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A-Q
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Bio
A-Q, born Gilbert Bani, is a Nigerian rapper and songwriter. He started writing lyrics at a young age, signed his first record deal in 2001 with Big Leaf Records, and released his first single, "(W)rap Nigeria", in 2004. A-Q took a break from music to finish his education and returned in 2010 with a record label, Hustle Inc. He's won multiple awards for his music. A-Q left Chocolate City record label in 2020 and set up a music incubator for African artists.
Discography
Albums8
God's Engineering 2
God's Engineering 22023 • AlbumTracks: 11
Ethos
Ethos2022 • AlbumTracks: 10
Behold the Lamb
Behold the Lamb2022 • AlbumTracks: 10
Golden
Golden2021 • AlbumTracks: 7
God's Engineering
God's Engineering2020 • AlbumTracks: 11
Crowns
Crowns2018 • AlbumTracks: 10
Blessed Forever
Blessed Forever2017 • AlbumTracks: 11
Rose
Rose2016 • AlbumTracks: 18
EPs1
The Live Report
The Live Report2020 • EPTracks: 6
Singles9
Family
Family2023 • SingleTracks: 1
Hmmm... -D.O.A
Hmmm... -D.O.A2019 • SingleTracks: 1
God's Work
God's Work2019 • SingleTracks: 1
-Ve
-Ve2019 • SingleTracks: 1
Shaking Tables
Shaking Tables2018 • SingleTracks: 1
Don't Let the Devil Use You
Don't Let the Devil Use You2018 • SingleTracks: 1
The PVC Story
The PVC Story2018 • SingleTracks: 1
Jazzman
Jazzman2017 • SingleTracks: 1
MMM
MMM2016 • SingleTracks: 1
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