Biography

Azeez Adeshina Fashola (born May 10, 1991) is a leading force in the Street Pop movement in Nigeria. The Lagos-born creative who is popularly known as Naira Marley is a successful Afrobeats rapper, singer, and songwriter.

Naira Marley has carved a niche for himself in the indigenous (Yoruba) rap music scene of Nigeria and is considered one of the country’s pioneers of indigenous trap music.

Rising to fame after releasing his single, Issa Goal, featuring Olamide and Lil Kesh in 2017, he has released two successful music projects, Gotta Dance (2015) and Lord Of Lamba (2019).

He is the brain behind hit songs such as Am I A Yahoo Boy, Soapy, Japa, Tesumole, and Mafo. Dubbed the President Of Marlian Nation, the talented rapper Naira Marley is also a music executive, as he is the founder of Marlian Records.

Naira Marley
Naira Marley: History, Bio, Photo
Wiki Facts & About Data
Full Name:	Azeez Adeshina Fashola
Stage Name:	Naira Marley
Born:	10 May 1991 (age 32 years old)
Place of Birth:	Agege, Lagos, Nigeria
State Of Origin:	Lagos State
Nationality:	Nigerian
Height:	1.82 m
Parents:	Mr. and Mrs. Fashola
Siblings:	Shuddy Funds, Shubomi Fashola
Wife • Spouse:	Not Married
Girlfriend • Partner:	Not Disclosed
Children:	Aishat Fashola, Simiat Fashola, Farouq Fashola, Fawaz Fashola
Occupation:	Rapper • Songwriter
Net Worth:	US$5 million – US$10 million

On the off chance that you are a Marlian, you would be keen on Naira Marley’s total assets, memoir, vehicles, and lifestyle. Azeez Fashola, whose stage name is Naira Marley, is a Nigerian Musician and lyricist conceived in Nigeria yet grew up mostly right now additionally in the United Kingdom. The 25-year-old is an adaptable performer whose hip jump melodic style is mixed with the tune.

Naira Marley got famous with the arrival of Is A Goal — a hit single where he highlighted Olamide and Lil Kesh. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, it was the official tune used to help Nigeria’s Super Eagles. The performer, whose stage name was enlivened by reggae legend Bob Marley, got increasingly well known after his capture by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on claims of Internet Fraud.

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Early Life

Naira Marley was born to the Muslim household of Mr. and Mrs. Fashola on the 10th Of May 1991. His parents chose to name him Azeez Adeshina. His name, Azeez, means “Dear or Beloved.”

He has a brother named Shuddy Funds and a sister whose name is Shubomi Fashola.

He was birthed in Agege, a suburb of Lagos State, where he was raised alongside his siblings. He is the first child of his parents. Being born into a Muslim home meant that Naira Marley started learning the Qu’ran from an early age, and before he entered teenagehood, the singer had completed reading the holy book and could recite passages in the book offhand.

A part of Naira Marley‘s formative years was spent living outside the country. At the age of eleven, he migrated to the United Kingdom, where he resumed his studies. He resided in Peckham, South London, England.

He would spend his teenage years and early twenties living in the country before moving back to Nigeria to pursue his music career.

Although Naira Marley grew up listening to songs by leading Afrobeats acts at the time, music didn’t start for him until his twenties. He initially planned on pursuing a career as an MC and voice-over artist.

However, after discovering his passion for music and receiving reassuring words from his close friends, he decided to pursue a career in the field. Thus, he started to make music in 2014.

Azeez Fashola was conceived May 9, 1994, in Agege, Lagos State. At the point when he timed 11, he moved to Peckham, South London, UK. After numerous years in the European nation, he came back to Nigeria. His stage name, “Naira Marley,” was affected by the regard and adoration he has for reggae legend Bob Marley, with the Nigerian artist’s dreadlocks a tribute to the famous reggae performer.

In a portion of his past meetings with news sources, he uncovered he never had the arrangement to be an artist as he wanted to be a voice-over artist during his adolescence.

Education

Naira Marley completed his creché and primary school education at a top private elementary school in Agege.

He was educated at Peckham Academy, graduating with a distinction in Business.

He also studied Business Law at Christ the King Sixth Form College (formerly known as Crossways College).

Career

One year after deciding to pursue music, Naira Marley recorded and released his debut EP titled Gotta Dance in 2015. Before then, he had dropped his debut single, Marry Juana, featuring Max Twigz.

Until 2017, Naira Marley achieved the success that he had been dreaming of. The success came after he dropped Issa Goal, featuring Olamide and Lil Kesh. Released in December 2017, Issa Goal became the choice street pop song in the country, receiving massive airplay on radio stations and the speakers of clubs across the country. Issa Goal was used by the Super Eagles as their theme song at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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2019 was a pivotal year in Naira Marley‘s career as he attained more success in the industry. The singer released Am I A Yahoo Boy? featuring fellow rapper Zlatan Ibile on the 3rd Of May 2019. The single went viral both on the internet and in the streets, where Naira Marley had already developed a large fanbase.

He followed up the single’s success by releasing another banger titled Soapy on the 27th Of June 2019. Soapy surpassed Am I A Yahoo Boy, amassing millions of streams within days of its release and paved the way for more music gigs for the rapper.

The singer rode on a wave of hits in 2019 thanks to singles like Opotoyi, Why, Back2Work, Bad Influence, which ensured that he was constantly in the faces and ears of music-loving Nigerians.

Four years after releasing his first project, Naira Marley dropped his highly anticipated sophomore EP titled Lord Of Lamba (LOL) on the 18th Of December 2019. The EP’s production credits go to Killertunes, Studio Magic, and Rexxie. Mayorkun, CBlvck, and Young John were the guest artists who lent their vocals to the EP.

The EP is a 6-track project comprising the singles such as Mafo, Tesumole, Isheyen, Yanyanyan.

Having made his impact in the industry in the previous year, Naira Marley gave his fans back-to-back hits in 2020 with songs such as Aye, Dido Lobo, Mofoti, Anywhere, As E Dey Go, Chichi, Koleyewon and Idi Oremi (Opotoyi 2).

The music star organized his first major show in Nigeria tagged Marlian Fest on the 30th Of December 2019. The show was held in Lagos at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites. Naira Marley announced to his excited fans that he was floating his own record label at the event.

He also dropped the additional news of signing four artists under his imprint. The signed acts are Zinoleesky, Mohbad, CBlvck, and Fabian Blu.

In July 2020, Marlian Records welcomed a new artiste into the family in the person of Emo Grae, Lyta and Tori Keeche.

Naira Marley has been at the forefront of the pop culture space in Nigeria. He is the self-styled president of Marlian Nation, which is also known as No Manaz. Marlian Nation is the moniker for his fanbase, and his fans call themselves Marlians.

In 2014, he began sharpening his melodic abilities. Young Azeez — on finding his energy for singing — built up his melodic ability with support from some of his companions, who encouraged him to sing in one of their chronicle sessions in the studio.

In spite of the fact that the entire thing started as a joke; nonetheless, after that day, Naira Marley began having genuine enthusiasm for music.

He used to help a portion of his companions pay for their studio sessions; be that as it may, when he checked out a rap in the studio and had a rap session with them, he began paying for himself and sharpening his melodic aptitudes.

Naira Marley continued looking for better approaches for improving his melodic ability. His assurance took care of from the get-go in his vocation as a performer. He released the track, Marry Juana, in 2015 including Max Twigz, one portion of the Cannabis Boyz group.

This melody implanted Naira Marley’s solid Nigerian pronunciation with dancehall rhythms, and it was impressively effective. This melody furnished him with a calm Nigerian following in the UK music industry since its release occurred in the United Kingdom. Likewise, it empowered him to get one of the quick-rising rappers of Nigerian plunge in the nation.

A mix of grime, rap, tune, and dancehall, Marry Juana’s release spoke to the defining moment of Naira Marley’s music profession just as his ascent to the spotlight in the music business. This is on the grounds that, in the wake of the tune, numerous others were released that likewise appreciated monstrous accomplishments in Nigeria.

Naira Marley is the dear of many music sweethearts in Nigeria, who are called Marlians. The performer cum rapper pursued with discussion following his capture by the EFCC on May 10, 2019, for Internet misrepresentation-related charges. The episode occurred a day after his 25th birthday celebration.

Azeez Fashola was captured with individual performers Zlatan Ibile, Rahman Jago just as two others. Except for Naira Marley, the other four were released, and Davido was accounted for to have assumed a tremendous job in Zlatan Ibile’s released.

Naira Marley was remanded in jail care and later charged to court because of the earnestness of his supposed wrongdoing, which verges on an eleven-check extortion claim. The troubled rapper was later released on June 14, 2019, in the wake of being allowed a ₦2M bail by a Federal High Court in Lagos.

His bail prerequisites additionally included two sureties, with one of them being a government employee above Grade Level (GL) 10 and the other a person that possesses a landed property inside the court’s jurisdiction. According to media reports, Naira Marley’s arrival of the electrifying hit, Am I A Yahoo Boy, prompted his capture.

Awards and Nominations

For his work with Soapy, the singer Naira Marley won the coveted Viewers Choice Awards at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards.

Soapy also earned singer nominations in the Song Of The Year and Best Pop Song categories at the Soundcity MVP Awards.

He also clinched a nomination for the Best Male Artiste category at the 2019 City People Music Awards.

Personal Life

The stage name, Naira Marley, was coined from Reggae icon Bob Marley, who is one of his idols in the music space, and Naira, the currency of his home country – Nigeria.

The singer has warmed his way into the hearts of millions of Afrobeats fans because of his music style, which fuses English, Yoruba, and Pidgin English, to create a distinct indigenous trap sound.

He is the Founder and CEO of Marlian Music, a record label that has produced rising stars such as Zinoleesky, Mohbad, Emo Grae, CBlvck, Tori Keeche, and Fabian Blu.

He has two younger siblings. A brother named Shuddy Funds and a sister, Shubomi Fashola.

Although the rapper is yet to be married, he has four children with different partners. His first set of children is twin girls named Aishat Fashola and Simiat Fashola. They reside in the United Kingdom. The girls were born in April 2015. Their mother’s identity is unknown, as Naira Marley has been private about their relationship.

His second child and first son is named Farouq Fashola, who is nicknamed JoJo Marley. He was born on the 30th Of October 2015. Farouq Fashola has a younger brother named Fawaz Fashola. He was born on the 7th Of April 2018. The boys were given birth to by the same mother.

The rapper, who lives an affluent lifestyle in the Victoria Island district of Lagos State, has been subjected to a number of controversies.

Naira Marley was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the 10th Of May, 2019. He was detained in EFCC custody for six days before being charged with 11 counts of fraud at the Federal High Court in Lagos. He was granted bail to the tune of two million Naira on the 30th Of May 2019 by the court and released two weeks after on the 14th Of June 2019.

He also had a run-in with the police in 2020 after he flouted the president’s ban on interstate travel in a bid to restrict the spread of the Coronavirus. He had traveled down to Abuja to perform at a concert. He appeared before an FCT mobile court and was fined a sum of money.

Net Worth

The president of Marlian Nation Naira Marley has achieved success in his own career and artists’ careers signed under his label.

Naira Marley is currently estimated to be having a net worth of US$5 million – US$10 million.

The controversial artist could understand this from the offers of his music just as continues from show appointments.

Despite the fact that he doesn’t involve the top spot in the positioning of Nigeria’s most extravagant artists, he’s one of the quickest rising gifts right now industry.

Social Media

Naira Marley is considered one of the biggest influences in Street Pop Culture. The Social media space has been one of the mediums he has used to impact the growing cultural movement in the country. 

The rapper has millions of fans following and engaging with his content across his social media channels. 

He currently has over 6.2 million followers on Instagram and over 3.6 million followers on Twitter. 

• Instagram handle – @nairamarley
• Twitter handle – @officialnairam1

Naira Marley Cars 

Naira Marley is a fruitful performer who is accounted for to possess numerous intriguing vehicles, one of which is a fresh-out-of-the-box new 2019 Bentley Continental that he as of late purchased.

Naira Marley Lifestyle

According to PUNCH,

Naira Marley said he’s hitched to two ladies and has four youngsters that are for the most part British residents. He made this disclosure in his announcement on the promise that he displayed to the EFCC while in guardianship.

Discussing his capture, the up and coming vocalist demanded that he’s not a crook:

“My name is Azeez Fashola. I am hitched to two spouses and I have four children. They are altogether British residents remaining in the United Kingdom,” the 28-year-old artist composed. I contemplated in the United Kingdom, began learning at Porlock Hall, at that point, I moved to Walworth School where I got my GCSE.

“My results for my GCSE are English (C), Maths (B), and Science (C). I left Walworth School with my qualification and went further to study at Peckham Academy, where I got distinction in Business.

“At that point, I went further to learn at Crossways College where I completed my Business Law; however I had children around then, so I took a break and began making music till date.”

He was indicted by the commission that discovered some proof of Internet extortion on his PC. Yet, Marley demanded he’d no thought regarding the substance on the PC since one of his companions offered it to him to transfer YouTube recordings:

“I began making music in 2014 exclusively (sic), however now I’m marked to Marathon, a United Kingdom-based record name. I had an arrangement with Coca-Cola for my melody, Issa Goal, in which highlighted Olamide and Lil Kesh.”

“I likewise had manages Nike to take an interest in the Nigerian sportswear. I’m in control of a MacBook workstation, which I obtained from a companion named Yad Isril in England, on the grounds that while coming back to Nigeria, I realized I was going to require a PC to transfer my music recordings on YouTube and furthermore to keep my elite melodies.”

“I’m in control of the PC however I have no clue what is on it separated from my music recordings. He claims the butcher’s and a hardware shop in England. He is a British resident, however, his family is from Iraq. I don’t have an individual workstation right now since I needn’t bother with it.”

“My supervisory group handles all that I have to do on the PC. I just utilize my iPhone X for all that I do,” he kept up.

Discography

• IssaGoal
• Am I A Yahoo Boy (feat. Zlatan)
• Soapy
• Mafo (feat. Young John)
• Opotoyi
• Tesumole
• Bad Influence
• Japa (e.t.c)
• Lord Of Lamba (LOL)
• Kojosese
• Koleyewon
• Mafo
• Tingasa
• Soapy
• Gotta Dance
• Aye
• Dido Lobo
• Mofoti
• Anywhere
• As E Dey Go,
• Chichi
• Idi Oremi (Opotoyi 2)
• God’s Timing’s the Best
• Gotta Dance EP

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