Formed by two brothers, Meca and Menty, the group MECMEN has been displaying their skills to the musical world since 2007. MecMen, The group name, is a combination of the first three letters of their biological names

With a relaxed charisma embroiled in their personality, the two confessed: “We naturally love to entertain. A good smooth melody has always been our weakness and therefore it only made sense that we combine both our passions and make tunes.”

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Meca’s journey into music did not start the conventional way; instead he started as a poet, before transitioning his writing to music. Born on 5 June 1983 in Owerri, Imo State (eastern part of Nigeria) spent his childhood living around different continents before finally settling down in New Jersey in America.

Talking about his further sojourn into music, Meca says: “My gravitation to the music was inevitable. In the winter of 2006, I invested the vast majority of my down time in a basement studio learning the art. At that point music was like fire to my soul and consumed me beyond belief.”

Unlike his brother, Meca who was born in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, Menty was born in Ikeja, Lagos Southwest of Nigeria.

From a young age, Menty always had a passion for music. At age 10 he was surrounded by music, Menty had competed and won numerous dance-offs in the United Kingdom and was nick-named ‘Michael Jackson” because of his dramatic impersonation of the late Pop Icon.  While in High school, he worked on developing his writing skills between him and his peers. They also compared their lyrical skills through rap battles that were organized by his fellow mates. With a growing recognition at his disposal, Menty had several opportunities to perform in social gatherings and house parties organized by him and his friends.

MecMen has been blessing us with their music as a group since 2007 and they have performed Opening for “Nigga Raw” in Houston, Texas (Aug 2010), Nigerian Independence Bash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Oct 2010), Nigerian Independence Rahway, NJ (NRC) (Oct 2010), Nigerian Independence, Time Square, Manhattan NY (Oct 2010) and the SIS Socials, Brooklyn NY (Nov 2010). They have also collaborated with former Naijaboyz protégé, LP.

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