Akin Alabi, born in Lagos State, Nigeria, is a Nigerian music video director, writer and entrepreneur.
[1] He is renowned as one of the video directors that pioneered the era of hiphop music video production in Nigeria[2] and has worked with several top artistes including 9ice, Timaya, Tope Alabi, Onyeka Onwenu, Reminisce, Tim Godfrey (musician), Ayanjesu, Paul Ik Dairo and many others.
[5] Alabi who was into song writing and graphic designing during his university days confessed during one of his interviews[6] that his passion for music prompted him to drop an album in 1999.
Unfortunately, by the time Uzodinma Ukpechi, (one of the major forces behind the camera then) gave him the bill, Alabi claimed to have resolved to acquire equipment with the money.
His collections of video works include Konga's hit track titled Kabakaba, Komole by TIV ft Vector, ‘Gbamugbamu’ and ‘No be Mistake’ by 9ice; ‘Yankuliya,’ ‘God I beg,’ ‘If to Say’ by Timaya; ‘Promise Land’ by Paul Play; ‘Crazy’ by Julius Agwu; ‘Ariya’ by Ayuba; ‘Bu nwanem’ by Onyeka Onwenu; ‘Kabakaba’ by Konga; RCCG Praise Team album video; ‘Igboro Ti Daru’ by Klever J.