Yung6ix Biography | Age

The Exclusive biography of young talented Nigerian Hip Pop artist Young6ix which includes his age,instagram and many more.

Yung6ix real / birth name is Onome Onokohwomo is a Nigerian Hip pop recording artist born 8 July 1989.

Just
like every other musician who was born in warri delta state had huge
challenges growing up. Coming from a family of five and being the eldest
among all, Yung6ix love for music caused him to go as far as using his
WAEC lesson fees to record his first track and trek about two hour to
get to school at GTC Warri .

Back then in school. Onome engaged in many rap battles at which he finally found students with like minds and formed a group called G-squard.
The group went for many talent hunts shows. The got reasons to quit the
musical carrier but passion kept them going through until he letter
moved to lagos in pursuit of a better life.

After graduating from high school, Onokohwomo relocated to western Nigeria to pursue a career in music and enrolled at Oduduwa University.
He derived his stage name Yung6ix from his high school nickname
“6ixty”. Shortly after he moved to Lagos, he continued to record music;
his song “I’m an African” captured the attention of A&R Gbemi Ereku,
who signed him to his 411 Entertainment Company in 2009.By 2010, he began to attract media attention after his cover version of “Oleku” went viral on the internet. He later released “So Far Gone”, featuring P. Fizzy, a single off his Green Light Green mixtape. The song was a freestyle to Wiz Khalifa‘s
“This Plane”. In January 2011, 6ix released “Plenty Money”, another
track from the mixtape; an accompanying music video was released shortly
after. The song made its official Nigerian radio premiere on the Beat 99.9 FM.

He has worked togther with the likes of Wizkid , Naeto C, Jesse Jagz, DJ Neptune, and P. Fizzy, Phyno, Percy, Da L.E.S, M.I, Ice Prince, Yemi Alade, YQ,

He has been nominated in various awards like “Most Promising Act” at the 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, “Lyricist on the Roll” and “Best Rap Single” nominations at the Headies Awards 2012, Abuja Music and Meritorious Award which he won.