Bursting on to the hip-hop scene in Nigeria when he recorded ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’ with producer Machyld, GQ is an emcee who fell in love with words at a very tender age thanks to a father and mother who instilled a deep appreciation for books and reading and a brother who stacked comic books. Simultaneously he was also getting a solid background in music with his father constantly feeding him different musical classic and country music.

With time GQ evolved from a poet to a lyricist of above-average ability and a commanding presence on the mic. After years well spent developing and rounding off his craft, GQ is ready to share his words and music, determined after finding his feet again early 2010 to round off the year well.

And rounded off well he did, keeping the airwaves loaded with his monthly releases Hip-hop Monthly from May – October 2010, three tracks per month on which he chronicled issues that were of relevance then. By the end of the six-month project he had amassed an impressive number of followership for an independent artist. He went on to release GQ and Asa: Reflections on a Soul; the Unofficial Remixes free mixtape on which he sampled the beats and vocals of the incredible songstress. This even got him more ground, being the first artist in Nigeria to attempt such a thing and pull it off well.

2010 was indeed a busy and productive year for the emcee as he rounded off the year with his debut, Therapy Music, a free internet/limited hard copy album. With nothing but positive reviews and feedback so far, GQ jumped into 2011 with both legs ready to take the art to the next level, collaborating with super producer XYZ of Str8 Buttah fame for his forthcoming EP XQZ. XYZ is responsible for the bulk of production on the EP, and there are a couple of other contributors on there as well.
With the first single from the project ‘The Intro’, GQ shows no sign of slowing down anything time soon. Get on the bus if you aren’t on it already.