Festac Icon is proud to present to you an Upcoming artiste from the roots of Festac Town Lagos, a talented hip-hop artiste who has equally made his mark in the industry.
Oludemilade Martin Alejo born on the 29th of January 1993 in Lagos state. The 22 year old rapper, YCEE caught the music bug in 2008 when he started writing songs mostly Rap. In 2012, His first material was released which was the Remix Killah Mixtape.
Very Ambitious and talented, YCEE is one artist that is set to blow the hearts of many.
In December 2012, he released his first official single – Smile On Me produced by Jay Sleek , fondly called Jay Sleeky sleeky and in January 2013 he moved on to release the Visuals which was shot by Aje Filmworks.
August 2013 , Ycee did not relent on his effort as he released his second single Pass Me produced by Karma , then in November 2013 he released another single titled Amen which then featured Mbryo , a Rugged Records signee and produced by Popito.
Ycee didn’t let the fame and all the paparazzi that comes with music to distract him from being a graduate. In 2014 , he decided to start off with school at the prestigious University of Lagos , Unilag. He is Currently a 200 level student of University of Lagos studying Marine Biology.
Ycee shows skill and versatility in his rap rhymes and he is very ambitious and obviously talented. Signed to Tinny Entertainment Record Label
Alejo Oludemilade Martin, is a fast rising rapper that has won the heart of so many. The 19year old rap prodigy started out writing songs as far back as 2008. He has a great passion to deliver mind-blowing music. Alejo Oludemilade Martin A.k.a YC, put out his first material () in june 2012.
The ambitious and talented artiste signed under the record label Tinny Entertainment, has received good media and fan applause from numerous quotas. In an interview , Oludemilade revealed how it all started
Professionally, It All Started In 2012 When I Released My First Single. Before That, I Used To Record Covers On My Brother’s Laptop Cos I Couldnt Afford Beats Or Even Studio Sessions. A Friend Of Mine Played Some Of My Covers For His Elder Brother Who Just Started Up A Record Label – Tinny Entertainment. He Liked My Stuff And Thankfully He Gave Me A Deal. That’s When Music Stopped Being A Hobby But A Career For Me.
YCEE The young intelligent rapper who grew up in festac the music capital of Lagos, dropped a Freestyle cover of kanye west’s clique which made waves on the internet! Thanks to the label Tinny ENT, YC is getting a lot of A-list productions and collaborations. So the sky is the point of view for the new kid on the block who’s set to carve his name and label into the Music history. Home, abroad and diaspora.
The success of his latest single offering has been so massive that he was recently nominated in the best video and best collaboration categories at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA), schedule to hold in September this year.
Early 2015, he released “Condo”, which featured one of Nigeria’s reggae-dancehall sensation,Patoranking. “Condo” was produced by E Kelly, and mixed & mastered by G Plus. September 2015 , Ycee dropped a mind-blowing track JAGABAN and it has made so much waves both on Radio and Tv . He has made Festac Proud.
ycee bad die …lookin 4wrd to wrkin wt him abeg….orile festac tins….I neva start to sing some girls don dey loose wrapper…some dey go climb tree jst to enjoy ma music u go tink say dem b palm wine tapper