Eldee
Background information
Birth name	Lanre Dabiri
Also known as	The Don
Born	May 23
Origin	Zaria, Nigeria
Genre/s	Afro hip hop
Occupation/s	Rapper, producer
Instrument/s	Rapping
Years active	1998 - present
Label/s	Trybe Records
Associated acts	Trybesmen, Da Trybe

Eldee is the stage name for Lanre Dabiri. Eldee is a Nigerian rapper, music producer and a qualified architect. He studied Architecture at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is an original member of the band Trybesmen which was started in 1998 with rappers KB and Freestyle. He has been based in Atlanta, USA since 2002. May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Zaria or Zoria is the Slavic goddess of beauty, very popular in Eastern Slavic mythology. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Hip hop music has been popular in Africa since the early 1980s due to widespread American influence. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... Producer may refer to: Executive producer, supervises one or more producers Record producer, or music producer, in the music industry Theatrical producer, oversees the staging of theatre productions Film producer, oversees the making of movies Television producer, oversees the making of television programs Radio producer, oversees the making of a... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Popular West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg performing for the US Navy. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ...

See also

• African hip hop
• Nigerian hip hop
• Music of Nigeria

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External links

• Interview with Eldee
• I go yarn Video
• Listen to a clip of a Trybesmen single from the BBC Website
• Trybe Records