User:Babanla9ja/Ruben stunner

Bio
Oladele Odusina (born Nov 17, 1979) better known by the stage name Ruben Stunner is an American rapper/ Nigerian rapper from North Oakland, Oakland, California and a member of Livewire Records ran by J Stalin. He is also the Owner of Livewire Naija(slang for Nigeria) a division of Livewire Records based solely in Lagos, Nigeria West Africa. Ruben Stunner name plays on the American Idol Star Ruben Studdard. They are similar in looks and size but Stunner is no gospel singer at best. He would be classified more as an American Street Hood Idol.

Life and Career
Ruben Stunner was born in the United States to an African-American mother and a Nigerian father. Therefore, in Nigerian custom the land from whence your father came is your land. So Ruben Stunner’s origin is Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria. In 2006 after his release from San Quentin State Penitentiary Stunner was going to a Studio in West Oakland, California called the Sound Wave. There he meet with West Oakland native and Chairman of Livewire Records Shady Nate. From there it was history he was signed to the elite independent music record label Livewire. They did shows every weekend all over the west coast. Stunner was on parole and not allowed at the time to travel 50 miles form his home location. That would not stop him from acquiring his dream. You would catch him at venues in Las Vegas, Seattle, Denver, Los Angeles, Fresno, Sacramento, Oklahoma, wherever Livewire the Gang was touring he was along. He also credits Livewire for keeping him focused on the right track on his 3 year parole term no violations.

Travel to Nigeria
In 2009 Ruben Stunner decided to go back to his roots and travel to Nigeria. There he saw there was a huge hip hop scene which is called Afro Hip Hop! He watched the MTV Africa Music Awards and realized that he can be home in the Motherland doing the thing he best love, making good music. So he formed Livewire Naija a multi-talent group full of hungry Nigerians out of Oshodi-Isolo, Lagos that does everything from sing, rap and produce! Ruben Stunner is the first rapper to future the great King Sunny Adé on a song. Stunner is known to rap over Jùjú music afrobeat and highlife types of music that separates him from his following Nigerian rap artist that are focused more on Americanized beats. He also occasionally throws in Nigerian Pidgin English with a mixture of Yoruba to pay homage to his home.