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A PROFILE OF GENIUZz!!
Manji zakka deyin (born November 9, 1987), better known by his stage name GENIUZz! Is a Nigerian rapper, singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Geniuzz began making music at a young age. After performing in various musical venues in his hometown, he decided to pursue a musical career after graduating from high school. Early life and beginnings GENIUZz was born Manji zakka deyin and raised in the Alheri neighborhood of jos, plateau state of Nigeria, by parents  zakka and Rahila deyin deshi, both  of ngas decent. Both parents are from pankshin local government of plateau state. GENIUZz is first of the two sons of the family. From a young age, GENIUZz was mimicking and performing songs by André 3000, Eminem, Dr Dre, Buju banton, Michael Jackson, will-I-am of the black eyed Pease, listening to Yanni and Enya and a lot of rock, hip-hop and pop music. At the age of 14 Geniuzz started writing rhymes, songs, and poems of his own and started performing within his neighborhood at locally organized shows and to friends. He joined the youth choir in his local church and at school he was in a group known as the “Heavenly collabos” that performed twice every week. After graduating from high school (st. John’s college Jos), Geniuzz started pursuing his music career even before college. He started recording at studio one where he met with friend and producer suka Andrew. They both worked together, recording and performing solo projects at several shows in and around Jos. During those years Geniuzz got a chance to work with more prominent artistes in Jos and gained more experience. In early 2007, suka and Geniuzz moved to sound edge recording studios where He got a chance to record and perform more at various shows within and outside Jos. Late 2008 was the year that saw Geniuzz and suka move to firstwave studios in Jos. Geniuzz performed solo until early 2009 when he joined a movement known as “So-so nija” where he performed as a group and solo. About a year later, he joined another movement known as FABB, which had musicians as Traze and Bezalel inclusive till date. Musical style Geniuzz basically calls his style of music as “Funk soul”, which is multicultural in nature. His music has been noted for displaying a wide variety of styles and influences, such as hip hop, reggae, rock music, pop, soul and R&B. his role models such as André 3000, will-I-am, Lauren hill, Wyclef jean and Buju banton have greatly influenced his style of music. GENIUZZ who sing-raps is described by many as a unique and versatile artiste which gave rise to his name “THE GENIUZZ” which he adopted as his stage name. CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS. Geniuzz has over the years recorded and performed many songs most of which were features. In 2009 he recorded alongside Traze, Bezalel and Suka a song “We will rise” dedicated to victims of the Jos crisis and Haiti earth quake that became rhythm hit song of the week for two weeks, number one on the J-town chart topers for six weeks and enjoyed airplays around the country. Geniuz has also been featured on several albums and mix tapes, prominent of which is the mix tape by kahli Abdu titled “ministry of corruption (m.o.c)” which got a review on mtv base, ucee-black’s work and play album featuring on two tracks. He has also worked alongside artiste such as queensley, christen, jammal, motech, G.R.I.P, juze of the faculty, jake micstar, the invasion, kunnem, and a host of others. Of recent Geniuzz recorded a single “I LOVE HER” with FABB, which is toping charts around the country. Geniuz has received several awards locally including the award for the best song of the year and the best artiste of the year by St. john’s college for the song “WHAT WILL YOU DO”, artiste of the year by zoology department of university of jos in 2011. He was awarded the most promising artiste of the year by sound edge studios in 2008. He has also received nominations for several awards. Insert non-formatted text here Insert non-formatted text here