigerian, ya kelí,ya kó otakída elí kpaí ya ño chí recórdú .ma bí Phyno kpaí ma né gba efu ojiane Enugu State àmàà oma eta ye í  Anambra Stateí ché .í chane elí-nw dabí ache elí efu ódò  2003, kpaí í dabí ño chí rapping in the Igbo language.kí dabí t'efu unyí ùgbo kí ya kelí  *[[No Guts No Glory (Phyno album)|No Guts No Glory]]*, yé kí du dufu efu óchu ẹkẹta ódò 2014, oñwu ka ta yielded  "Ghost Mode", "ekekele ye í ódò ", "Parcel" kpaí  "O Set".

## Ilíe kpaí uchana elí ñw
Oma èta ye í Anambra State í che,ma bí Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike kpaí í gbakpa efu ojiane  Enugu State. Ódù guí ñw wà alu kí dojí Akpata chí eñwu afiteju , ya kí onukwu ñw kí kwí Isakulu èdo megwejí dunwu. Phyno fola -nw né manyu íbe ñwu du t'efu elí é kô ẹgba kí Isakulu èdo megweji í . Íbe ñwu kwubí che kakin í ya chí enekía gwo óko ojiale , àmàà ma ché kanwu kí í neka chí dokíto .í chukocha alú ku ma n’úmba kpaí píano ẹgba kí Isakulu èdo megwejí , kpaí í ño kocha gbó‘la ñw alú kía kofa eñwu ye elí duu..kí gbó .í kocha ye í public administration kwí Institute of Management and Technology efu Enugu, kpaí í chene éjíla elí kí ko kwí Isakulu èdo megwejí efu ódò le. Phyno kanwu  Ifeoma Onoye kakini  Mr Raw chene ka efu amone gwee kía k‘ejurù.... Phyno chane chí rapín efu ódò s2010 kpaí í kwo lo tí  Lagos kí lule togba efu elí-nw.

Phyno í chane é chí recórdú elí ñw kí che , *[[No Guts No Glory (Phyno album)|No Guts No Glory]]*, efu ódò  2012. amí abó kí konyí efu alíbum ma wa chí Stormrex, Omawumi, Olamide, Efa, P-Square, Timaya, Flavour N'abania, Mr Raw, M.I, Ice Prince kpaí  Runtown. It was primarily recorded alí  Igbo kpaí  Nigerian Pidgin. Ójó kochù ekéla nolu ogwu nyo mélu odo2012,í du dufu yé tríkí Olamide-assisted , "Ghost Mode", as the album's lead single. The song won Best Collabo at both the The Headies 2012 kpaí 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. ójó kochù ekegweji nolu mébie ódò 2012, Phyno í bídeo elí ñwu dufu ye í "Ghost Mode", ye ku ma chí ífímú efu Lagos lubo  Clarence Peters. Sputnet chí recodú du dufu ye í alíbum elí ekejí , "enekele yé í ódò  (Obago)", ójó kochù ékéte nolu ogwu nyo méta ódò 2013. elí lé chínyo omamale efu ame‘lí ràpìn ye ẹgba 2013 Headies Awards.

Efu óchu ékéfa ódò  2013, Phyno í chíya mínítí ogwu nyo melu efu éwo  Owerri dabí úkpa kía che yé as  Star Music Trek tour. dabí é suportú ojí ye  2013 Hennessy Artistry Club Tour,í ya lo túle manyu  D'banj, Burna Boy, Chidinma, Vector, Pucado, Seyi Shay, Show Dem Camp, Kay Switch kpaí  Sean Tizzle. í ífímu ye í"Man of the Year (Obago)" í mu du wa ojí  YouTube ójó kochù ékéjo nolu ogwu ódò  2013.í ya ño sútú kpaí í dóna ñóné lugbó  Peters efu éwo  Abakpa Nike manyu í ché de'fu ye í  cameo dufu kwo Illbliss. Efí ochu ekẹlẹ ódò 2013,ye í Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation ma fí ífímú elí ew naba ku kwí ùgbo ma du kola gbogo . í kelí alíbómú ẹkẹta ki che "Parcel",ya kí chí omamale èta ódù eñw  "Parcel (a Big Nwa)", í ché edudufu ojo kochù ekegwa nolu mégwàkà ódò 2013. Elí kí chí ífímú  "Parcel" ífímú ñw le,peter che kpai í dudufu ójó kochu ekejí nolu megwaele odo  2014. 

"O Set"chí elí ekéla kí dudufu ójó kochù ékéte nolu m'éla ódò 2014. Ene kí chí elí ye kí deí chí  WizzyPro kpaí abokí manyu ukola ma chí P-Square.ene kí dago kí ku ma ñone ífímu elí lé chí   Jude Engees Okoye. On 22 May 2014, Phyno che chí ífímu ye  "Alobam", ye kí chí Peter dago kí ku ma ñona alu ku ma ché le . "Alobam" ene kí chí che chí  Major Bangz kpaí alí chí Igbo ye  "My Guy". ójó kochù ekéle nolu méjí ódò 2014, Phyno fí ífímu ñw che dudufu ñwu "Authe (Authentic)"elí manyù  Flavour. ẹgba kochù ekegwa nolu mébie ódò n 2014, í du ya ogbogága kí chí  Bangz-produced track "Yayo", kí ché ékéjo efu elí ekó ojí ye í  Pulse Music Video charts. Phyno chíya ẹgba ódò  2014 edition yé í Star Music Trek tour efu Nsukka, Enugu State. ye kí  Peters-directed music video for "Yayo" premiered ojo kochù ejuodudu nolu mélu ódò  2015. Opeoluwani Akintayo ye í  *[[Daily Times of Nigeria|The Daily Times of Nigeria]]* gave the video an overall rating of 8 stars of 10, commending its use of props.

Phyno's collaborative album with Olamide, titled *[[2 Kings (album)|2 Kings]]*, was released on 1 April 2015. Both rappers announced plans for the album's release on social media. Phyno announced plans to release his third studio album, *Deal With It*, in March 2019. Supported by the singles "Agu" and "The Bag", the album features guest appearances from Olamide, Falz, Davido, Don Jazzy, Zoro, Runtown and Teni. In July 2021, Phyno released the single "Bia".

## Artistry
Phyno told the *Nigerian Tribune* he raps in Igbo because he respects his culture and loves being himself. Although he primarily raps in Igbo, he incorporates a bit of Nigerian Pidgin and English into his music. Phyno believes the elements of music makes it borderless.

## Discography
**Studio albums**
* *[[No Guts No Glory (Phyno album)|No Guts No Glory]]* (2014)
* *The Playmaker* (2016)
* *Deal With It* (2019)
* *Something to Live For* (2021)

**Collaborative albums**
* *[[2 Kings (album)|2 Kings]]* (with Olamide) (2015)

## Filmography

## Awards and nominations

**MTV Africa Music Awards**

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**Channel O Music Video Awards**

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|"Alobam"
|Most Gifted Hip-hop
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**City People Entertainment Awards**

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|Rap Artiste of the Year
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|*[[No Guts No Glory (Phyno album)|No Guts No Glory]]*
|Rap Album of the Year
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|"Ghost Mode" (featuring Olamide)
|Best Collabo of the Year
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|Himself
|Best Rap Artiste of the Year
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**Nigeria Entertainment Awards**

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|Best Rap Act of the Year
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|"Ghost Mode" (featuring Olamide)
|Best Collabo
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**African Muzik Magazine Awards**

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|Best Newcomer
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|Best Rap Act
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**Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA)**

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|2013
|"Man of the Year"
|Best Afro Hip Hop Video
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**The Headies**

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|Artiste of the Year
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|Phyno for "Alobam"
|Best Street-Hop Artiste
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|rowspan="2"|*No Guts No Glory*
|Best Rap Album
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|Album of the Year
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|"Parcel"
|rowspan="2"|Best Rap Single
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|"Dope Money" (Olamide featuring Phyno)
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|rowspan="2"|Himself
|Next Rated
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|Lyricist on the Roll
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|"Ghost Mode" (featuring Olamide)
|rowspan="2"|Best Collabo
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|"Ezioku" (Lynxxx featuring Ikechukwu, Illbliss, and Phyno)
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|"Man of the Year"
|rowspan="3"|Best Rap Single
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|"Anam Achi Kwanu" (Illbliss featuring Phyno)
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|"Ghost Mode" (featuring Olamide)
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|rowspan="2"|2012
|"Shutdown"
|Best Rap Single
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|Phyno (for "Shutdown")
|Lyricist on the Roll
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**[[Nigerian Entertainment Today|NET]] Honours**

## See also
* List of Nigerian rappers
* List of Nigerian musicians

## References

Gbúgbe:Living people
Gbúgbe:Nigerian male rappers
Gbúgbe:Igbo rappers
Gbúgbe:Musicians from Enugu State
Gbúgbe:The Headies winners
Gbúgbe:Nigerian hip hop record producers
Gbúgbe:1986 births