Mr Raw

Okechukwu Edwards Ukeje, better known as Mr Raw, is a Nigerian rapper and songwriter who was born and raised in Enugu.

[1] A native of Abia State, he previously went by the stage name Dat Nigga Raw and is a pioneer of Igbo rap.

[2] Born and raised in Enugu, he gained prominence during the early 2000s rapping in the Igbo language and Pidgin English.

Raw", stating that the negative connotations associated to the word "nigga" resulted in his name being censored abroad and prevented people from purchasing his music online.

[1][5] Raw has collaborated with numerous other musical artists including Flavour N'abania, Duncan Mighty, Phyno, Illbliss, 2Face, M-Josh, Hype MC, BosaLin and Slowdog.