FECKO – an acronym which stands for Formidable Emcees Can Knockout Obstacles describes this dogged and multi-talented Lagos-bred Nigerian hip-hop artiste in five words, whose real name is Ifeanyi Chukwuebuka Ibegbunam – born June 17, 1989 in Anambra State. Fecko started music professionally in 2006 when he recorded his first album, which was later shelved though. He also has various bodies of work namely; First Impression Mixtape, The Raplogic EP and The A.R.T EP (Produced by Teck-Zilla) – which was the soundtrack for Ndani TV’s series ‘Afrocity’
Fecko won the pan-African inaugural season of Take Back The Mic in 2020 and his segment in the show won a Gold and Silver at The 42nd Annual Telly Awards. He has also appeared on Times Square in Newyork. Besides music he is a graduate of Environmental Biology from Yaba College of Technology, a designer, animator, actor and the host of the Surviving Eko podcast.
