Ycee started his music career in 2012 as an underground rapper. He signed a record deal with Tinny Entertainment. Due to his educational engagements, he took a brief hiatus from music after gaining admission to the
University of Lagos. Ycee released the critically acclaimed song "Condo" in May 2015; it was nominated for Best Collaboration of the Year and Best Music Video of the Year at the
2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. On 20 July 2015, he released the hit single "Jagaban". Nigerian rapper
Olamide asked him to be featured on the remix. He gained further exposure after receiving a nomination for Revelation of the Year at the 2015
MTV Africa Music Awards. Moreover, he was nominated for Best Artist in African Pop at the 2015
All Africa Music Awards. On 25 June 2017, "Juice" featuring
Maleek Berry became the most popular new music on Nigeria radio, ranked number 1 by
Playdata charts. Ycee sold out a headline gig at the
O2 Academy Islington on 12 January 2018. The gig featured additional performances from his label mates
Bella Alubo, Sona,
Eugy,
Ms. Banks and Flosha. On 15 January 2019, he announced on Instagram that he left Tinny Entertainment. He also announced the launch of his record label ANBT, an
acronym for Ain't Nobody Badder Than. Ycee released his debut studio album
Ycee vs Zaheer on 8 November 2019. It is a mixture of
hip-hop,
trap,
Afrobeats, Afro-house, hyphy, R&B and alte. Label Mate
Bella on Radio in 2017 before going ahead to create a joint EP with her Late Night Vibrations. Ycee also featured on Big Man Doingz by Arosino alongside Dapo Tuburna and Karma. Some Say it was his way of giving back to emerging artistes as he was once on the receiving end of such impact through Olamide on his remix to Jagaban, his breakthrough single. ==Discography==