EDDIE ATLAS BIOGRAPHY

Born in Africa, Prince Eddie Atlas Igumira and his family fled the continent due to extreme war that had erupted in his home country of Uganda. Tragically his father died in the war and Prince Igumira was left fatherless by the age of two.
Growing up as a refugee in North America he never knew he was born to be amongst the elite in society. The struggles of being raised by a single mother in a new land humbled any thoughts he might have had about the royal life he was supposed to be living in Africa once the war had finished.

Growing up Prince Igumira started listening to Hip Hop music and was influenced by rappers in the late 80s early 90s such as Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Public Enemy, KRS ONE, NWA, Kool G Rap, EPMD and Run DMC. At the age of ten he took an interest in writing lyrics and by the time he turned twelve had the skills to open up for Will Smith, Redman, Black Moon, Run DMC, ICE-T and LL cool J in a group he formed with local friends under the alias ATLAS.
In 2004 he appeared on Much Music television after winning a nation wide freestyle competition to open up for Fabolous which held over 100 participants. On stage at the concert he was awarded with a gift by Universal Records for winning the competition. More recently Prince Igumira got props from Jay-Z during Caribanna weekend in Toronto while Jay-Z was getting interviewed on much music. “When I left the studio I had a lot of messages on my phone from managers and record labels interested in working with me, it felt good but I was making more money hustling in the streets so being a rapper wasn’t something I took serious at that point in my life”.

In the end the street life caught up to Prince Igumira and he had to pay a huge debt to society. The knowledge he had gained from the streets and attending business classes in College and University, he figured it was time to put his entrepreneurul skills to good use. In 2006 he met Hip Hop boss Big Apple of Swagg News who founded the legendary t-shirt “Im Not A Rapper”.
As a road manager and assistant to Big Apple, Prince Igumira now had a foot in the entertainment industry. “Apple is the reason I am not dead or in prison, he took me under his wing at a time in my life when I needed a father figure. He had me on tour with Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, attending all the industry conferences and learning the game. I am forever grateful to him.“I never lived the life of a Prince, after 25 years of struggling I feel very blessed to find out who I am.

I am very thankful for all the blessings that god has given me in the last 3 years. Most people would be bitter if they went through what I went through. I have forgiven those who hid my royalty and riches all these years that I rightfully should have inherited from the day I was born. Life Goes On”. Prince Igumira currently lives back in his home country Uganda. He is the Ceo of Igumira Enterprises, Team Atlas Sports, and the President of Swagg Studios.

Projects: Book: From Pauper To Prince Coming 2010 Album: Poverty in Paradise Coming 2010 Movie:

From Pauper To Prince - based on the true life story of Prince Eddie Atlas Igumira Coming 2011