If the clutches of death had not snatched him in April of 2010, talented rapper Dagrin would be celebrating his 24th birthday today. After a ghastly car crash on April 14, 2010, he sadly passed away eight days later after leaving a huge impact on his peers and fans alike, in his short time as an MC.
I was a huge fan and having met him only once, I was still really stung by his death. I still feel sad whenever I think of him because the sky was his limit but Lord knows best. I can’t help but wonder how things would be if he were still alive today. Would the life – fast cars, loose women etc – have gotten the better of him? Would he have gotten too comfortable to spit his gritty street ditties? Would he have cracked Africa, or even the world at large? All these questions will remain unanswered, at least in this lifetime, but his immense potential cannot be denied.
I remember in 2009 after he had wowed Storm 360 CEO Obi Asika on General PYPE’s “Champion (Remix)”, Mr. Asika spoke about plans to get the Chief Executive Omoita on the BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher. At the 2011 edition of the Award Show, male and female rappers from Nigeria had Cyphers included in the event. Unfortunately, Dagrin wasn’t one of them. As they say in Hip-Hop, he would have totally killed it! Instead, it was complications from a car crash that killed him.
I remember being stuck in New Jersey while volcanic ash from Iceland destabilized air travel when I got the sad news. I instinctively pulled out my laptop and eulogized him. That article expresses what I felt and what I still feel. May his soul continue to rest in peace.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOSS!
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