Yusuf Oluwo Gbolaga professionally known as YKB (born 6 March 1995) is a Nigerian Afropop singer and songwriter. He debuted his first single titled âÂÂSwagguâ in 2019 and gained popularity with the hit single âÂÂSan SiroâÂÂ.
Yusuf Oluwo was born on 6 March 1998 in Lagos, Nigeria where he spent most of his childhood and early adulthood.
YKB discovered his passion for music while he was growing up, and In 2010, he started uploading his music on SoundCloud. He was first professionally called YusufKanbai until he later shortened it to YKB.
Officially, he started his musical career in 2019 with his first debut single âÂÂSwagguâÂÂ. With the release of his first single, he gained popularity and was shortlisted for Mr Eazi's accelerator programme, âÂÂEmpawa AfricaâÂÂ, joining 29 other musicians from across Africa in 2020. That same year, he released a new project titled âÂÂHear Me OutâÂÂ. Few weeks after, he featured on four of twelve songs released on the âÂÂEjoya Class Of 20 project".ÃÂ
In January 2021, he released another single âÂÂDey Your DeyâÂÂ, featuring Nigerian artiste, Zlatan. In April 2021, he was also featured in LayconâÂÂs song âÂÂFall For MeâÂÂ. In August 2021, he headlined his first solo-show in Lagos. In September 2021, he released his debut EP titled âÂÂBefore I Blowâ comprising 6 tracks.
In September 2022, he released another single âÂÂSan SiroâÂÂ. In May 2023, he released his second EP titled âÂÂYusuful Musicâ comprising 5 tracks including âÂÂpressureâÂÂ, âÂÂtrafficâ and âÂÂkomplete riddimâÂÂ.