African Celebrities: Ice Prince

Panshak Zamani better known by his stage name Ice Prince is a Nigerian hip hop recording artist best known for winning the 2009 Hennessy Artistry as well as for his song "Oleku". Ice Prince was born on October 30, 1986 in the city of Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. He attended St. Murumba College. He also attended the Science Tutorial College in Jos, Nigeria.

In 1998, he began writing rap songs and started performing them at social events held at his school. It was not until 2001 that he began going to studios to record. In 2002, he got together with a couple of friends and formed a group called the " Ecomog Squad". They had few performances as a group and split a year later. Ice Prince lost his dad in 1999 and it was his mum that taking care of him until she died too.

In 2004, he conneceted with M.I, Jesse Jagz, Ruby, Lindsey, Eve, Taz, and together they became what is now known today as the "Loopy Crew".

In 2004, Ice Prince also released his debut single "Extraordinary".