Basketmouth Explained

Basketmouth
Native Name Lang:Igbo
Birth Name:Bright Okpocha
Birth Date:14 September 1978
Birth Place:Lagos State, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Education:Degree Holder
Alma Mater:University of Benin (UNIBEN)
Active:2000–present

Bright Okpocha (born 14 September 1978 in Lagos State), better known by his stage name Basketmouth, is a Nigerian comedian and actor. He has organized popular stand-up comedy concerts like Basketmouth Uncensored across the globe.

Basketmouth hosted a comedy challenge on Instagram, called the #TwoThingsChallenge which sparked an uproar from fans, after a young fan posted a video of him saying obscene things relating to sex, with a child in close view in the video.[1]

He was a producer of "Ghana Jollof".[2]

Biography

Early life

Bright Okpocha was born in Lagos State but hails from Abia State, Nigeria. He completed his primary and secondary school in Apapa, Lagos and moved on to the University of Benin, Edo State to study for a degree in Sociology and Anthropology. He discovered his skill in drumming in 1991 followed by taking up rapping in 1994. He then formed a group named "Da Psychophats" which had 7 members and they started going for performances and rapping in 1995, although they broke up before releasing any songs. He went on to form another rap group known as "Da Oddz" with his brother Godwin and Muyiwa Ola-Phillips: they performed a couple of shows but didn't break through as their brand of rap was not accepted in Nigeria.[3]

Education

Bright completed his primary and secondary school education in Apapa (Lagos, Nigeria) and then moved on to pursue a degree at the University of Benin where he studied sociology and anthropology with his brother Godwin.[4]

Appearances

In 2000, Basketmouth appeared in Lagbaja music video titled Gra Gra.

In 2005 and 2006, Basketmouth won the National Comedy Award and the awards for Best Stand-up Comedian of the Year.[5] He was nominated in the 2021 maiden edition of The Humour Awards Academy alongside fellow comedian Mr Funny.[6]

Basketmouth appears in the Africa Magic show "My Flatmates" (2016).[7] [8]

Basketmouth recently hosted Nigerian Billionaire Femi Otedola in his home.[9]

In December 2020, he started his comedy web series titled "Papa Benji".[10]

Music

He launched a record label Barons World Entertainment in 2014.[11]

He released a highlife album titled Yabasi' as a soundtrack for the movie 'Papa Benji' in November 2020. The album featured artists like Ladipoe, BOJ, The Cavemen, Bez, Waje, Duncan Mighty, Flavour and Phyno under Nigerian indigenous record label Freeme Music.[12]

In 2022, he released the album titled Horoscope, which features guests artiste, Johnny Drille, Simi, M.I Abaga, Buju, Peruzzi, Oxlade, Reekado Banks, Flaz, Magnito, Illbliss, Dremo, and Flavour.

In May and December 2022, he produced music for Nigerian singers, Aṣa[13] and Adekunle Gold[14] respectively, under his Barons World Entertainment imprint.

Basketmouth confirmed that he would be releasing his third studio album, titled Uburu, in October 2023.[15]

Filmography

Basketmouth has made plans and been reported to have made a short film Confession of a Bandit and has acted in the short movie as Agent Gburugburu with his mates taking on the other parts in order to make the movie complete.[16]

In 2022, he featured in the hugely successful, Nollywood cinematic movie, The Brotherhood alongside Falz, OC Ukeje and Tobi Bakre.[17]

Discography

Studio albums

Personal life

In November 2010, Basketmouth married his longtime girlfriend Elsie in Lagos, Nigeria.[18] They have three children together.[19] In December 2022, Basketmouth announced via his official Instagram account that he and his wife were getting a divorce after twelve years of being married.[20]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Basketmouth arrested in the UK . 2013-11-22 . MTVBase . MTVBase . 2013-11-22.
  2. Web site: BellaNaija.com. 2021-07-16. Superstar Comedian Basketmouth serves "Ghana Jollof" – Here's How You can Audition for the Showmax Original. 2021-08-11. BellaNaija. en-US.
  3. Web site: Comedian BASKETMOUTH Full Biography,Life And News. 19 July 2015 . 10 August 2016 . T.I.N. Magazine. .
  4. Web site: Basketmouth's Book: Before I Write A Book Part 2 . 2014-08-02 . Informationng . Informationng . 2014-08-02.
  5. Web site: What Did Basketmouth Do Wrong? . 2014-01-10 . Leadership . Abisola Alawode & Jumoke Rufus . 2014-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223221104/http://leadership.ng/entertainment/311317/what-did-basketmouth-do-wrong . 2014-02-23 . dead .
  6. Web site: vanguardngr.com. 2021-10-06. The Humour Awards Academy releases nomination list-Vanguard. 2021-11-09. Vanguard. en-US.
  7. News: Basketmouth's new sitcom 'My Flatmates' premiers on AfricaMagic. 2017-03-23. InfoNubia. 2017-08-05. en-US.
  8. Web site: 2021-07-18. Why my kids don't attend my shows — Basketmouth. 2021-08-11. Punch Newspapers. en-US.
  9. Web site: Basketmouth Hosts Billionaire, Femi Otedola in His Home – Premium Times International . 2018-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180731153655/https://premiumtimesinternational.com/2018/07/22/basketmouth-hosts-billionaire-femi-otedola-in-his-home/ . 2018-07-31 . dead .
  10. Web site: It's Finally Here! Watch the First Episode of Basketmouth's Comedy Series "Papa Benji". 2020-12-14. BellaNaija. BNTV. 2021-02-18.
  11. Web site: 2014-09-08. Basket Mouth Launches Record Label, Sign Younger Brother. 2021-02-03. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
  12. Web site: 2020-11-20. Basketmouth drops star-studded compilation project, 'Yabasi'. 2021-02-03. The Native. en-US.
  13. Web site: 2020-04-15. Asa Live in Lagos. 2022-12-28. Thisday Newspaper. en-US.
  14. Web site: 2022-12-13. Basketmouth Is The Latest Star To Cover TheWill Downtown Magazine. 2022-12-28. BellaNaija. en-US.
  15. Web site: 2023-08-31 . Basketmouth confirms title and release date of third studio album . 2023-09-03 . NotjustOk . en-US.
  16. Web site: Tv. Bn. 2021-05-04. Basketmouth's Short Film "The Confession Of A Bandit" is so Hilarious Watch. 2021-05-28. BellaNaija. en-US.
  17. Web site: 2022-09-23. ‘The Brotherhood’ features Falz, Basketmouth, Sam Dede, others. 2022-12-27. ThisDayLive. en-US.
  18. Web site: 2010-11-06. First Pictures From Basketmouth’s Wedding!. 2022-12-27. TheNETNg. en-US.
  19. Web site: 2022-12-25. Comedian Basketmouth Missing in the Cut As Wife Elsie Releases Family Christmas Photo With Their Children . 2022-12-27. Legit.ng. en-US.
  20. Web site: 2022-12-23. Comedian, Basketmouth, announces marriage crash. 2022-12-27. Vanguard NGR. en-US.
  21. News: Queen Osas, best actress, AMVCA 2022. The Cable NG . 2022-12-28.