Badou Nyang aka BQ Ifada, born in 1984 in the Gambia, attended a French school in Banjul, the Gambia. Moved to Sokone, Senegal, where he continues his education. BQ also attended Dutch Pop Academy (University SKVR Music School), music school in Rotterdam (Holland) in 2007.

BQ Ifada started his singing carrier at an early age of 14 years old. BQ had also recorded and perform with different rap groups and artists from the Gambia, Senegal, Spain, Jamaica, USA, Holland, Belgium, Brazil to name a few countries. 

His singing style and power of lyrics represents a unique talent. He uses a heavy rap flow mixed with dance hall and reggae with his sweet voice full of emotion. BQ has emerged from a high quality work combining music research and street experiences. He also gets a strong spiritual, mystical and emotional site.

BQ released his first mixtape titled “DA RISING TIME” in mid 2008 which he was selling at gigs and on the streets

BQ Ifada's talent hasn't gone unrecognised at the Dutch Pop Academy (University SKVR Music School) 

Kisean Anderson, best known by the stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican-American reggae fusion rapper and songwriter. Known for his dark lyrics, Kingston won the 2007 MOBO award for Best Reggae Act and a Teen Choice award for Best R&B track. Born in Florida, Kingston grew up in Jamaica with his grandfather, reggae producer Lawrence “Jack Ruby” Lindo. In 2007 at the age of 17, Kingston was discovered on Myspace by Tommy Rotem, of Britney Spears and 50 Cent fame, who signed Kingston with Beluga Heights Records. In a joint venture between Sony, Epic Records and Koch Records, Kingston released his first single, “Beautiful Girl”. It was an instant success, reaching number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 and topping international charts. His next single, “Me Love”, released at number one in Australia. Later that same year, Kingston toured with Gwen Stefani and Beyoncé as an opening act. The collection of singles was released as his self-titled first album later that year. In 2009, Kingston released his second album, “Tomorrow” with Lady Gaga, produced by RedOne. The single “Fire Burning” debuted at #5 on Billboard while “Face Drop” climbed to #61. In 2010, he joined the UK group Sugarbabies to record “Miss Everything” and was featured on Bow Wow’s single “For My Hood”. Over the next two years, Kingston released multiple singles featuring guest appearances from T-Pain, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Akon and Dr. Dre. He appeared on Justin Bieber’s single “Eenie Meenie” and his cover of “Pretty Boy Swag” and “Billionaire”. In 2011, Kingston released his free online mixtape “Kings of Kong” which featured Akon, Soulja Boy and Justin Bieber. His most recent album, 2012’s “Back 2 Life”, peaked at number 33 on the R&B Album charts and #52 on Billboard’s Hot 100. The single “Beat It” with Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa reach number 17 on Hot R&B charts.

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