its been 5 years since
the late rapper Oladapo Olaitan
Olaonipekun, popularly known as Dagrin,
passed on after he was involved in
a ghastly motor accident.
The tragic accident which claimed his life
happened in the early hours on April 14,
2010 after his car collided with a
stationary trailer (heavy duty vehicle)
in front of Alakara Police Station, off
Agege Motor Road, Mushin, Lagos.
He was initially admitted at Tai Solarin
Hospital, Mushin before he was transferred
to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital,
(LUTH) Idi Araba, where doctors declared
him dead after serious efforts were made
to save his life.
The late rapper was admitted at the
Intensive Care Unit and operated upon, and
later moved to the private wing of the
hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Below are 10 things you may not know
about the rapper:
1) The Rapper attended Meiran community
primary school, Roseille Nursery and
Primary School, Meiran Community high
school and Egbado College.
2) Dagrin’s mother, Mrs. Olaonipekun, was
the second of his father’s three wives.
3) He was 22 years old when he died in a
car accident.
4) His father’s speech at the candle light
ceremony was the rap he did to the song
he was featured in by YQ, titled: ‘Efimile’
5) His car, Nissan Maxima, was a 2008
model and carried the number plate,
DAGRIN 03
6) His father’s nickname is Nelly. He has a
music store located at Meiran bus stop,
‘House of Nelly sounds’ store where he
used to stay before moving to Surulere.
During Childbirth
7) The late rapper’s body was brought into
the cemetery for burial in a black Ebony
Escalade Cadillac ESV 2007 model.
8) His Twitter ID was @Dagrinfimile,
Facebook was Dagrin fimilejo. He had
4,930 friends on Facebook.
9) The last time he logged on to twitter
was on Thursday April 8, 2010.
10) He got the nickname Barack O’Grin
from the remix song he did with General
Pype titled ‘Champion’.
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