KSI (Olajide Olatunji) – Profile, Net Worth, Height

KSI (Olajide Olatunji) – Profile, Net Worth, Height

origin
KSI is a British YouTuber (KSIolajidebt), rapper, actor and video game commentator. He is one of the most subscribed YouTube celebrities with over 20 million subscribers. His records include Keep Up (2016), Jump Around (2016) and Space (2017). He has millions of followers on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. KSI was born Olajide William Olatunji on June 19, 1993 in Watford, England. He is also known as JJ. His parents are Gide and Inka Olatungi. He has a younger brother, Deji Olatunji, who is also on YouTube (ComedyShortsGamer). They were both named the UK’s most influential YouTube creators in 2015.

Profession
KSI started his YouTube channel “KSIolajidebt” in July 2009. He reached his first million subscribers in December 2012. The channel has grown to 19+ million subscribers and over 4.6+ billion video views. Early videos of KSI were based on the video game FIFA. His channel now includes comedy sketches, challenges, pranks, music videos, and more. Selected videos from his channel include “Crossbar Challenge”, “What Is It Like To Be Black” and “A Super Funny Montage”. He works with YouTubers like RiceGum, Caspar Lee and Joe Sugg. In 2012, KSI was banned from all future Eurogamer Expos. Microsoft terminated his Xbox One endorsement contract the following year. KSI signed with the Maker Studios sub-network “Polaris” in early 2013. He is a member of the YouTube group “Sidemen” (formerly Ultimate Sidemen). The team includes Ethan Payne (Behzinga), Josh Bradley (Zerkaa), Vikram Barn (Vikkstar123), Simon Minter (Miniminter) and Harry Lewis (W2S). In 2016, KSI won the NME Vlogger of the Year Award.

KSI started his rap career in 2011. His first song with Randolph, “Heskey Time”, was released in January 2012. This is a satirical rap song about former British professional footballer Emile Heskey. The pair also collaborated on several other projects, including their wildly popular “Soccer Rap Battle” series. KSI was featured in the official music video for Droideka’s single “Get Hyper” in 2013. His debut solo single “Lamborghini” was released in March 2015. It features British rapper P Money. The official video was released in March 2015 and has since been viewed over 107 million times. KSI’s debut EP Keep Up was released by Island Records in January 2016. It reached No. 1 on the UK R&B Albums Chart and No. 14 on the US Rap Albums Chart. This EP features guest appearances by Jme, Sway, Nick Brewer, Scrufizzer and a few others. Other KSI projects include Jump Around (2016) and Space (2017). He collaborated with MNDM on the single “Friends with Benefits”. He also collaborated on the song “Jump Around” with rapper Waka Flocka Flame.

Besides YouTube and rap, KSI is also an aspiring actor. He played “Duncan” in the comedy film Laid in America (2016). The film was written and directed by Sam Millman and Peter Wass. It also stars Caspar Lee and Bobby Lee. In 2014, he appeared as “Matt Clark” in 5 episodes of the TV mini-series 5 Aside (2014). In 2015, he made a cameo appearance on the talk show “Backchat”. In September 2015, KSI’s book “KSI: I Am A Bellend” was published in the UK. The American version of KSI: I Am A Tool was published shortly after. .

personal
KSI is about 5 feet 11 inches tall and of Nigerian descent. He revealed in the video “Googling Yourself” that he is agnostic. His net worth is estimated at $15 million. According to Forbes, he made $4.5 million in 2015. KSI owns luxury vehicles such as the Lamborghini Aventador and Porsche Boxster. He reportedly paid off his parents’ house before moving back to his place.

Photo by Terrasat [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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