If there’s anything everyone can agree on, it’s that prime Lil Kesh was a beast!
The young Kesh really had all the potential in the world to go on and become as big, or even bigger, than his boss, Olamide, who signed him to YBNL in 2014.
His rise from the lowest ranks, to become one of the hottest on that streets was special.
Nobody could stop him, either it was on a collabo, or a single, or an album, Kesh was the man. And, Olamide promoted the hell out of him.
He must’ve yielded quite a lot of profit, because when he left YBNL in 2016, he had already released his debut and only album, “Young And Getting It.” The record was heavy on the streets, in those days, to say the least.
For real though, who was going to stop the Lil Kesh of then? Not even twenty Reekado’s could hold a candle to the boy in his heydays.
Even when he left YBNL, he went on a very impressive hit run, dropping monster jams like “Rora,” “No Fake Love,” “Shele Gan Gan” and “Kojo.”
It was his peak. Then, all of a sudden, Lil Kesh was missing and it took a while before anyone even noticed.
By the time Lil Kesh resurfaced, the hype was all gone. It was like the young rapper would have to build from scratch again. I mean, besides some dope features he did from the days of “Able God,” “Issa Goal,” and “Jogor,” he wasn’t really active anymore.
Not too long ago, he put out a 7-track EP, “Ectacy” which might mean the real Kesh is back.
The EP, which had tracks like the Fireboy-assisted “Love Like This” and the hit song, “Opor” with Naira Marley, is a very impressive one.
Kesh is trying to bring back his singing and rapping days, the days of “Is It Because I Love You” and looks like it’s working.
“Love Like This” for instance, is slowly turning into a sleeper hit, and people are now just starting to pay attention to the whole EP.
A track like “Yagi Level” also means Lil Kesh is still on his A-game, and can rap the way he did in the “Lyrically” days, and that’s a good sign. It might just be time for a full-blown Lil Kesh comeback.
In my opinion, if he links up with the right person, he would definitely bag a hit this year and would be ready to drop his sophomore album.
Question is, who is the right person? For me, I think if he links up with Peruzzi or Mayorkun (again), there’s a good chance for a hit there.
Let’s hear from you, though.
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