Lil Kesh whose real name is Keshinro Ololade is a fast growing Nigerian artist, singer, rapper and song writer. He came into the Nigerian music scene with his popular single chart-topping song in Shoki, featuring Davido and Olamide.
He was born on the 14th of March, 1995 in Bariga, Lagos State. He is self-acclaimed street kid who knows what the people want to listen to.
Though not much has been known about his family and his educational background, the Nigerian artiste presently resides in Lekki, Lagos and he was in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Lagos.
His Music Career
Lil Kesh began his music career in Bariga area of Lagos State in 2012 when he rapped among his colleagues, something that commenced like a joke, has today become a force to reckon with in the Nigerian music industry.
His genre of music include Hip-hop, Afropop and Dancehall, the kind of Yoruba Rapper Olamide. He has become the much talked about artiste, gaining more popularity by the day.
He released his first official song “Lyrically“, a single which became popular in various Universities in Nigeria.
The shoki release in 2012 and the unique dance that follows it marked a turning point in his musical journey and subsequent release of his first album YAGI.
Other singles released by Lil Kesh include:
- Bend Down Select
- Apa Mi
- Yagi Girls
- Roar
- Ibile
- Gbese
- Is it Because I Love You?
In 2015, Lil Kesh was nominated for Best New Act at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
The music star was a recording artist affiliated with YBNL Nation owned by Olamide, He has established his own record label YAGI Records (an acronym for “Young And Getting It”) and it is managed by Massive Management.
Lil Kesh like Olamide, raps in his local Yoruba dialect. He was however criticised by his numerous fans for not balancing his songs lyrics which he referred to as singles.
Awards
Kesh has in short period in music profession been nominated four times but earned three prestigious awards, which include:
- 2015 song of the year Shoki Award winner
- Nigerian Teen Choice Award for Celebrity Award.
- Popular song of the year Award by City People Entertainment Awards.
He however lost his 2015 nomination Headies Award. His loss generated lots of criticisms especially from Olamide who blamed it on Headies manipulation.
Lil Kesh is said to be receiving good offers to join record labels, with enticing incentives involving a house and a Mercedes Benz in Lekki area of Lagos.
He is also believed to have established his own music recording studio YAGI, still being managed by YBNL.
His Personal Life
Lil Kesh is not yet married, but believed to be in a relationship with his level of popularity and net worth. There is however no available information regarding his relationship with any female as the Nigerian music rapper has kept this from the public domain.
Lil Kesh Net Worth
Lil Kesh is a successful Nigerian artiste, rated one of the richest and most influential with a net worth of about $1 million dollars aside exotic cars, endorsement deals and a house in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
Lil Kesh gifted his mother the car when she came to visit him.
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