Adindu Linus Nnamdi was born in
Ajegunle,
Lagos State, Nigeria. He studied at
Abia State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in
Political Science and later obtained a
master's degree in
Public Administration. He developed a passion for music early and began singing in church. Nnamdi developed an interest in poetry at an early age and later began rapping. During his early career, he recorded freestyle performances over songs by artists including
M.I Abaga,
Ice Prince,
Vector, Phenom, Labzy Lawal,
Dark Poet,
12Guage, and the duo
P-Square. In 2010, he also appeared on the freestyle television program ''Jimmy's Jump Off'' hosted by
DJ Jimmy Jatt. In 2016, he gained further recognition through collaborations with the music producer
Masterkraft. He was featured on Masterkraft's single "Gbagbe", and later that same year appeared on another collaboration titled "Igwe"
. Beyond his featured appearances, Lynox has also worked as a songwriter. He co-wrote "Overdose" for Masterkraft and contributed to "Sun Seyin" for
CDQ. He was also involved in writing "Roll Up" for DJ Derek, which featured
Flavour and CDQ, and wrote "Loke" for
SHiiKANE which went viral. The duo produced their second EP,
Playsound, in 2020, which received general positive reviews. That same year they were featured on a song, Yawa (Remix) feat.
KiDi. In 2022 they released "Desólé" featuring
1da Banton. In 2020, he won the
City People Entertainment Award for Outstanding New Artist and also received a nomination for Revelation of the Year.
2022–present: Solo years On March 25, 2022, Lynox released "Big Body Benz" featuring Xbusta as the first single after going solo; it peaked at number seven on the
UK Apple Top 50 Songs chart, and number 13 on the
African iTunes chart. He released a
Latin-styled remix of the song, featuring Bobby Moon, DJ Alex Watanabe, and DJ PJAY. On 11 June 2024, Lynox signed a deal with
Empire Distribution. The same day, he announced his departure from the group Playaz in order to pursue a solo career. He expressed appreciation to his former partner and described the move as the beginning of a new phase in his career. In the spring of 2024, Lynox confirmed the name of his new ep
Gangsta in Love, Alongside a two single titled "Stay With Me (Lewu)" and "Run With Me". In 2025, Lynox released the song "Luv You Bad" produced by
Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter Shugavybz published by
EMPIRE. == Discography ==