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''Everybody Loves Ice Prince'' (stylized as ''E.L.I'') is the debut studio album by Nigerian recording artist Ice Prince, released by Chocolate City on October 9, 2011. The album was recorded in 2010. The Abaga brothers, Jude and Jesse, worked to produce the album along with Audu Maikori, Yahaya Maikori and Paul Okeugo, among others. The album featured several guest appearances from Wizkid, Tuface Idibia and Brymo, the latter of whom is featured on the lead single "Oleku". The album is predominantly Naija Hip hop in genre, but incorporates elements of other musical styles such as dancehall and afrobeat. It was the most anticipated Nigerian release of 2011, as Ice Prince had collected a huge amount of popularity from his singles "Oleku" and "Superstar". ''Everybody Loves Ice Prince'' received mixed reviews from music critics who thought it was a generally good album, but did not live up to the hype surrounding it, seeing as it was the most anticipated Nigerian release of 2011. ==Background and recording== Ice Prince got signed to the Chocolate City in 2009. He spent the next year featuring on the tracks of other artists, including Naeto C and Banky W.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Music: YQ Feat. M.I, eLDee, Naeto C, Ice Prince & Banky W )〕 In the meanwhile, behind the scenes, he was working on his debut album with labelmates Brymo, M.I and Jesse Jagz. On June 8, 2011, with the release of "Oleku", Ice prince started gaining recognition in Nigeria.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=12 Albums To Buy In 2011 )〕 "Oleku" was met with great reception and created great anticipation behind Ice Prince's debut album.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Music video for Oleku - Ice Prince ft Brymo )〕 Work on the album continued into 2011. On April 22, 2011, the second single from the album was released. "Superstar" received radio airplay but was not as successful as "Oleku".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BN Bytes: Everybody Loves Ice Prince! – Album Drops 9-10-11 )〕 On September 9, 2011, Ice Prince and Chocolate City announced the album's title and release date.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ice Prince To Release Debut Album, Oct 9 )〕 After the death of his mother, Ice Prince received an outpouring of love and support from his fans. In writing the album, Ice Prince wanted to create a work that would not let his fans down after all they had done for him.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Why everybody loves Ice Prince – Ice Prince )〕 Days before the release, the album was known simply as ''E.L.I.'', and the full title was kept under wraps.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ice Prince's Album E.L.I. Drops 10/09/11 )〕 There was much speculation as to what ''E.L.I.'' might stand for until Chocolate City announced that it was an acronym for ''Everybody Loves Ice Prince''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EVERYBODY LOVES ICE PRINCE )〕 When asked in an interview with the ''Nigerian Tribune'' how he came about the title, Ice Prince replied: "At first, I wanted to name the album after the street I used to live in Jos but when I lost my mother, ‘the mad love’ I got from everybody around the world made me change it to ''Everybody Loves Ice Prince''".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=I wear caps to cover my big head - Ice prince )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Everybody Loves Ice Prince」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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