Speed Darlington

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Birth name| Darlington Okoye
Also known as|

* Scorpion King
* Akpi
* Irregular speedometer

Born| Imo State, Nigeria
Origin| Arondizuogu, Imo State
Genres|

*     * Afrobeats
* African popular music
* Hip hop music
* Rapping

Occupation(s)|

* Musician
* Songwriter
* Dancer

Instruments| Vocals

Darlington Okoye popularly known as Speed Darlington is a Nigerian musician, songwriter, and dancer.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Discography
* 3.1 Selected singles
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Early life[edit]

Speed Darlington[2] was born in a village called Arondizuogu in Ideato North Local government areas of Nigeria of Imo state.[3] He was born in a family[4] of Pericoma Okoye who is his (father) and Queen Theresa Onuorah who is his (mother).[5] Speed Darlington started with his Imo state culture dance known as Egedege Dance from childhood from the influence of his parents who are also a Igbo culture singer and then started singing[6] at adulthood.[7]

## Career[edit]

Speed Darlington[8] became well known after releasing songs and his activities[9] on social media[10] especially on instagram[11] for his controversial[12] content some people also see as comedy[13] with the phrase “bang da dadang”.[14]

## Discography[edit]

### Selected singles[edit]

Year  | Song Title  | Album Details

|
|

2017  | Bangdadadang!  |
2018  | Cash & Carry  |
2019  | In love with my hand (Featuring) Zlatan  |
2019  | Akamu  |
2020  | In Eko  |
2021  | Ogiriga Owuwa  |
2022  | Diaspora Fund$  |

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "Artiste laments paying N1.7m for N17,150 fuel in Lagos". The Punch newspaper. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
2. ↑ "Speed Darlington For BBNaija?". tribuneonline newspaper. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
3. ↑ "Benin Girls Are Not Fun, They Complain A Lot- Speed Darlington". Independent newspaper. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
4. ↑ "Speed Darlington Accuses His Sister's Husband Of Brutalizing Her". Independent newspaper. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
5. ↑ "7 Reasons Why We Simply Cannot Ignore Speed Darlington". Bella Naija. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
6. ↑ "WIZKID INVITED TO JOIN SPEED ON THE REMIX OF "BANGDADADANG"". Guardian newspaper. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
7. ↑ "I May Relocate To Enugu, Lagos Is Too Expensive- Speed Darlington". independent newspaper. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
8. ↑ "Nigerians Slam Speed Darlington After He Came For BNXN's Fashion Sense: "Zazu Dress Pass You"". Legitng newspaper. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
9. ↑ "Speed Darlington blames Patoranking for interest lost in Nancy Isime". The Nation newspaper. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
10. ↑ "TRENDING VIDEO: 'My car was looted at Lagos port' — Speed Darlington cries out". The Cable lifestyle. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
11. ↑ "Singer Speed Darlington Laments Over Lack Of Sex". PM newspaper. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
12. ↑ "Speed Darlington threatens to 'spoil' Nigeria with Yahoo Yahoo if…". The Nation newspaper. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
13. ↑ "Speed Darlington pulls knife as woman calls him 'rapist' on Instagram video". Dailypost newspaper. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
14. ↑ "'N20k is enough to tie your future' — Speed Darlington threatens Tunde Ednut with charm over popularity claims". The Cable lifestyle. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

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