Super Cool Cats

Super Cool Cats was founded by Nigerian rapper Ice Prince on 10 March 2015, following the end of his contract with Chocolate City. The imprint represented a shift in his career from being primarily an artist signed to a major Nigerian independent label to combining recording activity with label ownership and artist management. The label’s formation took place during the period surrounding Ice Prince’s third studio album, Jos to the World. That project was his first album released independently outside Chocolate City, creating a practical context for the establishment of a new imprint. The available sources do not provide a full account of Super Cool Cats’ distribution arrangements or a complete catalogue, but the label was publicly associated with Ice Prince’s independent phase and his efforts to build an artist platform of his own. On 23 May 2016, Ice Prince used a press conference at Chocolate City’s Lagos office to clarify the label’s corporate relationship with Chocolate City. Chocolate City was identified as the parent company, while Super Cool Cats was described as a sub-division. This announcement linked the new imprint to the resources and identity of one of Nigeria’s better-known music companies, while preserving Super Cool Cats as a distinct label name. The imprint then began to publicize artists other than its founder. On 28 August 2016, Jilex Anderson was unveiled as its first act at the Quilox Ultra Pool Party in Lagos. The event suggested an expansion from an Ice Prince-centered vehicle into a talent-development label, although the supplied references do not document subsequent releases, the length of Anderson’s association, or the complete roster. A further signing was announced on 12 December 2020, when Ice Prince stated on Twitter that Au Pro had joined Super Cool Cats. This is the latest dated label-development event identified in the available material. There is insufficient reliable information to determine whether Super Cool Cats continues to operate, whether its artists remain signed, or whether the imprint has been formally dissolved. Its present status is consequently marked unknown. Historically, Super Cool Cats can be understood as an artist-founded Nigerian record-label imprint operating within the Chocolate City group structure. Its documented activities include recorded-music development, artist signings, and the promotion of Nigerian hip-hop and related popular music. The public record supplied for this dossier does not support claims about revenue, staff size, catalogue performance, international distribution, or current management beyond Ice Prince’s documented founder role.

• 2020

  Au Pro signing is announced

  [1]Ice Princeen.wikipedia.org

  Ice Prince announced Au Pro as a Super Cool Cats signing on 12 December.

• 2016

  Chocolate City relationship is announced

  [1]Ice Princeen.wikipedia.org

  At a 23 May press conference, Chocolate City was identified as Super Cool Cats’ parent company and the imprint was described as a sub-division.

• 2016

  Jilex Anderson joins the imprint

  [1]Ice Princeen.wikipedia.org

  Jilex Anderson was unveiled as Super Cool Cats’ first act at the Quilox Ultra Pool Party on 28 August.

• 2015

  Super Cool Cats is founded

  [1]Ice Princeen.wikipedia.org

  Ice Prince founded the imprint on 10 March 2015 after his Chocolate City contract expired.

An artist-led Nigerian record label focused on hip-hop and popular music, operating in affiliation with Chocolate City.

• Music releases · 2015

  Recorded music catalogue

  Super Cool Cats’ core offering is recorded music issued under its imprint identity. The available sources connect the label especially with Ice Prince’s independent period and with its efforts to introduce additional artists, but they do not provide a complete release catalogue or reliable title-by-title discography for the label itself.

• Label services · 2016

  Artist development

  The imprint has been used as a platform for developing and presenting artists beyond its founder. Jilex Anderson was publicly introduced as its first act in 2016, and Au Pro was announced as a later signing in 2020. Specific management, recording, and distribution terms are not documented in the supplied references.

• 2016

  Super Cool Cats is aligned with Chocolate CityStrategy

  Background

  The newly founded imprint required a clearer corporate position within Nigeria’s music-label ecosystem.

  Action taken

  At a May 2016 press conference, Ice Prince presented Chocolate City as the parent company and Super Cool Cats as a sub-division.

  Aftermath

  The arrangement connected the imprint to Chocolate City while retaining the Super Cool Cats label identity.

  Source

• 2015

  Ice Prince establishes an independent imprintStrategy

  Background

  After his Chocolate City contract expired, Ice Prince moved into an artist-led label structure while pursuing music outside his former recording arrangement.

  Action taken

  He founded Super Cool Cats on 10 March 2015.

  Aftermath

  The imprint became associated with Ice Prince’s independent album period and later expanded its public profile through artist signings.

  Source

1. 1Ice Princeen.wikipedia.org