King Plu makes grand entrance into African music scene

Brooklyn bred, Lawrence Alobi, popularly known as King Plu is a Nigerian-American artiste. He was raised by his mother, who strongly instilled in him the value of education but despite his mother’s desire for him to pursue a career in medicine, “Plu” had other inclinations; an affinity for poetry and music.

From an early age, he would write poems, have his mom or siblings read them to see if they understood the message or picture he was trying to portray. In his late teens, he began the transition from poetry to music. In his words, “Music is just poetry with a tune to it.”

While attending The University of Houston, King Plu continued pursuing a professional career in music. Plu became a member of the hip hop group 4th & Inchez, releasing three albums and 2 mixtapes. Plu later joined the group called The Union, which was a huge hip hop conglomerate in Texas and together they put out four mixtapes and toured within the South. After the disbandment of the group in 2011, Plu went on to writing and composing music for several artists.

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He joined the songwriting collective called The Four and worked on records with “Music World,” home to Destiny’s Child, Sabrina Antoinette (Chris Brown’s former artist), Cash Money Records, Lil Flip and more.

In addition to writing for artistes, he has performed alongside J. Cole, Drake, Fabulous, Wale, DMX, Rick Ross, Slim Thug, and more. In 2015, Plu revisited his Nigerian roots and experimented with the rhythmic sounds of Africa – Afrobeats.