Uniben rapper 'King_Payne' releases new collabo

"...Some say it's worth a Grammy!..."

King_Payne recently released his first single, titled 'A Thousand Miles', which featured MTN Project Fame's former contestant, Benjamin.

A music lover and prolific rapper, he started rapping at age 13, and is currently an undergraduate student of the University Of Benin, studying Mass Communication.

The song 'A thousand Miles' (download link) is a slow rap love song, and is his current collaboration, with over a thousand initial downloads.

Our crew got talking to him, and he had this to say:-

What's your name and your school and dept?

Daniel. Uniben. Mass comm.

So King Payne, what lead to your stage name?

Well,everyone grows up with their own fair share of issues. Payne rhymes with my motivation...pain.
And also my mentor...wayne.

Okay 'pain_wayne', what does music mean to you?

Music is me expressing myself, and
It gives me a sense of inner connection.

Does your music send a message?

Yes it does. Considering the ability to mix aggression with  poetry – Symbolic of New Age Rap music, – we send our message.

You intend to balance a career in music with your degree or just go all out ?

I intend to explore the combination of music with mass communication.

I'd like you to tell us about yourself....something you'd put in an essay..

Real name is Daniel N. M. ONYEMA, grew up in a family of three,i wish to one day win a Grammy I can dedicate to my loving mom, I started rap as young as 13, performed at talent hunts, worked on my first song last year

What's your favorite quote?

greatness is judged by the amount of secrets

What's the moral of the quote

The bigger you get the more skeletons you will have in your closet. if you don't have one or two secrets to success you have to keep, you haven't gotten big enough.

Is every secret a skeleton?

Metaphorically speaking.

Okay Daniel. People look forward to good music. You're in the game, so you should deliver.

Definitely.