Lil Kesh
Nigerian rapper and singer
Keshinro Ololade (born 17 March 1995), known professionally as Lil Kesh, is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to the limelight after releasing the hit single "Shoki" in 2014.
Early life and education
Ololade was born and raised in Bariga, an area in Lagos State. He attended Stockbridge College for his primary and secondary education, and then proceeded to the University of Lagos, where he studied Linguistics. Later, he moved on to the National Open University and studied Mass Communication online.
Career
He began, his musical career in 2012 which was when he started rapping among his colleagues in Bariga. Shortly after, on 2 January 2014, he released "Lyrically", his debut single which went viral within Nigerian universities. Viktoh, another Nigerian rapper, heard the song and played it to Olamide. Olamide liked the song and signed Kesh to his record label, YBNL Nation. Under YBNL, Kesh dropped a series of hit singles like Shoki, Efejoku, Gbese, e.t.c and released his debut studio album, "YAGI".
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