Vector (rapper)

Olanrewaju
Vector at No Peace Video Shoot 2020
Vector at No Peace Video Shoot 2020
Background information
Birth nameOlanrewaju Ogunmefun David
Also known asV.E.C, Vector Tha Viper
Born7 August 1984 (1984-08-07) (age 40)
Lagos, Nigeria
OriginOgun, Nigeria
Genres Rapfrobeat
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • record producer
  • songwriter
  • actor
InstrumentVocals | guitar
Years active2008–present
Labels
  • GRAP Entertainment (current)
  • Def Jam Africa (former)
  • YSG Entertainment (former)
Websitevectorthaviper.me

Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, better known by his stage name Vector, is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter. He has released three studio albums, including State of Surprise and The Second Coming (2012).[1] In anticipation of his second studio album, he released a mixtape titled Bar Racks.[2] Lafíaji, his third studio album was released in December 2016. He also released a mixtape in October 2018, The Rap Dialogue, in an effort to keep the spirit of Nigerian hip-hop alive. In November 2019, his fourth studio album, Vibes Before Teslim: A Journey to Self-Discovery, was released.

He is the voice behind a Sprite commercial that aired on radio stations across Nigeria since 2009.[3] He also had "the longest freestyle rap in Nigeria"[4]

In November 2019, he signed a joint venture with Starstruck Management Inc and Create Music Group to release his 4th studio project Extended play titled "Vibes Before Teslim: A Journey To Self-Discovery"[5]

  1. ^ Onos. "BN Bytes: The "Second Coming" of Vector! View the Ace Lyricist's Sophomore Album Art & Tracklist". BellaNaija. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ^ "DOWNLOAD:DOWNLOAD Vector's Bar-Racks (MixTape) –notjustOk". notjustOk. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Vector debuts". Vanguard News. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ^ Haliwud (22 August 2015). "Vector Sets New Record For Longest Freestyle by an African Rapper". Information Nigeria. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. ^ "VIBES BEFORE TESLIM: A Journey To Self Discovery by Vector". Apple Music. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.