The journey to stardom: A biography of Krixx Krozz
From mixing a Runtown record to the release of his EP, Krixx Kroxx's talent is one to watch out for.
Years of hardwork and consistency has gotten Krixx Kroxx into the conversation as one of Nigeria's most talented artiste to look out for in the coming years.
He has a new record out which compliments his status. 'Bloodmoney' which features fellow artist signed to Volt-records, VickyBrown titled, 'Bloodmoney' is primed to become a favourite for the upcoming Detty December season.
But how did he get here?
Born in August 1997, Krixx Kroxx, whose real name is Ezechi Christian Chukwunonso hails from Udi, Enugu State.
He was born and raised in Ajegunle, Lagos, a suburb known for its rough neighborhoods.
Krixx Kroxx admits that his parents ensured he and his sibling received the best education they could afford in their own way by sending them to private schools to offer a better learning experience, but he also recognizes how the streets shaped a lot of his life decisions including his yearning for popularity as a full-time musical artist.
The fast-rising talent had chipped in that if he was not doing music he probably would be a comedian as right from his early days in Cardoso Catholic Secondary School since he was the class jester and still makes people around him laugh till today.
Having shown to be multi-talented even in manipulating electronic gadgets and computers, he was encouraged by his father to pursue a B.Sc in Computer Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2016-2021).
Music journey
Krixx Kroxx began his music career as a DJ in 2017 when he began to mix and master his favourite songs some of which were 'Gallardo' by Runtown ft. Davido and 'The money' by Davido ft. Olamide.
He spoke with nostalgia of how he loved listening to music with great sounds and beats.
"All I had to do was hit the blunt and my friends would play the beats and I would begin to freestyle and by the end of the night I would have like three songs down."
Freestyling remains a huge part of his creative process following in the footsteps of greats like Jay Z who never writes down lyrics, voiceing straight from the heart.
As he was so naturally gifted at composing and coming up with killer lines at a stretch, the artist stated that his friends especially Billy Jay, really were the driving force that propelled him to finally go out there and make his own music.
Krixx Kroxx vividly describes how he called a producer to his room and they cooked up some wild beats and he however felt the songs were not up to the standards he envisaged for his type of music and so never released those songs.
That however seemed like the push he needed and in a few weeks he made contact with Nameless a very good producer in Enugu and his debut single 'Butt and Body' was birthed together with 'Craze'.
In a bid to fully represent his music, he released an EP in September 2021 titled UFO with seven records including Butt and Body.
As the artiste made us know, his songs always emanate from specific points in his life. 'Butt and Body' sprung up from a time in his life where he had a lot of women in his life, 'Craze' enunciates his ghetto roots as he proudly states that he is an 'Ajegunle boy'.
'Win' speaks about his personal achievements and 'Feminine' a heartbreak that hurt a little bit.
The EP alone which is doing well for a debut project has garnered 50, 000 streams across all major streaming platforms.
The album, UFO with the hashtag #krixxkroxx has a whooping 120k views on Tiktok with popular influencers like e4ma, beryl.ama, Derah_01, blaqboivic and many others jumping on the challenge.
Life lessons and experiences
When asked what the craziest thing the artiste has done, with full smiles he recalls the day he had taken himself out after a successful recording session.
According to him, the work he put into his music pleased him and so he recognizes and cultivated the habit of appreciating himself first for a job well done.
In 10 years, the upcoming artist sees himself busy working at his music career, fully booked and well paid.
The major motivation for making music for this special young blood are entwined into three objectives.
Firstly, a bid to escape poverty, secondly to achieve his lifelong dream of one day becoming a famous person, the lastly and more importantly an undulating passion for putting out good music for people to enjoy and relate to.
The artist expresses how much love has for the idea of being his own boss while using his talent to sustain his family, express his feeling through his music and fashion style while enjoying the bad boy lifestyle the entertainment world requires without judgements and sentiment.
To conclude, the artiste encourages young people to always do the things they love and enjoy to lead, a happier and more fulfilling lifestyle.
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