Mr. Classiq Biography
Mr. Classiq born Shamsuddeen Mohammed Sallau, is a
Nigerian hip hop recording artist and actor. He was born on 08 October 1998 in
the city of Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria. While
residing in Jalingo, he attended Gov’t Science School. He also attended the Federal
Polytechnic, Bali.
In 2003, he began writing Rap songs and started performing them
at social events held at his school. It was not until 2007 that he began going
to studios to record.
In 2009, he got together with a couple of friends and formed a
group called the “Pineapple Stars”. They had few performances as a group and
split a year later.
In 2010, he connected with S. Zaman, Whizzamaneey, Boda, S.B, Saleem,
Emzy Fleks, and together they became what is now known today as the “Y.E.S
Crew”.
He rose to fame after releasing “Babaah”, one of Nigeria’s most
remixed songs of all time. He won the 2011 Hennessy Artistry Club Tour.
His achievements include one BET Award, one Ghana Music Award,
three The Headies Awards, two Nigeria Entertainment Awards and two Channel O
Music Video Awards.
His debut studio album, Everybody Loves Mr. Classiq, was
released in 2012. It was supported by the singles “Babaah”, “Sensation”, “Boss”
and “Magician”.
In 2013, Mr. Classiq released Fire of Presh Dee as his second
studio album. The album contained the singles “I Love U”, “More”, “Beaf” and “I
Swear”.
Mr. Classiq is currently signed to Yaran Emir Side (Y.E.S). On 1
June 2015, Mr. Classiq was announced as the new Vice President of Yaran Emir
Side (Y.E.S).
During an interview with Abbas Gayu, Mr.
Classiq was asked to summarise his story. He said “I started out in Jalingo in
a group called Pineapple Stars. We used to rap and sing together. The group
split up after a few years and after that, That was about the time Gayu moved
back to Jalingo and we became friends, we became family, we started living
together, started making music together. I had a song that made it to Number 1
in Jalingo, that was when I started getting more attention. Then I got admitted
into Federal Polytechnic of Bali to study Computer Science.”
Mr. Classiq – Mr. Classiq Girlfriend
Mr. Classiq has a Girl Friend named Rahama (Queen). In an
interview with the Nigerian Tribune, the rapper said he dated (Queen) when he
first relocated to Jalingo.
Mr. Classiq Religion
He is a Muslim. He once in a facebook post posted, “Happy
Ramadan to all the Muslim Brothers and Sisters! Love and God be with us”
Mr. Classiq Albums
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Everbody Loves Mr. Classiq 2011
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Fire of Presh Dee 2013
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Jalingo To The World 2016
Mr. Classiq Songs
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I Swear
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Particula
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Boss
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Magician (feat. J Boda & Yung L)
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