Lord of Ajasa

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Lord of Ajasa
Birth nameOlusegun Osaniyi
Also known asLord of Ajasa
Born (1982-07-16) 16 July 1982 (age 41)
Akure, Nigeria
Origin Ondo
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2000-present
LabelsApashe Records
Website http://www.lordofajasa.com/

Olusegun Osaniyi (born July 16, 1982), who is known by his stage name "Lord of Ajasa" or "Alariwo of Africa" is a Nigerian rapper, singer and the CEO of Apashe Records. [1] [2] He is a native of Akure, Ondo State. He was given the name "the Lord of Flavor" (Ajasa is Yoruba term for flavor) in his polytechnic days in Ondo state, where he majored in Quantity Survey. [1] He raps primarily in Yoruba Language. [3] [4] "Ma yi lo" was his first track which made him popular and it came out in 2000. [1] In the beginning of his career, he collaborated with 9ice, Olamide, and the late Da Grin, among other Nigerian singers. [3] [5]

Contents

Due to his health challenge,which was diagnosed to be peptic ulcer, he left the music industry with the claim that he was into other businesses which required time to stabilize. [6] [7]

List of songs

Health challenge

In 2019, he was said to be in urgent need of funds to undergo a peptic ulcer operation. [8] [9] [10]

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