Ogun

Ogun is a group from Liverpool, in the United Kingdom, active since 2002. The act is listed as a thrash band, although the available biography describes a Baltimore hip-hop artist profile and names Ogun as a Baltimore native who performs as a solo rapper under the name Ogun.

Early formation and later work

According to the biography, Ogun starts making music in high school with three friends in a group called Circle. Circle performs at talent shows and community events and also receives airplay on several college radio stations before eventually breaking up over creative differences.

After that split, Ogun joins the Baltimore Rites of Passage Kollective, an international youth-mentoring organisation, where he says he finds his musical direction and adopts the name Ogun, described there as meaning the spirits of truth and war. He also becomes a core member of the hip-hop group Rites of Passage.

Style and reputation

The biography presents Ogun as an artist known for crowd control, live energy, delivery and an aggressive performance style. It also says his music develops a following across different age groups and backgrounds.

Collaborations, appearances and coverage

He shares stages with and opens for KRS-1, Common, Nice & Smooth, Poor Righteous Teachers, Tracey Lee and The Last Poets. His music is also said to appear on national radio, internet radio, Baltimorehiphop.com and many mixtapes in the Mid-Atlantic region. The biography adds that he receives favourable coverage in The Baltimore Afro-American, The Final Call, Music Monthly, The Baltimore Sun and The Baltimore Times, and that his music reaches audiences in France, Germany and Japan.

Discography note

The available text refers to an extensive catalogue of music, but does not list specific releases.