What is Lil Kesh Net Worth?
I believe we all know Lil Kesh.
He is one of the most popular young artists in the country today.
Through the years, he signed himself as one of the most prominent young acts, and he is still respected for his achievements to date.
Though Lil Kesh is not as active as he used to be in the Nigerian music industry.
He continues to remain relevant and famous, as his works have touched the lives of so many fans across the nation.
Speaking of fans, amongst young singers in Nigeria, Lil Kesh is the artist with the largest fan base.
In this piece today, we are going to look at the biography of Lil Kesh.
Aside from that, we are also going to look at his net worth, Assets, and many more interesting things that you’d love to know.
Now, let us get straight ahead to why you are actually here.
Lil Kesh Biography
Lil Kesh is a Nigerian singer, rapper, and music composer who goes by the real name Keshinro Ololade Ifeanyi Kenechuwu.
He was born on the 14th of March 1997 in Bariga, Lagos State, Nigeria.
This singer actually began his career back in 2012, and he grew at a fast pace over the years.
Over the years, he has continued to win major awards across the nation, and he is loved by millions of fans across the nation.
Though he has established his own record label, Lil Kesh started his career in Olamide’s YBNL Nation.
Till date, Olamide is the singer’s mentor.
Music Career
Lil Kesh began his music career back in 2012.
This was during the period when he rapped amongst other colleagues in Bariga.
The singer fully came into the music industry when Olamide signed him into his YBNL Nation Record Label.
While under the YBNL Nation, Lil Kesh rose to fame after dropping the hit single titled ‘Shoki’.
In 2015, the singer released a nationwide hit song which was titled ‘Lyrically’.
This single became very popular in Nigeria, especially in Universities.
The same year, he was nominated for the Best New Acts Award at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
Through the years, Lil Kesh has dropped several hit singles, and he has collaborated with his boss Olamide on countless occasions.
Today, Lil Kesh is the founder of his own record label called ‘YAGI Records’.
This is actually an abbreviation for ‘Young And Getting It’ (YAGI).
This record is managed by the famous Massive Management.
Over the years, he has continued to remain relevant in the industry.
However, more is expected of him, as so many of his fans yearn to hear hit songs from him.
Private Life
Currently, the singer ‘Lil Kesh‘ is based in Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Before now, he was even a student of the University of Ibadan where he used to study Linguistics.
After a while at the University, Lil Kesh left school to focus on his music career.
Fortunately, he made it in this Nigerian music industry.
Mode Of Singing
Lil Kesh’s mode of singing is similar to that of his former boss ‘Olamide’.
Just like Olamide, he often raps in his local Yoruba dialect.
He has been criticized a couple of times for failing to strike a balance in his lyrics, but his fans have continued to have his back all through.
In an interview, the singer gave a response to his critics.
He said he has a lot of positive songs which are in his album.
Moreover, he further stated that the songs being criticized are singles that are directed to the streets, and to a particular audience.
He also said he knows what they want to listen to.
This response was well received by so many people across the nation who were interested in the topic.
EPs & Albums
Throughout his career as a singer, Lil Kesh has dropped just one album and a series of hit singles.
He has not dropped an EP yet.
Here is Album from Lil Kesh
Y.A.G.I
Y.A.G.I is Lil Kesh’s debut album.
This is actually the only album this singer has dropped yet.
It was released on the 17th of March 2016, under the YBNL Nation.
This album contained several hit singles which were widely accepted across the nation.
Some major hit singles by Lil Kesh are:
- Shoki
- Lyrically
- Gbese
- Is it Because I love you? (Featuring Patoranking)
- Efejoku
- Bend Down Select
- And many more.
These are some of the major hit songs by Lil Kesh.
There are a few more which are not mentioned here.
We actually expect more from the singer in the coming years.
Awards & Nominations
Over the years in the Nigerian music industry, Lil Kesh has bagged a couple of awards.
He has won a total of two major awards, and three major Nominations.
Nominations
Best New Act Award – 2015
In 2015, Lil Kesh was nominated for the Best New Act Award at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards.
His hit single ‘Shoki’ was also nominated for the award of Popular Song of The Year.
This was for the Remix version which featured Olamide and Davido.
The he Next Rated Award – 2016
In 2016, Lil Kesh was nominated for the Next Rated Award by Headies Awards.
However, Reekado Banks won this award.
It even led to a small controversy between Olamide and Don Jazzy.
The former stated clearly that Lil Kesh deserved the award, and that Don Jazzy had bribed the hosts.
This controversy got viral across the nation and it sparked rage from fans across the nation who also supported the statement that Lil Kesh deserved the award.
However, the issue was soon resolved, and the duo(Olamide and Don Jazzy) soon featured in a hit song that was actually part of Olamide’s album.
Awards
Song of the year award – 2015
In 2015, Lil Kesh’s song ‘Shoki’ won the Song of the year award at the Nigerian Teen Choice Awards.
This was actually his first major award, and it was received by the singer with great joy.
Still, in 2015, the singer again bagged the Song of the year award at the City People Entertainment Awards.
This makes it a total of two major awards won by Lil Kesh.
More recently (after 2016), Lil Kesh hasn’t won any major awards in the Nigerian music industry.
Lil Kesh on Social Media
Lil Kesh is one of the numerous Nigerian musicians who are active across all major social media platforms.
On Instagram, the singer can be gotten with the handle @lilkeshofficial
He has a total of 3 Million followers on this platform, and they keep growing by the day.
Lil Kesh has a total of about 1 Million followers on Twitter.
On Twitter, he goes with the handle @lilkeshofficial.
You can feel free to follow him on this platform, to add up to his ever growing fan base.
These are the two major social media platforms through which Lil Kesh can be gotten.
Lil Kesh’s Cars, Assets, and Mansions
As a young and rich musician, it is only natural for Lil Kesh to possess several luxury assets.
Despite being a young boy, the singer already has a lot of luxury cars, houses, and also several investments across the nation.
Today, Lil Kesh is even the Managing Director of Betpawa in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Cars
Amongst the numerous cars owned by Lil Kesh are;
- Mercedes Benz (Which he gifted himself on his 21st birthday)
- Range Rover Sport.
Both cars are said to worth about #50 Million collectively.
These are the known cars owned by the singer.
There might be more, but we do not actually know about them, so they are not mentioned here.
Mansions
It is said that Lil Kesh owns a mansion in Lekki, Lagos.
He currently lives in this mansion.
However, we do not know the exact worth of this mansion as the singer has never said anything about it.
Although we do not know much about his private life, we are sure these details will be unveiled as time goes.
Lil Kesh doesn’t flaunt his assets that much on social media, so it is significantly hard to figure out the things he owns.
What is Lil Kesh Net Worth?
With so many lucrative deals from several companies, several endorsement offers, multiple music sales across major platforms, and a high performance fee.
Lil Kesh is indeed a very rich artist in the Nigeria music industry today.
Currently, this Lil Kesh has an estimated net worth of a whopping $2 Million.
This makes him one of the richest young Nigerian musicians of the decade.
Conclusion Of Lil Kesh Net Worth
From this article, we can see some interesting facts about Lil Kesh and his net worth.
He is a very talented Nigerian artist, and his creativity in the music industry has taken him to a very high level.
We expect more from this singer in the coming years, and we do hope to hear his wonderful hit tracks soonest.
If you have any interesting information to add to this article, please feel free to do that in the comments session below.
In all, I hope you found this article interesting or useful.
Do have a nice day!
Source: thingstoknow.com.ng
