Early in the week, American rapper, 50 Cent signed US-born Nigerian singer, songwriter and actor Rotimi Akinosho to his G.Unit label. Rotimi then went on to release the remix of his song titled ‘Lotto’ featuring his new label boss, 50 Cent.
In this report, we unveil 7 facts you should know about Rotimi Akinosho…
- Rotimi was born in Maplewood, New Jersey to Nigerian parents and attended Columbia High School where he was marked out as a talent both on the school’s basketball team and the choir.
- He continued his studies at Northwester University and graduated with a Communications minor in Business.
- Back in high school, he won the Apollo Theater’s Amateur Night award twice at the age of 15.
- Rotimi is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FrontRoSeat Productions.
- In 2011, he released two mix tapes – the first titled The Resume on March 8, 2011 and While You Wait on November 30, 2011.
- He’s featured in 3 Hollywood movies – Black Nativity in 2013, Imperial Dreams (2013) and Divergent in 2014.
- Rotimi is a model who has worked with Grammy Award winning rapper, TI’s AKOO Clothing Brand in the 2012 Spring/Summer campaign.
