Nigerian star singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi popularly known as Sound Sultan is dead.
His in a statement signed by Dr. Kayode Fasasi, announced the death of the 44 years old celebrity on Sunday saying he died after a “hard fought battle with “angioimmunoblastic t-cell lymphoma”, a rare form of cancer.
The younger brother of another star musician, Dare Fasasi a.k.a. Baba Dee, Sound Sultan, is survived by his wife, three children and his siblings.
In May, the story broke that Sound Sultan was battling throat cancer in the United States of America, but the story was debunked by close family members who said that although he was ill, but he didn’t have cancer. The artiste had also given hope to his numerous fans following a post he made on his Instagram page on Fathers’ Day.
Sound Sultan’s career in show business started in the 1990s, when he hosted shows to raise money for studio sessions.
By 1999, he had won numerous local talent-hunt shows. He released his first single “Jagbajantis” in 2000, which was a hit in Nigeria.
After independently releasing other singles and featuring in hit songs of other artists, he was signed by Kennis Music.
Sound Sultan began a working relationship with Wyclef Jean when featured alongside 2face Idibia and Faze on “Proud to be African” from Wyclef’s Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101 album.
In 2012, it was announced that Sound Sultan was made a UN Ambassador for Peace for his exemplary lifestyle and career.
In 2015, Sound Sultan released the rap single “Remember” after a long absence from the music scene.
After the fallout of the African Basketball League, he joined forces with the organisers of the Continental Basketball League to become a team owner of Lagos City Stars (the 2017 champions) and a facilitator of the league entertainment.