A Few Moments With Dem Naija Boys

I walked into the club and only had to scan the room for a moment before I spotted them. As I walked over to where they were standing, I was greeted by warm smiles and hugs all around. Not only are these guys attractive, but the young men of Dem Naija Boys are well mannered and very chill. I got the opportunity to spend some time with them before a performance in Baltimore and they were open to sharing some info about themselves. Talented and creative, fly yet down to earth, Laide "L.P." Ayansola, Gbenga "Cap B" Akinyemi and Ayo "hottICE" Jimoh are newcomers to Africa's hip hop scene but judging from some bangers like Tamurege, O' Shele and N.A.I.J.A, we're betting it won't be long before they are a household name.

AC: Thanks for meeting with me today, guys. Okay, lets start with ages and hometowns.

LP: (laughs) Old enough, Born and raised in Naija (Nigeria), living in Jersey

Cap B & hottICE: Same

AC: What inspired you to make music?

hottICE: We all love the music. Our pops used to blast music in the house all the time and it just stayed with us.

LP: Yeah, we all had that in common and we just thought, lets bring our talents together..

Cap B: and do this thing.

AC: How long have you been together and how did you get together?

hottICE: 2 years

LP: We were all friends first, started as playing around, but then it got serious.

AC: How would you describe your music?

hottICE: Definitely a mixture of American Hip Hop and African beats; Nigerian motivated.

Cap B: Yeah, our music caters a lot to Nigerians but indefinitely good music for everyone to enjoy.

AC: Who already in the game inspires you?

All talking at Once: We get inspired by whatever is out there; definitely learned from the best. People like Dbanj, fela, Langbaja, Nyce...

AC: Where do you see yourselves in five years?

hottICE: On top of the game. Right now we are still climbing the ladder, still tring to get out there but in five years, we hope people are listening to our music around the world.

AC: Ten years?

Cap B: A Household Name.

AC: If you artists, what would you be doing?

hottICE: (laughs) Working at Radioshack. Just kidding...probably working with music somehow.

LP: Going to school for a bachelors, eventually somewhere in the business world

Cap B: in school. Yo, all the kids out there..Make sure you always have a Plan B!

AC: Okay, so the ladies want to know…what's the status? single? looking? wife-up?

(all the guys give a little smile before answering…)

hottICE: Single 'till im married

LP: Not married, not looking!

CaP B: Not married; we got love for the ladies!

AC: Your idea of a sexy woman?

Cap B: Big small, short tall, whatever is appealing to me, I just go after what I feel

LP: Respect herself, me, goes to church, good head on her should, doing positive things

Cap B: Got to look right!

AC: Wrapping up, how did you get with your co-manager, Frances Awe

hottICE: All friends from the jump and we wanted to keep it in the circle.

AC: (turning to manager) How do you see the guys in the future?

Awe: Going towards mega star level.

AC: IIght, thanks for meeting with me guys, its been great. Any parting words for the fans?

LP: if you believe in what you are doing, keep going. Don’t stop,

Cap B: do good; good will come back to you. Have a positive outlook

hottICE: stay in school, respect your parents, have fun life is short. Do the damn thing!

Awe: To all the DNB fans, thanks for the support! Visit DNB Ent. Online, our MySpace page and look for us on YouTube!

-LA for Africannect.com

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