YQ is one of the artists I saw perform at the 2009 NRC reunion! At this event, I had the pleasure of watching him entertain and work the crowd as he performed his hit single and award nominated song: Efimile.

YQ, born Yakubu Jubril, started out singing as a part of a group named QKrest which he formed with his former partner: Krest-up. This group had a huge hit titled: “Fire dance”. However, members of the group went their separate ways shortly after the release of this song. Nonetheless, this didn’t stop the now twenty-six year old artist from pursuing his dreams.

YQ, an amazing crooner, has a great deal of style ranging from R & B to Reggae. Currently signed to 2Koncept entertainment group, his single “Efimile” featuring Da Grin helped propel him back into pop stardom after his brief hiatus from the limelight. Like many other fans out there, I await the drop of his album! This new album has been creating a lot of buzz and features other artists such as Durella, Buzzman, Da Grin and Krest-up amongst others. YQ is also featured on songs such as “Area” by M.I and “Wine your Tinkolo” by Dampte.

When it comes to being a musician, dropping hot records is great, but being an awesome performer is also very important. Having seen YQ in concert this summer where he co-headlined the main concert of the NRC reunion with one of his musical influences, Mike Okri, I can definitely vouch that he is a great performer. He had everybody on their feet, sang every word to his songs ( no lip-syncing), and kept his energy level up throughout the show. I must also add that he did all of this without a hype-man! The guy is good!!!!

YQ has numerous bangers that have been released and he is constantly working on bringing out new ones with his most recent single titled “Money can’t buy me love”. As he continues to make hit records, either by himself or as a featured artist, I can only watch out for this award nominated artist, listen to his songs and move my body to the beautiful rhythm and underlying beats. He’s definitely one artist to watch out for!

I REP YQ!

Listen to his most recent single: “Money can’t buy me love”

Listen to the award nominated hit song: “Efimile” ft. Da Grin

Listen to his collaboration with M.I: Area

Listen to my personal favorite collaboration with YQ: “Wine your Tinkolo” by Dampte ft. YQ

For more information on YQ, visit his Myspace page at www.myspace.com/yqefimile

You may also join his fan page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=22982073292&ref=search

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