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Adekunle Gold out of YBNL - Lil
Kesh
Popular Nigerian rapper, singer and
songwriter Lil Kesh having dropped his
supposed first single Lyrically, which was
immediately accepted by music lovers both
home and abroad, was officially shot into
limelight with his song Shoki.
Lil Kesh
Born Keshinro Ololade, the 22-year old
singer few weeks back dropped his debut
record label YBNL for his own label, YAGI in
an interview with NAIJ.COM , speaks on why
he left YBNL, his current relationship with
Olamide, his next project and clears the air
on Adekunle Gold’s exist form YBNL.
Read excerpts of his interview below:
Why choice of YAGI as the label name?
I picked the name because YAGI is the
name of my debut album which mean ‘ Young
and getting it’ (YAGI) and it is like me
because everybody knows that is my new
logo. I am 22 and I am doing well for myself.
Even with the name the album talks
basically about me; I am just starting off and
I am learning at the same time, I am getting
it. I stand for YAGI and YAGI stands for me.
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Olamide, Lil Kesh separation
You left YBNL at the time when your career
is growing, don’t you think that will affect
your career and stand in the industry?
I am still very much around in the industry
and good stuff is still going to come out
from my stable and YBNL; the fact that I am
floating my own label does not matter and
does equally means I am no longer under
YBNL because that is where a lot of people
are getting it wrong. Olamide and YBNL
movement is still managing me as an artiste
and the fact that I have my own label simply
means that YAGI records is been managed
by YBNL. We are still together; I and
Olamide still record in the same studio and
work with same set of producers. As you all
know that YBNL is a family thing and we all
support each other.
How is the new label doing?
Like we all know that with YBNL, I had a two
year contract which ended some few weeks
back and the rightful thoughts of Olamide
from time is that his prayer stands firm on
all his label artistes that after two years, all
artistes he signed will not consider signing
into another record label but rather they
should be able to stand on their own and try
and help other people just like he believed in
me as well.
Was Olamide in the known that you were
going to float your own label?
Off course he was aware because we have
discussed about it before my contract ended
that I was going to float my own label which
he is in total support of as I know I got his
back always.
According to speculations, is Adekunle Gold
also on your YAGI label?
(Ah) My brother Gold is still under YBNL but
most people got it wrong because he
designed the label logo and my album art
work. Adekunle Gold has always been
supportive of my label from day one as well
as other people on the YBNL label. For YAGI
records, I am the only artiste on it; come to
think of it where do people want me to see
money from to sign Adekunle Gold; my bro
is expensive just like all is songs are of
good qualities.
