Keshinro Ololade, known professionally as Lil Kesh, is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to the limelight after releasing the hit single "Shoki".
He began, his musical career in 2012 which was when he started rapping among his colleagues in Bariga. Shortly after, he released "Lyrically", a debut single which went viral within Nigerian universities. Lil Kesh signed a contract with Yahoo Boy No Laptop Nation popularly, known as YBNL Nation (YBNL) is an independent record label founded by Olamide Adedeji in 2012. Under this label, 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.
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".
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Birth Name: Keshinro Ololade
Born: 17 March 1995 (age 29)
From: Bariga, Lagos State, Nigeria
Genre(s):
Afrobeats,
Hip hop,
Afropop,
Pop,
Street pop,
R&B,
Reggae
Occupation(s):
Rapper,
singer,
songwriter
Active From: 2014-present
Associated Acts:
YBNL Nation