Ice Prince

His debut studio album Everybody Loves Ice Prince was released in 2011. It was supported by three singles: "Oleku", "Superstar" and "Juju". In 2013, Ice Prince released Fire of Zamani as his second studio album. The album contained the singles "Aboki", "More", "Gimme Dat" and "I Swear". On 1 July 2015, Ice Prince was announced as the vice president of Chocolate City. He held the position until leaving the label in 2016. He has collaborated with several African rappers, including Navio, Khaligraph Jones, AKA, and Sarkodie.

• Name — Ice Prince • Birth Name — Panshak Henry Zamani • Born — 30 October 1988 • Birthplace — Minna, Niger State, Nigeria • Origin — Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria • Genre — Hip hop • Occupation — * Rapper • singer • songwriter • Years Active — 2004–present • Label — * Super Cool Cats • Chocolate City (former) • Associated Acts — * M.I • Jesse Jagz • Pepsy Jay • Brymo • Sticky ya Bongtur • Chopstix • Wizkid • 2face Idibia • Sarkodie • Reminisce • Sunny Neji • Ruby Gyang • Yung L • Jeremiah Gyang • Kamar Tachio

Ice Prince was born Panshak Henri Zamani in the city of Minna. At Age two, he moved with his family to the mining city of Jos, Plateau State. He is of Angas ethnicity. While residing in Jos, he attended St. Murumba College. He also attended the Science Tutorial Niger State College in Jos.

In 1999, he began writing rap songs and started performing them at school; in 2001 he began recording them. In 2002, he and some friends formed the "ECOMOG Squad" but split after a year. In 2004, he connected with M.I, Jesse Jagz, Ruby, Lindsey, Eve, Taz, and together they became what is now known today as the "Loopy Crew". He attended the University of Jos to study zoology, but had to stop because of a "financial constraint". During the aforementioned interview, Ice Prince opened up about why he chose to name his debut album, Everybody Loves Ice Prince. He said "What made me give my album that name was when I lost my Mum, really. There was so much love, so much care from all around the world. People really showed me love and it was after that incident that I came back to record my album and I thought what better name to call my album than Everybody Loves Ice Prince because I was shown love". "Oleku", Ice Prince's first single off his debut album was met with great reception throughout Nigeria. The song was released under Chocolate City. Ice Prince's 'rap resume' has a long list of songs he's been featured on. He was featured on Taikoon's "Respect My Hustle" with Banky W, DJ Neptune's "This Gbedu Reloaded" with YQ & Shank, Bez's "Super Sun (Remix)" with ELDee & Eva Alordiah, YQ's "Efimile (Remix)" with Naeto C, M.I, Banky W, & ELDee, Pherowshuz's "Korrect (remix)" with M.I & Terry Tha Rapman, Dekunle Fuji's "Funmilayo" with Jesse Jagz, Jamix's "My Party" with Wizkid & Kel, Reminisce's "2 Mussh [Remix]" with Sauce Kid, and Knighthouse's "Make it Better" with Mo'Cheddah, Funbi, & Mobie, among others.

In 2012, he began frequent collaborations with Grip Boiz City producer Chopstix, releasing "Aboki" in the summer of 2012. An accompanying music video was released alongside it. "Aboki" peaked at number 92 on Afribiz's Top 100 chart. On 28 August 2012, Ice Prince released "More" as the second single from the album. The song was also produced by Chopstix. The music video for "More" was shot and directed in London by Moe Musa. It stars Lola Rae, a British Nigerian recording artist known for her single "Watch My Ting Go". The video premiered at the 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards. On 25 January 2013, Ice Prince released "Aboki (Remix)"; he described the song as the "biggest African collision ever". The song features Sarkodie, Mercy Johnson, Wizkid, M.I and Khuli Chana. On 24 April 2013, Ice Prince and Chocolate City released "Gimme Dat" and "V.I.P" simultaneously. The former made the album's final track-listing, while the latter didn't.

In 2015, Ice Prince began making available singles from his third studio album. The eventual release of the album signified his first independent album outside Chocolate City record label. He revealed to Pulse he had Universal Studio in the US mix and master the album. On 10 March 2015, Ice Prince founded Super Cool Cats, right after his contract with Chocolate City expired. On 23 May 2016, at a press conference held at Chocolate City office in Lagos, Ice Prince unveiled Chocolate City, as the parent company of his record label, and a sub-division of Chocolate City. On 28 August 2016, Ice Prince unveiled Jilex Anderson at The Quilox Ultra Pool Party (#QUPP), as SCC first act. On 12 December 2020, Ice Prince announced the signing of Au Pro, on Twitter, via a tweet. In September 2023, Ice Prince teased a new album featuring MI Abaga and Jesse Jagz.

Ice Prince has a son named Jamal.

• Year — Title — Album — Director — Ref • 2011 — Oleku (Featuring Brymo) — Everybody Loves Ice Prince — Mex Films • Superstar — Katung Aduwak • 2012 — More — Fire Of Zamani — Moe Musa • Aboki — Phil Lee • 2013 — I Swear (featuring French Montana) — JR Saint • 2014 — Jambo — Sesan • Whiskey (Featuring Sunny Nneji) — AJE Filmworks • Shots On Shots (with Sarkodie) — Non Album Single — Nana Kofi Asihene • That Could Be Us — Non Album Single — Uprooted Media • 2015 — One Day — Trash Can EP — Moe Musa • Mutumina — Mex Films • Yawa Go Dey (Featuring Robbie Celeste) — Cloud 9 Virals • 2016 — Jos To The World — Jos To The World — UAiMAGES • 2017 — No Mind Dem (featuring Vanessa Mdee) — SOS Media • 2018 — Replay (Produced by Masterkraft It's on the beat)