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YCEE – Biography/History

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YCEE

YCEE
Birth name Oludemilade Martin Alejo
Also known as Jagaban
Born January 29, 1993 (age 23)
Lagos State, Nigeria
Origin Lagos
Genres
Occupation(s) Rapper, songwriter
Instruments
Years active 2012–present
Labels Tinny Entertainment
Associated acts
Oludemilade Martin Alejo (born January 29, 1993), popularly known by his stage name YCEE, is a Nigerian rapper andsongwriter currently signed to Tinny Entertainment.[1] He rose to limelight after one of his singles titled “Condo”, which features vocals from Patoranking, earned him two nominations at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[2] He was also nominated in the “Best Artist in African Pop” category at the 2015 All Africa Music Awards.[3]

Early life and education

YCEE was born in Festac Town, a town in Lagos State, Nigeria, where he completed his basic education at Dr. Soyemi Memorial Nursery and Primary School. He went on to complete his secondary education at the Nigerian Navy Secondary School in Ojo. He is currently studying Marine biology at theUniversity of Lagos .[4]

Career

YCEE started his music career in 2012 as an underground rapper prior to signing a music contract with Tinny Entertainment. Due to his educational engagements, he took time off music after gaining admission to the University of Lagos.[5] In May 2015, YCEE made a comeback after releasing the critical acclaim song “Condo”; the song was nominated in the “Best Collaboration of The Year” and “Best Music Video of The Year” categories at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[6] On 20 July 2015, he released a single titled “Jagaban” which received massive airplays and made him more popular among music critics, includingOlamide who asked to be featured on the remix.[7] His career further hit the limelight after he was nominated for Revelation of the Year at the 2015 edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards, as well as earning a nomination in the “Best Artist in African Pop” category at the 2015 All Africa Music Awards.[8]

Discography

Selected singles This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Year Song Album
2012 “Smile On Me” Non-album singles
“Pass Me”
2014 “Shots”
2015 “Condo” (featuringPatoranking)
“Jagaban”
“Jagaban (Remix)”(featuring Olamide)
“Omo Alhaji”
2016 “Su Mi”

Awards and nominations

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Year Award ceremony Award description Recipient Result
2015 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Collaboration of The Year “Condo” Nominated
Best Music Video of The Year Nominated
2015 MTV Africa Music Awards Revelation of the Year Himself Nominated
2015 All Africa Music Awards Best Artist in African Pop Nominated
2016 The Headies 2015 Rookie of The Year Won