- Afrobeats star Lil Kesh revealed that producer Young Jonn nearly gave away his breakout hit “Efejoku” due to his initial lack of recognition of the song’s full potential.
- Lil Kesh, a melodic-driven artist, initially rejected “Efejoku” due to its lack of fit in his musical direction, instead offering it to Young Jonn.
Afrobeats sensation Lil Kesh has revealed that his hit song “Efejoku” almost never made it into his catalogue.
In a recent interview, the singer shared that he initially failed to recognize the track’s full potential. At the time, Lil Kesh said he was more interested in melody-heavy records and didn’t think Efejoku aligned with his musical vision. As a result, he offered the song to producer Young Jonn.
However, everything changed after he played the track for music mogul Olamide, also known as Baddo. Olamide’s enthusiastic reaction made Lil Kesh reconsider his decision.
Motivated by the positive feedback, he swiftly reclaimed the song from Young Jonn — a move that paid off massively, as Efejoku went on to become one of the defining hits of his career, solidifying his presence in the Nigerian music industry.
In a recent interview: “One of the songs that I’ve made in the past. I can’t really think of any right now but I can tell you for a fact, ‘Efejoku’, which is one of the songs that I will forever be grateful for that I ever recorded. I dashed it out.
I know, crazy right? I recorded the song, I mean it was produced by Young John obviously, but I didn’t know the value of the song. I was like yeah it’s nice, it’s not bad because I’m a melody driven type of artist, I love melody. So I was like it’s better like, and he was like if you don’t like him, I like him.
“I was like you can have So I remember I was chilling with Baddo and the boys, some night like that. I was at the Oriental hotel and I played it for Baddo and he was blown away. I was like, I dashed Young Jonn, he was like what? You better go back and collect your song. And me too, I was like um Jiggy, yeah you know that song, let’s have it, let’s have it. But yeah that’s a crazy story behind ‘Efejoku’.
