1. Ycee gained popularity after his single "Condo", which features vocals by Patoranking, earned him two nominations at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
14 Facts About Ycee
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Ycee was nominated for Best Artist in African Pop at the 2015 All Africa Music Awards and for Next Rated at The Headies 2016.
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Ycee signed a record deal with Sony Music in October 2016, but terminated his contract with the label in February 2018.
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Ycee was born in Festac Town, a housing estate in Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Ycee completed his basic education at Dr Soyemi Memorial Nursery and Primary School.
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Ycee attended the Nigerian Navy Secondary School in Ojo for his secondary education.
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Ycee started his music career in 2012 as an underground rapper.
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Ycee released the critically acclaimed song "Condo" in May 2015; it was nominated for Best Collaboration of the Year and Best Music Video of the Year at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
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Ycee gained further exposure after receiving a nomination for Revelation of the Year at the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards.
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Ycee sold out a headline gig at the O2 Academy Islington on 12 January 2018.
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Ycee announced the launch of his record label ANBT, an acronym for Ain't Nobody Badder Than.
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Ycee released his debut studio album Ycee vs Zaheer on 8 November 2019.
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Ycee featured on records to break his label mate Dapo Turbuna "Nothing" Remix in 2016, Label Mate Bella on Radio in 2017 before going ahead to create a joint EP with her Late Night Vibrations.
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Ycee featured on Big Man Doingz by Arosino alongside Dapo Tuburna and Karma.