Oyo-born veteran rapper, Lanre Fasasi popularly known as Sound Sultan, is dead.
Sound Sultan, whose father is from Iseyin town of Oyo State, was born November 27, 1976 and the fourth out of six children.
Weeks ago, Sound Sultan was admitted with throat cancer in the United States of America.
It was gathered that the artist had commenced chemotherapy in one of the hospitals in the country.
Chemotherapy is an aggressive form of chemical drug therapy meant to destroy rapidly growing cells in the body. Itās usually used to treat cancer, as cancer cells grow and divide faster than other cells.
Sound Sultanās career in show business started in the 1990s, when he hosted shows to raise money for studio sessions.
By 1999, he had won numerous local talent-hunt shows. He released his first single āJagbajantisā in 2000, which was a hit in Nigeria.
After independently releasing other singles and featuring in hit songs of other artists, he was signed by Kennis Music.
Sound Sultan began a working relationship with Wyclef Jean when featured alongside 2face Idibia and Faze on āProud to be Africanā from Wyclefās Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101 album.
In 2012, it was announced that Sound Sultan was made a UN Ambassador for Peace for his exemplary lifestyle and career.
In 2015, Sound Sultan released the rap single āRememberā after a long absence from the music scene.