We bring to you today a countdown of the top ten notable breakups in the Nigerian music industry  climaxing with the most recent- that of evervone’s beloved Mohits crew.  10 Remedies- Comprising of the talented trio of rapper cum singer Eedris Abdu!kareem, Tony Tetuila  and  Eddy Remedy,  this was one of the groups thatdefined the style now known as “Naija Hip Hop”. The  Remedies was formed in 1997 and hitsongs like “shakarno” and “omoge” endeared them to millions of  people all over West Africa. The group split up in 1999 when the henchman of the crew, Eedris  Abdulkareern decided to launch a solo career.

Eedris Abdulkareem’s solo career started off to glistening start with the release of 3 successful albums  with the Kennis Music label-imprint between 2002 and 2004. His fortunes however took a downturn :n  1004 after a fracas with the American r per 50 cent His subsequent album “King is Back” was released  on his La Creme record label and he still has a visible presence on the naija music scene.

Tony Tetuila also did very well on his own with smash hit songs like “om ode meta”, I’m in love with 2  Nomen” and “my car” which became a street  sensation. He has 5 albums to date.  The third member of the group Eddy Remedy was ‘unfortunately not able to kick-start a successful solo  career. He has an album “Leave Eddy Alone” to his credit,  plantashun Boyz- This defunct group of 3 comprising of 2face, Faze and BlackFace needs no  introduction, especially as one of them- Zface- has gone on to become a legend of African contemporary  music. They released two albums, Body and Soul(2000) and Sold Out(2003) before going their separate  ways in 2004.  2face has since gone on to release 4 multiple award winning albums (Face 2 Face (2004), Grass 2 Grace  (2006), The Unstoppable (2008) and The Unstoppable International Edition in 2010, bag numerous  prestigious awards and nominations and become anIcon of Nigerian and African Music all over the  world.

Faze has released three albums since- Faze Alone (2004), “Independent” which spawned several hit  singles in 2006 and Originality (2008).

BlackFace has only one album to his credit. He also co-wrote 2face’s breakthrough single- African queen.  The Plantasr.un Boyz collaborated on a reunion album titled “Plan B” in 2007.

8 Maintain-The trio of Olu, Tolu and Bamo came to national prominence on the back of hit songs like “I “catch cold”’and “Nibo la wa gbe 10”. After six albums between 1998 and 2004, the group split up after the exit of Olu in 2005.  Olu Maintain went on to release two albums- “Yahooze/Maintain Reloaded” a successful effort which  spawned the mega hit single, “Yahooze” and Kentro World(2009).  Big Barno released a well-received album “popotiti” but since seems to have taken a leave from  recording music.

Except from occasionally featuring in a few songs Tolu has not had a significant solo career since the  breakup of Maintain.

7 Eedris Abdulkareem and Kennis Music- The then number one Naija artiste parted ways with the  premier record label after the 2004 scuffle between Eedris and 50 cent and it marked a significant  change in the artiste’s career. The artiste released his fourth album on his own La Creme imprint but  has subsequently signed back with Kennis Music.

6 2face and,ICennis Music- After a mutually beneficial relationship that gave birth to 2 award winning  ‘albums, 2faceteft  Kennis Music without much ado in 2008. He has his own record label- Hypertek  Entertainment.

5 Kelly Handsome and …. You Know Already J- Kelly Handsome came to national prominence with the  release of his chart topping hit single Maga in 2007. “Mr. Maga” left Kennis Music amidst a lot of  controversy in 2010 and he has even been said to swear that he will never forgive Kenny Ogungbe and  Dayo Adeneye, the Kennis Music top men although he later tendered an apology. He released only one  album (Too much money in 2008) on the Kennis records imprint.

4 9ice and Id Cabasa- Not too long after the release of platinum selling album “Gongo Aso” in 2007,  9ice and longtime friend and producer Id Cabasa fell out due to settlement and payment issues. Basorun Gaa” does not seems to have been slowed down by this as he has within a short while built up his own record label, released 3 successful albums and has even signed a few upcoming acts as well.