Blaqbonez

Emeka Akumefule (born 29 January 1996), known professionally as Blaqbonez, is a Nigerian rapper. Many of Blaqbonez songs become very popular and trendy online with a great number of streaming and downloads on Boomplay.

Emeka was born on 29 January 1996, to an Igbo family, and grew up exposed to the Yoruba and Urhobo culture in Nigeria.Blaqbonez hails from Imo state, a state in south-eastern Nigeria dominated by the Igbo tribe.

He grew up with his mother, a pastor, in a Yoruba and Urhobo mixed environment. He had his tertiary education at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), where he read an Engineering course.

Career
He was 13 years old when he discovered he could rap, and his journey into music was a result of happenstance. He self-discovered his talent while listening to the radio with his cousin, when the song of a 12-year-old rapper was played. His cousin liked the song and challenged Blaqbonez to come up with his own lyrics, since he liked criticizing rappers. A few minutes later, he had enough bars for a verse, and that was where it all began. His parents were not in support of his newfound hobby, and he secretly pursued his passion. While in school, he dropped his first project, Hip-Hop in Blaq, and participated in competitions.