Young 6ix has his real name as Onome Onokokwomo.
He is a fast up-coming Nigerian rap artist currently making waves in the music industry.
Young 6ix was born on July 8, 1989 into a wealthy family in Warri, Delta State. He is the eldest in a family of five children.
Young 6ix Educational Background
Young 6ix is a graduate in one of the private Universities in Osun state, Nigeria.
Young 6ix Music Career
Young 6ix kick-started his music career at a young age as Church Choir some years back and has made tremendous progress in his music career.
He then formed a group called G-Squad with his friends while in high school after he drew inspiration from rap songs.
Young 6ix became professionally and widely recognised and eventually dropped his version of Ice Princes’ ‘Oleku’ track in 2010. This remarkable achievement marked the beginning of his rise to fame in the music scene.
Young 6ix is a young man, very creative and talented music rapper who has been very determined to make it big in music. He is widely described by his friends and fans as a promising artiste and source of inspiration to the younger generation. No wonder, he is often referred to as the ‘Voice of the New Generation’.
Commenting on his prowess, the Nigerian rapper, M.I Abaga saw Young 6ix “as the next best thing in Nigerian Hip-hop” after they collaborated on a track together that got him the moniker ‘King of the South”.
Young 6ix is under the management of Storm360 Degrees and 411 entertainments since 2011. He released his very much anticipated Mix tape “Green Light Green”.
His song “So Far Gone” is freestyle to Wizkha’s “This Plane.”
Yung6ix is a hip-hop superstar. He had a break in 2011 with the release “Oh My Gosh”. Later that year, he released his first full-length album ‘Green Light Green’.
His video “First Class”, won nomination by the Nigerian Music Video Award as Best Hip-Hop Video.
The talented music star likened his music to “wine which is the older it gets, the better it gets”.
Young 6ix has worked with top Nigerian artistes in the industry like Naeto C, Phyno, M.I, Brymo, Tha Suspect, Ice Prince, Vector and many others.
In an interview, Yung6ix recalled his journey into the music world. According to the famous music star, “My love for music was so deep and I just kept on going till it got to a level they had to accept me for who I am. Funny though, the first song I recorded at school was used with my WAEC lesson fee to pay for the instrumentals and remember always having to trek from school to studio for close to 2 hours or more. It was really tough back then at school too as we weren’t allowed to do our thing like we would love to but our passion just kept us going stronger & tougher.”
Awards and Nominations
Young 6ix has so far been nominated for various awards notably as:
- Best New Act
- Best Hip Hop Video
- Best Rap single among others.
In February 2014, he finally released his debut album, 6ix O Clock.
Personal life of Young 6
Young 6ix is not yet married, but believed to be in a relationship with his growing fame and net worth. Presently, there is no available information about Yung6ix dating anyone.
Young 6ix Net Worth
Young 6ix is presently doing amazingly well in the Nigerian music industry as a rapper. He is ranked on the list of most popular Rapper with an estimated net worth of about $5 million dollars according to Forbes and close business associates.
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