S.O. (rapper)

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S.O.
Birth nameOluwaseun Oluwatosin Otukpe [1]
Also known asS.O., Seun Otukpe
Born (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 36) [2]
Nigeria [2]
OriginLondon, England
Genres Christian hip hop, urban contemporary gospel [3]
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, rapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active2010–present [4]
LabelsLamp Mode

Oluwaseun Oluwatosin Otukpe [1] (born 5 December 1988) [2] who goes by the stage name S.O. or Seun Otukpe in full, [5] is a Nigerian Christian hip hop musician of British citizenship, currently based in Texas, United States. So It Begins was released independently in 2011. [6] Lamp Mode Recordings released his second studio album So It Continues in 2012, [3] and this album would be his breakthrough release on the Billboard charts.

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Early life

S.O. was born Oluwaseun Oluwatosin Otukpe, [1] in Nigeria on 5 December 1988. [2] His family moved to London in the United Kingdom, when S.O. was nine years old. [2]

Music career

S.O. started making music in 2010. [4] He became signed to Lamp Mode Recordings in 2012, after they heard 2011's So It Begins. [6] So It Continues was his second album, [3] and this helped the artist to crack the Billboard charts. He is a featured artist on the song "Get It Got It" that's on No Filter by Json. His third studio album, So It Ends, was released on 16 October 2015, from Lamp Mode Recordings, where it placed on two Billboard charts. Since his last full-length album, S.O. has released multiple singles for digital download. [7] [8] [9]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Christ
US
Gospel
US
Heat
US
Rap
So It Begins [6]
  • Released: 28 June 2011
  • Label: Independent
  • CD, digital download
So It Continues [3]
  • Released: 13 November 2012
  • Label: Lamp Mode
  • CD, digital download
36 [10] 24 [10]
So It Ends
  • Released: 16 October 2015
  • Label: Lamp Mode
  • CD, digital download
24 [10] 8 [10]
Augustine's Legacy
  • Released: 6 September 2019
  • Label: Independent
  • CD, digital download

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