A-Q real name Gilbert Bani, started his music career at age 12, listening to other artiste and miming their songs. He was then advised to start writing his own lyrics by friends while in Kings College Lagos. Listening to every piece of music he could lay his hands on, he decided to go into hip-hop music professionally at the age of 16 and went ahead to sign his first recording deal with BIGLEAF ENT. in 2001. He however left the label in 2003 without much success. From then on there was no holding back, A-Q immediately started things on his own, recording a single (W)RAP NIGERIA produced by Mozart and Kraft, he went on to shoot a video for it in the same year, enjoying massive airplay that earned him some respect among fellow hip-hop artist and a growing fanbase. This was a turning point for A-Q who went on to record a full length compilation cd LISTEN AND OVERSTAND at KILARI STUDIOS owned by MSPEECH working with then upcoming producers Mozart, Kraft, Phenom, Sosick and Laylow. This modest success secured him an online distribution with Soundville music UK, with sales on yahoo music, iTunes, Amazon, cd baby amongst other foreign distribution channels. With another video to his credit ‘THINGS THAT WE DO’ from the compilation CD, he earned a feature on TIMI (of Trybe Records) album.
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