YBNL’s Ololade Keshinro popularly referred to asLil Keshhas become a synonymous name in the Nigerian hip-hop scene as one of the fast rising acts inthe country today.Lil Keshaka “theshoki-master”.
Barely 21 years old, the youngster started a new street dance in Nigeria, and his ‘SHOKI” song became one of the top 3 songs downloaded in Nigeria on iTunes and the remix video hasclose to 2million views.
We cannot take an indepth look atLil Kesh’s career without doing a little flash-back to the origin of Indigenous rap in Nigeria.
CEO of YBNLrecords,Olamidewho signedLil Kesh officially to his label in March 2014 also metamorphosed from humble beginnings just like Kesh is doing right now.
Olamide’s success story dates back to when he kicked off his career with CodedTunes and how he credits the Late DaGrin as his inspiration.Olamideemerged into the indigenous rap scene right after the death of DaGrin which left a huge vacuum in Nigeria’s music industry and it didn’t take long before Olamide showed the world that he was good enough to fit into those shoes.
And just likeOlamidedrew inspiration from DaGrin,Lil Keshalso draws inspiration fromOlamideand has had a pretty impressive career so far, althoughhe’s not where he ought to be just yet, it definitely looks like he’s right on his wayand the pace is just perfect.
The first time we heardLil Keshwas on a song titled ‘Lyrically’, a song which boasts of very witty and pun intended lines that easily got the attention of indigenous rap lovers from all over.
Olamide shared the song with his fans and the feedback was amazing.
We think that was when talks ofLil Keshgetting on the bandwagon talks began, and like every other upcoming artist,Lil Keshneeded a project to deliver him to the world, one to make him a force to reckon with, hence, he droppedShoki.
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