{{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{infobox musical artist | name = Daddy Fresh | image = | caption = | birth_name = Innocent Michael Onyebuchi | birth_place = Lagos State, Nigeria | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1971}} | origin = Nigerian | instrument = Vocalist | occupation = Singer, musician | genre = Reggae | label = Fresh Recordz | website = }}
'''Daddy Fresh''' is a veteran Nigerian reggae singer from Abia state and was born in Lagos state Nigeria, Daddy Fresh started his musical career professionally in the mid-1980s. He was the founding member, leader, lead vocalist, and songwriter, of the group “DE Pretty Busy Boys” which comprises Daddy Showkey Cashman Davies and Sexy Pretty. He became famous in the late 1990s all over Nigeria. During this time, he was honored as the "King of the Ajegunle Musicians" for his innovation of a music genre known as galala or ghetto music. Ghetto music's development was not entirely his own, as it was also influenced by the work of Daddy Showkey and Baba Fryo.
His songs "Elerugbe erue", "Faka Fiki faka" and "Fiji fa" sold over 300 thousand units in Lagos state. Later, over 1 million of his songs were sold illegally by pirates at Alaba International Market.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thenet.ng/daddy-fresh-drops-new-single-my-okoso%e2%80%8e/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Daddy Fresh drops new single, 'My okoso' —Daddy Fresh |access-date=9 May 2015 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511020906/http://thenet.ng/2015/05/daddy-fresh-drops-new-single-my-okoso%E2%80%8E/ |archive-date=11 May 2015 |url-status=live |newspaper=The NET}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/daddy-fresh-im-back-put-things-right/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Daddy Fresh: DADDY FRESH I'm back to put things right|access-date=29 January 2017|newspaper=The Nation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/im-still-godfather-ajegunle-musicians-daddy-fresh-boasts/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title= I'm still godfather of all Ajegunle musicians — Daddy Fresh boasts |access-date=7 January 2017|newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/233089-nigerian-music-should-not-be-all-about-whine-your-waist-daddy-fresh.html/|title=Nigerian music should not be all about 'whine your waist' – Daddy Fresh |access-date=5 June 2017|newspaper=Premium Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/trekked-ajegunle-stadium-breakthrough-daddy-fresh/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=I trekked from Ajegunle to Stadium before my breakthrough— Daddy Fresh |newspaper=Vanguard|date=28 May 2016}}</ref>
In 2017, he once advised the new generation artistes that their songs should not always be about "whine your waist" and they should also avoid repetition of words and try to sing songs that would impact positively the nation's economy.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Our songs shouldn't be about 'whine-your-waist' alone, says Daddy Fresh|url=https://punchng.com/our-songs-shouldnt-be-about-whine-your-waist-alone-says-daddy-fresh/|access-date=2021-03-04|newspaper=The Punch|language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.discogs.com/artist/148981-Daddy-Fresh Daddy Fresh at discogs.com] * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQga3qz9-x8RvRPnbnYDTw Daddy Fresh's official channel]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Daddy Fresh}} Category:21st-century Nigerian male singers Category:Living people Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:1971 births Category:20th-century Nigerian male singers