Yung6ix Onome Onokohwomo (born 8 July 1989) is a Nigerian rapper and songwriter with an estimated net worth of $1.5 million dollars last few months ago. He revealed in an interview with NET in 2014 that his music deal with Kash Kamp Trick Billionaire Musiq (KKTBM) is worth about $500,000 dollars.
He has released hit tracks and made over N250 million naira from musix sales, event performances and collaborations. He was birthed as Onome Onokohwomo in Warri and was also raised in Warri, a suburb on the Delta State, Nigeria.
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In 2011, Yung6ix's record label, 411 Entertainment became affiliated to another music record label, Storm records, by signing a joint venture deal; a deal which would futher boost his music career and pull him more fame and money.
He worked with StarBoy Records Boss, Wizkid on one of his tracks, Follow Me, from his first studio album, he also dropped a fourth track titled "Oh My Gosh" from that same year. The song earned Ying6ix two nominations, "Lyricist on the Role" and "Best Rap Single" at the Headies 2012.
Being an artiste with acclaims already, he got featured on Rap King, MI's Illegal Music 2 and was nicknamed "King of the South" by Mr Incredible (Jude Abaga).
Yung6ix was nominated in 2012 in the category of "Most Promising Act" at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards, but he didn't win.
In 2013, Yung6ix floated his imprint "Kash Kamp" which houses Percy as well as talented producer Otee Beatz. On 4 September 2013, Yung6ix's camp welcomed a hand offered from "Trick Billionaire MusiQ" for both parties to partner with the end-result of taking Yung6ix and his brand out of Africa and sharing his brilliance with the rest of the world. Yung6ix collaborated with Percy on "First Class", the third single from his album. He also released a music video for the song which earned him a "Best Hip Hop Video" nomination at the 2013 Nigerian Music Video Awards.[8] 6ix's debut full-length studio album, 6ix O Clock, was eventually released on 6 February 2014. The 16-track album features guest appearances from Phyno, Percy, Da L.E.S, M.I, Ice Prince, Yemi Alade, YQ, and Wizkid
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