Ycee Biography

Ycee is a popular Nigerian rapper, Afropop singer, and songwriter. His real name is Oludemilade Martin Alejo. He rose to fame after receiving two nominations for the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards for his song “Condo,” which incorporates Patoranking’s vocals.

Full Name	Oludemilade Martin Alejo
Nickname	Ycee
Date of Birth	January 29, 1993
Place of Birth	Lagos State, Nigeria
Highest Qualification	B.Sc
Occupation	Afropop Singer \| Rapper
Net Worth	$1 million
Social Media Handles	Instagram: @iam_ycee Twitter: @iam_YCee

Early Life & Education

Ycee was born on the 29th of January, 1993, in Festac, Lagos State, which falls in the South Western part of Nigeria. He attended Dr. Soyemi Memorial Nursery and Primary School for his primary school education, while he went to Nigerian Navy Secondary School for his secondary education. Ycee went further to the University of Lagos, where he studied marine biology and obtained his B.Sc certificate upon completion.

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Career

In 2012, Ycee began his music career as an unknown rapper, after which he signed a record deal with Tinny Entertainment. After being admitted to the University of Lagos, he briefly stopped the music because of his obligations to his academic career. The song “Condo” by Ycee was released in May 2015. At the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, this song was nominated for Best Collaboration of the Year and Best Music Video of the Year. He released the single “Jagaban” on July 20, 2015. Feature on the remix was requested by Nigerian rapper Olamide. After being nominated for Revelation of the Year at the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards, he garnered further recognition. Additionally, he was a nominee for the 2015 All Africa Music Awards for Best Artist in the African Pop category.

On January 12, 2018, Ycee’s headline performance at the O2 Academy in Islington was sold out. His label mates Bella Alubo, Sona, Eugy, Ms. Banks, and Flosha also performed during the show. He made the announcement on Instagram that he was leaving Tinny Entertainment on January 15, 2019. Ain’t Nobody Badder Than(ANBT), his record label was launched by him thereafter.

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On November 8, 2019, Ycee released his first studio album, Ycee vs. Zaheer. Hip-hop, Trap, Afrobeats, Afro-house, hyphy, R&B, and alte are all mixed together. The album is the follow-up to his 8-track debut EP First Wave from 2017 and his Late Night Vibrations joint EP with Bella Alubo (2018).

Adey, Jay Bidz, Ballertosh, Fanatix, BeatsbyKarma, Syn X, Krizbeatz, Jay Popping, Buzzin Producer, AP Da Don, Two Seven, Elmore, Willis Give Dem, and KO were involved in the album’s creation. Collaborations with Davido, Niniola, Phyno, Ms. Banks, and Dapo Tuburna are included on the album.

Since gaining notoriety, and also throughout his career, Ycee has appeared on noteworthy recordings that have helped up-and-coming artists get noticed. He appeared on songs to help his labelmate Dapo Turbuna’s “Nothing” Remix break in 2016, Label Mate Bella on Radio in 2017, and then went on to collaborate with her to create an EP Late Night Vibrations. On Arosino’s Big Man Doingz, Ycee appeared alongside Dapo Tuburna and Karma. Some claim that it was his method of paying it forward to up-and-coming artists as he had previously benefited from Olamide‘s remix of Jagaban, his breakout song.

Discography

Studio albums

2019 Ycee vs Zaheer

EPs

2021 Love Drunk
2018 Late Night Vibrations
2017 First Wave

Singles

2020 Summa Nights
2020 Secreto
2019 Wahala Dey
2019 Mo Salah
2019 Dakun
2019 Balance
2018 Your Love
2018 Say Bye Bye
2018 My Side
2018 Juice (Remix)
2017 Wavy
2017 Need To Know
2017 N.O.U.N
2017 Link Up
2017 Kill Nobody
2017 Juice
2017 Don’t Need Bae
2017 Bubbly
2016 Su Mi
2016 Panda
2016 Omo Alhaji
2016 Ahahn
2015 Omo Alhaji
2015 Jagaban (Remix)
2015 Jagaban
2015 Condo
2014 Shots
2012 Smile On Me
2012 Pass Me

Awards & Nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Result
2019	The Headies	Lyricist on the Roll	Nominated
2017	AFRIMA 2017	Best African hip-hop	Won
2017	Soundcity MVP Awards Festival	Best Collaboration	Nominated
2016	The Headies 2016	Next Rated	Nominated
2016	The Headies 2015	Rookie of The Year	Won
2015	All Africa Music Awards	Best Artist in African Pop	Nominated
2015	MTV Africa Music Awards	Revelation of the Year	Nominated
2015	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Music Video of The Year	Nominated
2015	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Collaboration of The Year	Nominated

Net Worth

According to different sources online, Ycee’s net worth is estimated at around $1 million.

Social Media Handles

Ycee is one of the Nigerian celebrities with the most followers on Instagram and Twitter. He has over 2.1 million followers on Instagram, while on Twitter, he has over 1.2 million followers. You can follow him through the following social media handles.

Instagram: @iam_ycee

Twitter: @iam_YCee