38 MUSICIANS
The group has performed alongside the following international
artists like Ginuwine, Sean Paul, Akon and Busola Keshiro.
left to various other universities. Subsequently
Peter and Paul formed their own group, variously
called “Double P”, “P&P”, and “Da Pees”, until
they eventually settled on “P Square”. They are
managed by Bayo Odusami aka Howie T, a seasoned concert promoter and the CEO of Adrot
Nigeria Limited.
In 2001, “P-Square” won the “Grab Da Mic”
competition, and hence Benson & Hedges
sponsored their debut album, titled Last Nite,
which was released under Timbuk2 music label.
P-Square was also nominated as “Most Promising African Group” in the Kora Awards three
months after the release of their debut album.
They eventually won the 2003 Amen Award for
“Best R&B Group”.[
In 2005, P Square released their second album,
Get Squared under their own label, Square Records. This album was marketed nationwide by
TJoe Enterprises, although they were still managed by Howie T of Adrot Nigeria Limited. The
video for the second album held the #1 position
on the MTV Base chart for four straight weeks.
The group has performed alongside the following
international artists like Ginuwine, Sean Paul,
Akon and Busola Keshiro. The members of P
Square are now located in Lagos.
Late in 2007, they released their best selling
album so far, Game Over. It has sold 8 million
copies worldwide.
In 2009, P-Square released their fourth studio album, Danger. The album features collaborations
with 2 Face Idibia, J Martins and Frenzy. The first
single called “Danger” is a hip hop song with
cutting synths and a frog bass baseline similar to
an Eminem song. The video affirms this with the
presence of clowns and staggered movements in
front of the camera reminiscent of comical vid-