Veteran rapper who used to go by the name ‘Freestyle Tha Shogun Essien’ but now goes by the name ‘Mista Styles’ is a renowned Nigerian artiste who was a member of the defunct African Hip-Hop group, ‘The Trybesmen’. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Afrobeats and was featured in the Netflix docu-series, ‘AFROBEATS: THE BACK STORY’. While he was a member of The Trybesmen, the group made evergreen classics such as ‘Asiko Laye’, ‘Shake Bodi’, ‘Whether You Like Am’, ‘Plenty Nonsense’ among others.
After leaving the group, Mista Styles went on to release a solo album called ‘Free At Last’ in 2006. The album featured collaborations with legendary artistes such as 2Face Idibia, Sasha, and Blaise. It was this album that clinched a victory for him at THE HEADIES Awards in 2007, where he won the BEST RAP ALBUM category.
Mista Styles has now made a smashing return to the Nigerian music scene with his latest
single, ‘Good Life’. The song is a timely reminder of the fact that life is transient and fleeting.
Mista Styles places necessary emphasis on the importance of living life at your own pace,
and living life to the fullest.
The icon has always delivered with catchy lyrics and this track is no different as we can see
a virtuoso display of his outstanding talent as well as musical skills. For everyone who
needed a refresher course on his musical prowess, Mista Styles is back! We are sure this
tune would remain in the heads and hearts of listeners for a long time.
