Ice Prince

Ice Prince, born Panshak Zamani, is a Nigerian rapper who rose to prominence in the early 2010s as one of the key figures of the Nigerian hip-hop scene alongside acts associated with the Chocolate City label. He built his name on a fusion of rap with Afrobeats-influenced hooks and rhythms, delivering witty, laid-back verses over club-friendly production, which helped bring hip-hop closer to the mainstream pop audience in Nigeria and across West Africa.

His breakout single «Oleku», featuring Brymo, became a defining anthem of the era and helped establish the template for Nigerian rap crossing into pop territory. He followed it with further hits and collaborations with major West African artists, cementing his standing as one of the most recognizable voices to emerge from Nigeria's hip-hop boom of the 2010s.

Ice Prince's catalogue reflects the broader evolution of Nigerian popular music during that period, as rap, Afrobeats and pop increasingly blended into a distinct regional sound, and he remains regarded as one of the artists who helped popularize that fusion on a continental scale.