Background
Lil Kesh was born and raised in Bariga, a suburb of Lagos State. Lil Kesh was born to Yoruba parents in Bariga, Lagos State and went on to complete his primary and secondary school education there.
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He rose to fame after his chart-topping song titled "Shoki" rose to critical acclaim from music critics. His music career started in 2012 while rapping among his peers in Bariga until he released "Lyrically", a single that quickly became popular in Nigerian Universities. In 2015, he was nominated in the Best New Acting to Watch category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
He is currently signed to YBNL Nation, a record label founded by Olamide.
Lil Kesh took interest in dancing before he delved into music after watching some of his peers rap. 2012–2014
Lil Kesh"s professional music career started in 2012 but he became popular in 2014 after he recorded his first single titled "Lyrically" which was positively accepted majorly by students in Nigerian universities.
Through YBNL Nation, Lil Kesh released "Shoki", a song which got him nominated in the Best Street-Hop Artiste category at The Headies 2014 while "Shoki Remix" which featured guest appearances from Olamide and Davido got nominated in the Hottest Single of the Year at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. On 2 April 2014, he signed his first music contract with YBNL Nation.
2015–present: Y.A.G.I
On 23 February 2015, Lil Kesh released a song titled "Gbese" which was produced by Young John with the music video featuring cameo appearances from Skuki.
On 11 June 2015, he was nominated in the Best New Acting to Watch category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and went on to be nominated at the 2015 Headies Award for Next Rated. On March 17, 2016, Lil Kesh released his debut studio album titled Y.A.G.I which was positively received. The album features guest appearances from notable music acts including Olamide, Phyno, Davido, Adekunle Gold, YCEE, Wale, Viktoh and Patoranking.
Lil Kesh"s versatility and style of music has been similarized to that of Olamide who raps and sings in his local dialect.
However, he has been criticised for using too much vulgar sentences and not finding the right balance in the lyrics of his songs. In an interview with Naij he said, “they are singles not an album, I know the kind of market am directing my songs to, 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”. Lil Kesh is currently based in Lekki, Lagos State.
He is also a student of Linguistics at the University of Lagos.
