Singer Shomade Olawale Qazeem . — who goes by the stage name Gemin9 Quazeem— was raised in Lagos, Nigeria and his musical expressions channel as much from West African pop as from Western R&B and rap. Citing heroes like Usher, Akon, and Nigerian artist 2face Idibia, G9 fondly called amongst his friends started singing at a young age, he began to consider music as a possible career at a very young age . In early 2000 he began reaching out to a handful of producers to help bring his songs to life, and fortunately for later found out his extended In-law is a producer which pave the way for more creative environments, ever since it has been an interesting journey for him and his career.