Lynxxx

Chukia Edozien a.k.a Lynxxx is a Nigerian hip-hop artist and entrepreneur. He was born on November 24.

Early Life

Lynxxx is the only son of the former deputy governor; Chief John D. Edozien. He attended his primary education in Corona Primary School, Ikoyi, Lagos and his secondary education in Kings College Lagos, Lynxxx obtained a degree in Business, Economic and Marketing at the University of Hull in the United Kingdom.

Music Career

He has always been interested in music, he started writing music in 1997 and his first time in a studio was at the Even Ezra Studio in 1998. In 2004, Lynxxx and his colleague started their own record label Syndik8 after they were rejected by other record labels. He choose the stage name ‘’Lynxxx’’ which he coined from the word link because he connect people with whatever they needed in high school. His music career kicked off in December 2009, when he released his first official single “Change Your Parade” which was produced by Ikon, his partner and Syndik8 in-house producer. ‘’Change Your Parade’’ got really good airplays and skyrocketed Lynxxx’s career. In an interview with Punch, he explained the reason why he studied specific courses in school and went into music afterwards:

Music has always been a passion of mine, so it was only a matter of time and faith before I took it up as a profession. By design, I studied specific courses in school in order to prepare myself for life as a musician. I studied business to learn the ropes of setting up and operating a business, economics to manage my finances and marketing so as to become skilled at selling my brand. As a youth, I repeatedly disturbed my household whenever I played loud music so I guess my decision to take to music did not come as a surprise to members of my family.

In December 2010 Lynxxx released his debut studio album ‘This is Lynxxx’. The album boasts a rich combination of different musical genres from Urban Hip hop to contemporary RnB and infusions of Funkyhouse. This combination of diverse styles has been fondly dubbed “Jollof music” by Lynxxx i.e. the art of blending various genres to make good music. In 2010 Lynxxx got endorsed by Pepsi, this set in motion his dream to become a global ambassador for Nigerian music.

Other Businesses

Other than his musical career Lynxxx is also an entrepreneur. He established various lucrative businesses prior to the launch of his musical career. These include his clothing line (Syndik8 Denim), a digital recording studio (Red Room Studio- where various Nigerian artists have recorded), a media company Happy Teddy Media (HTM) & Syndik8 films.

Awards and Nominations

Lynxxx the music hunk has got an impeccable fashion sense; he won the 2011 FAB Award for most Stylish Male Artist. He also got nominated for many awards such as Nigerian Music Video Awards (Best Afro Hip Hop), Dynamix 2010 (Most Promising Artist), Dynamix 2011 (Best New Artist) and Headies 2011 (Revelation of the Year)

Personal Life

Lynxxx keeps his love life away from the public and media. In an interview with Punch, when asked the kind of woman he wants:

I like a free-spirited lady with morals, one who I can learn from. She must be able to cook and look good. On the other hand, I am turned off by bad breath and a smelly weave. I am not attracted to women who talk too much.

So ladies, if you’ve got the criteria you can apply. Lynxxx is hot, talented and he has got the swag.

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