Lil Kesh

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Background information
Birth name	Keshinro Ololade
Also known as	Adeola lucky
Born	14 March 1995 (age 31 years) Bariga, Ikeja
Origin	Lagos, Nigeria
Genres	Afrobeats
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2020-present
Labels	B.M.T Records & Entertainment

Keshinro Ololade (born 7 March 1999), 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". Subsequently in 2014, Lil Kesh released a hit single "Shoki". Shoki topped several musical charts and brought him to the limelight. As a result of this musical production, he was nominated for several awards and won two. In 2015, he was nominated for Best New Act at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards as a recording artist affiliated with YBNL Nation. In March 2016, Lil Kesh release his debut studio album Young And Getting It (Y.A.G.I) through YBNL Nation which was produced by Young John and Pheelz. Guest appearances were from Phyno, Ycee, Wale, Patoranking, Adekunle Gold, Davido, Viktoh, Olamide and Chinko Ekun. It incorporates hip hop and rap genre. It has four singles – Lyrically (2014), Efejoku (2015), Is it because I love You (2015), and Ibile (2016). Later that year, after the expiration of his contract with YBNL, Lil Kesh established his own record label YAGI Records (an acronym for "Young And Getting It") and is managed by Massive Management team, a marketing and event management company.

Artistry

The versatility and musical style of Lil Kesh is similar to that of Olamide, who raps and sings in his local dialect. However, he was criticized for using too much profanity and for failing to find the right balance in his songs' lyrics. In an interview with Naij, he said, "they are singles not an album, I know the kind of market am directing my songs to, I am from the streets, I know what the people from the street want to listen to...they should wait for my album that is expected to drop towards the end of the year. I have very positive songs".

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Album details
2016	Y.A.G.I	Released: 17 March 2016 Label: YBNL Nation Formats: Digital download

Selected singles

Year	Title	Album
2014	"Lyrically"	Y.A.G.I
	"Shoki"	Non-album single
	"Shoki (Remix)" (featuring Olamide & Davido)
2015	"Shoki (Female Version)" (featuring Cynthia Morgan, Chidinma, Eva Alordiah)
	"Gbese"
	"Efejoku"	Y.A.G.I
	"Is It Because I Love You?" (featuring Patoranking)
2016	"Ibile"
	"Bend Down Select"	Non-album single
2018	"Again O"
2018	"Flenjor"(featuring Duncan Mighty)
2019	"Undertaker"
2020	"All The Way"
2020	"Too Sweet"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Prize	Recipient	Result	Ref
2014	tooXclusive Awards	Earth Shaking Collaboration	"Shoki (Remix)" (featuring Davido and Olamide)	Won
		Best Street-Hop Track		Won
		Certified Banger of the Year		Nominated
	The Headies	Best Street-Hop Artiste	Lil Kesh for "Shoki"	Nominated
2015	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Hottest Single of the Year	"Shoki (Remix)" (featuring Davido and Olamide)	Nominated
		Best Collabo of the Year		Nominated
		Best New Act to Watch	Himself	Nominated
	Nigerian Teens Choice Awards	Song of the Year	"Shoki"	Won
	MTV Africa Music Awards	Song of the Year	"Shoki (Remix)"(featuring Davido and Olamide)	Nominated
	City People Entertainment Awards	Most Popular Song of the Year		Won
		Best Collabo of the Year		Nominated
	African Muzik Magazine Awards	Best Dance in a Video		Nominated
		Song of the Year		Nominated
	COSON Song Awards	Hottest Song on the Street		Won
		Best Dance Song		Nominated
	The Headies	Next Rated	Himself	Nominated

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