9ice

In 2008, he released the single Gongo Aso. With the song gaining popularity, 9ice was asked to perform at the Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute concert in London, United Kingdom in June 2008, he went on to win the Best Hip-Hop Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards.

Gongo Aso won him four further awards at the 2009 edition of the Hip-Hop World Awards held at the International Conference Centre, Federal Capital Territory (Abuja): the Album of the Year, Artiste of the Year, Song of the Year and the Best Rap in Pop Album categories.