Keshinro Ololade, better known by his stage name Lil Kesh, is a phenomenal Nigerian singer, rapper, and songwriter. He was born on March 17, 1995.
After releasing the song “Shoki,” he became famous. Shoki, a song that was associated with a certain dance technique, received a great deal of praise and was remixed twice, once for men and once for women.
Lil Kesh has received a record four award nominations to date, winning two of them. Before signing with his own record company, Young And Getting It, YAGI Records, he teamed forces with YBNL (Yahoo Boy No Laptop) Nation as a recording artist.
Early Life & Education
Lil Kesh was born and reared in the Nigerian city of Bariga, which is a part of Lagos State. He was born on March 17, 1995, and is from the western Nigerian state of Osun. He is of the Yoruba ethnic group.
He was born into the family of Mr. & Mrs. Keshinro, and has a brother named Keshinro Pelumi.
He had a passion for music growing up. He sang for his fellow students at school and gave performances in regional contests. His parents supported him throughout since they recognized his abilities.
Lil Kesh completed his primary and secondary school at Stockbridge College before transferring to the elite University of Lagos (Unilag), where he majored in linguistics.
Later, he enrolled at Nigeria’s National Open University to study online for a degree in mass communication.
Career
Then, in 2014, he dropped the popular song “Shoki.” The superstar performer was thrust into the spotlight by Shoki, which topped various music charts. He received numerous nominations for accolades as a result of this musical effort, but only received two.
At the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, Lil Kesh was up for Best New Act. After his contract with YBNL expired in 2016, he later founded his own record company, YAGI Records (an acronym for Young And Getting It).
Massive Management Team, a marketing and event management firm, is in charge of running the label.
Young And Getting It (Y.A.G.I), Lil Kesh’s debut studio album, was made available through YBNL Nation on March 17, 2016. Young John produced the song, and Ycee, Phyno, Wale, Adekunle Gold, Patoranking, Viktoh, Olamide, Davido, and Chinko Ekun provided the Pheelz Vocals. It includes elements of the rap and hip-hop genres.
Lyrically, Efejoku, Is it because I love You, and Ibile are among the four singles on it.
Olamide, who raps and sings in his native Yoruba, is fairly similar to Lil Kesh in terms of musical style and flexibility. However, Lil Kesh has come under fire for employing excessive profanity in his rhymes and failing to strike the correct balance.
Despite this, many critics and fans have praised Lil Kesh as one of the greatest rappers to ever grace the business.
Awards & Nominations
One of the top young musicians in Nigeria is Lil Kesh. In addition to receiving multiple award nominations, he has a long list of successful singles under his belt.
Lil Kesh won the Celebrity Award – Song Of The Year for his song “Shoki” at the Nigerian Teen Choice Awards. He was nominated for Best New Act to Watch at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
Additionally, he received another honor in 2015 at the City People Entertainment Awards for Popular Song of the Year (Shoki).
He received a nomination for Popular Song of the Year at the MTV Base Music Awards for his song “Shoki Remix” with Olamide and Davido.
Lil Kesh was nominated for Next Rated at the 2015 Headies. These are just a few of the Nigerian rapper’s accolades; the majority are unrecorded.
Social Media
Lil Kesh is a musician most especially loved by boys in “the streets”. He is one of the most followed celebrities on Instagram, with over 3.1 million followers.
This also includes over 1 million followers on his official Facebook page. The Shoki crooner is also available on Twitter.
- Instagram: @lilkeshofficial
- Twitter: . @lilkeshofficial
- Facebook: Lil Kesh
Personal Life
Lil Kesh, also known as Keshinro Ololade, is a charming young man with a lot of style. The YAGI performers are 5 feet 9 inches tall and weigh 74 kilograms on average. His eyes are dark brown. He has naturally black hair.
Lil Kesh keeps his personal life a secret from the public. He has, however, given away some information regarding his previous and current relationships.
The Nigerian made it plain that he wasn’t in a relationship and that his most recent date was in 2016 during an interview with Sunday Beats in 2017.
But as of right now, we are unable to determine whether or not he has just started a new relationship.
However, Lil Kesh is unmarried and has no children who have been publicly reported, so that much is certain.
Lil Kesh was originally thought to be dating Priscilla Ajoke Ojo, the daughter of Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo. He has no children or wives, and he is not married.
Net Worth
Lil Kesh is a well-known singer, rapper, and composer from Nigeria. Additionally, he is the founder and CEO of the YAGI (Young And Getting It) record label.
Lil Kesh’s career has been blessed with consistent revenue, and he currently has a net worth of an estimated US$1.5 million.
The singer of Efejoku inked a multi-million naira sponsorship contract with the Nigerian online sportsbook and odds provider Surebet in 2015.
Lil Kesh also said he had started a new company named Tito Keshinro Clothing Line while celebrating his birthday in May 2018.
Discography
Album
- 2016 Y.A.G.I (Released: March 17, 2016)
Singles
- 2014 “Lyrically”
- “Shoki”
- “Shoki (Remix)” (featuring Olamide & Davido)
- 2015 “Shoki (Female Version)” (featuring Cynthia Morgan, Chidinma, Eva Alordiah)
- 2015 Last Card
- “Gbese”
- “Efejoku”
- “Is It Because I Love You?” (featuring Patoranking)
- 2016 “Ibile”
- 2016 “Bend Down Select”
- 2018 “Again O.”
- 2018 “Flenjor”
- 2019 “Undertaker”
- 2019 “IF”
- 2020 “All The Way.”
- 2020 “Too Sweet.”
- 2021 “Love Like This” (featuring Fireboy DML)
- 2021 “O Por” (featuring Naira Marley)
- 2022 “Don’t Call Me” (Featuring Zinoleesky)
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