Mr Me YAGI aka Lil Kesh shared
many interesting views about his
career, family, educational
background and more in a new
interview with Punch newspaper.
Keshinro Ololade shared insights
about his educational background
and that he is currently enrolled at
National Open University Of Nigeria
(NOUN). He also made mention that
his father who happens to be a pastor
has been supportive of his music.
He
also talked about his brainchild YAGI
and when he intends to sign new
artiste.
See detailed interview below:

Was it your childhood dream to become
a music artiste?

I have pretty much been around
music all my life, and the love for
music has gotten me this far. My dad
is a pastor and he owns a church.
However, it’s not like I made a
conscious decision to become an
artiste; it grew on me untill I knew
this was what I wanted to do.

What was your dad’s reaction to your
decision to become an artiste?

My dad was cool with it. He lets you
do whatever you want to do. He feels
that whatever his life story is doesn’t
have to affect the way his children
live their lives. According to what he
used to tell me, everybody must live
his or her individual stories. He
watched me grow from being part of
the choir, learning to play drums,
and attending music shows. Till now,
he gives me all the necessary support
and respects my decisions.

Considering that your dad is a pastor,
isn’t he bothered by your vulgar lyrics?

Those vulgar songs are basically
about me doing my job and he
doesn’t interfere. Besides, not all my
songs are vulgar. I have recorded
songs like Ishe, Semilore and others.
However, the ones that go viral are
the ones with vulgar lyrics. I
understand my markets, and I know
the demography I’m directing my
music to, which is the youth and
adults. I’m a blunt entertainer, but I
consider my fans, and always try to
give them what they want. But this
year, I decided that I’ll feed my fans
with more meaningful songs that will
inspire them.

What inspires you to write such vulgar
songs?

Most of those songs were not written;
we just go into the studio and ‘vibe.’
However, my environment inspires
me and it’s not like I deliberately try
to be vulgar.


Beyond the stage persona, who is
Keshinro Ololade as a person?


I have a dual personality in the sense
that I could go into the studio and
come up with crazy songs that would
entertain people. I could also be
home alone relaxing, and listening to
soft and mid-tempo songs. Listening
to my songs, some people may think
I’m a loud and local boy, but they’re
usually surprised when they meet me
and see that I’m calm and cool-
headed. I’m not that outgoing, except
if I have to attend events.

What’s your educational background?

I went to a number of primary
schools, all in Lagos. I also attended
secondary school in Lagos before
proceeding to the University of Lagos
to study Linguistics. However, I had
to defer my admission because of my
hectic schedule. Right now, I’ve
enrolled at the National Open
University, where I’m studying Mass
Communication.

Some people believe you came out of
nowhere to rise to the top in the music
industry. Can you share some of your
struggles?

I have always been a hustler. I started
my career by attending several talent
hunt competitions, and I won some of
them which made me quite popular
in school. At a point, I was always
hanging around studios because I had
no money to record songs.