Dice Ailes
Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper
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Dice Ailes (born Shasha Damilola Alesh) is a Nigerian singer whose musical style blends Afro-pop, hip-hop, and R&B. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, he began his musical career in Toronto, Canada. He began creating music at the age of 15. His debut single, "Fantasy," released in 2014, garnered his position within the Afrobeats scene.
1 August 1996
- Singer
- songwriter
- rapper
Dice Ailes | |
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Win ‘EP’ press photo, 2024 | |
| Born | Shasha Damilola Alesh 1 August 1996 |
| Alma mater | York University |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Musical career | |
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Early life and education
He schooled in Nigeria at Lagooz college, Republic of Benin, and Ghana then relocated to Canada where he studied at York University and also started his musical career before relocating back to Nigeria after his record deal with Chocolate City in 2014.[1]
Career
He started out in a church choir. He started out too with Hyce- age, coker, Millie and Reihnard while in the label.[2] He achieved recognition in 2016 for his CKay-produced single "Miracle" featuring Lil Kesh.[3][4]
On 21 December 2016, Dice Ailes shared stage with the likes of WSTRN, Krept and Konan, Migos alongside Lil Kesh at the "Beat FM Xmas concert" 2016 in Lagos.[5]
In an interview with Tush Magazine, Dice Ailes describes his style of music as "Afro-pop RnB".[6]
[7] In his words:
I'm a pretty versatile artist. I don't have a specific genre. I started off rapping, then as I grew up it sort of just graduated to a lot of different stuff. So right now, I just do Afro-pop, RnB; you know what I'm saying, I just mix everything up.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Fantasy" | Non-album single |
| "Telephone" | ||
| 2015 | "Machinery" | |
| 2016 | "Miracle" | |
| 2017 | "Ella" | |
| "Otedola" | ||
| 2018 | "mr biggs" | |
| "Dicey" | ||
| "Enough" | ||
| 2019 | "Alakori"[8](feat. Falz)"Ginika" | |
| 2020 | "Pim Pim" (feat Olamide)[9] | |
| 2021 | "Money Dance" | |
| 2022 | "Leftside" | Ladies First |
| "Pray As You go" | ||
| "Rosalia" (feat. Kady Cain) | ||
| "Monica" | ||
| "Zombie" | ||
| "Hold me" (feat. Tiwa Savage)[10] | ||
| 2024 | "Dicey Baba" | |
| 2025 | "Towa" | Win |
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Awon Temi" (Loose Kaynon feat. Dice Ailes & Koker) |
The Gemini Project[11][12] |
| 2016 | "Brooklyn" (Ice Prince feat. Dice Ailes) |
Jos to the World |
| 2017 | "Olohungbo" (Masterkraft feat. Ceeza, YCEE & Dice Ailes) |
Non-album single |
| "No Favors"[13] (Yung6ix feat. Dice Ailes & Mr. Jollof) | ||
| 2017 | "Your Father"
(M.I Abaga feat. Dice Ailes) |
Rendezvous |
| 2019 | "Que Cera"
(Vision DJ feat. Dice Ailes, Kwesi Arthur, Medikal) | |
| 2020 | "Pressure"
( Spinall, feat. Dice Ailes) | |
| 2021 | "Focus" remix
(Ajimovoix feat. Dice Ailes) |
Compilation singles
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Released date |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Indestructible Choc Boi Nation | 30 April 2015 |
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | tooXclusive Awards | Best New Artiste[15] | Himself | Nominated[16] |
| 2016 | The Headies | Rookie of The Year | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Next Rated | Nominated[17] |