Biography

Pype gained international acclaim through the hit success of his very first single, “Keep It Cool” (2007), which went on to be featured on the Golden Globe-winning American television series “The Shield” and enjoyed prominence through songs like ‘Give it to Me” (2012) and “Champion” (2009). In 2010, General Pype won The Most Gifted Reggae and Dancehall Video for Champion remix at Channel O music video Awards and also in 2010, he got nominated for the 2010 MTV Africa Music Award.

He started his own record label, Obalende Records in 2012, to reflect where he grew up and hails from. Obalende is a suburb in a remote part of Lagos State.

After a music hiatus since his last single “Mash It Up” in 2018 to take care of his family and pursue his education as a set designer at Georgia Film Academy. On March 1, 2022, Pype officially signed a management deal with distribution company CashBoy Records, founded in Accra, Ghana by Morgan CashBoy as he began working with Grammy-Award winning publishing and marketing agency Creative Titans, a JV partner of Concord Records.