Born Ifueko Ayomide Alonge, El Faco is a native of Lagos, Nigeria. An early beginner in the art of music, he began writing songs at the age of 8 and by the age of 10, had written his first play. Moving to London later on, he was heavily influenced by the Roc-A-Fella era, Mobb Deep and The L.O.X., as well as Neo-Soul and Afro-beat music. He started putting out music under BeMe Ent after meeting up and forging a friendship with rapper ‘Beazy’ (while in the UK), and created a buzz in the university circuit with songs like ‘Gimme That’, ‘Game on Lock’, and ‘Make Way’, among others. Now standing on his own (having created 3rd World Funk with partner T Quizzy), he hopes to step out and carve his own footprints in the sands of time.
With a flow and style like his, there’s no doubt he’ll be ranked amongst the Nigerian hip-hop heads soon. Though the tracks below are freestyles to tracks by Jay Z, I look forward to him dropping a culturally influenced track: a track fused with a tribal language or featuring an artist who can flow in such.
Listen to “I’m ill”
Listen to “Cuz I’m African”
Listen to “Talk Shit Freestyle”
Mirror Man Entertainment…Flaco’s gonna bring it home!! Phenomenon!!!
Looks good, sounds good. Highly surprised, pleasantly.