In this piece, platinumpost.ng chronicles the biography, family, education, career and net worth of MohBad.
Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba known professionally as MohBad, was a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter from Lagos.
He was formerly signed to Naira Marley’s “Marlian Records” and left the label in 2022.
He was best known for his hit singles Ponmo, Feel Good, and KPK (Ko Por Ke) (you will always be remembered) with Rexxie which was nominated 3 times for The Headies awards 2022.
FAMILY
Mohbad was born June 8, 1996 in Lagos. He died at the age of 27 in September 12, 2023.
EDUCATION
Mohbad’s educational background is not known, but he however, noted in one of his songs that he dropped out of Polytechnic.
CAREER
He released his debut album, Light EP, in the fourth quarter of 2020 as a follow-up to his viral song “Ponmo,” which featured Naira Marley and Lil Kesh. MohBad was nominated 5 times for The Beatz Awards 2021.
He was listed in Audiomack’s top 21 afrobeat artists of 2021. In 2022, he released Peace produced by Rexxie. He peaked TurnTable charts top 50 in 2021 and top 100 in 2022.
Mohbad issued his first EP, Light, after agreeing to a record deal with Marlian Records World in 2019. The eight songs on the EP features Davido, Naira Marley, and Lil Kesh.
Naira Marly served as executive producer for the eight-track EP, which also bears the production stamps of SB, Rexxie, P.Beat, and Austin Sinister.
CONTROVERSY
In February 2022, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested Mohbad, Zinoleesky and four other people following their possession of illegal substances like MDMA and cannabis at their home in Lekki, Lagos.
Some Viral videos on social media showed NDLEA operatives breaking into the musicians’ home in the Lekki district of Lagos State.
According to witnesses, the officials carried out the arrest without any search warrants and mistreated the Marlian singers.
The NDLEA officers were seen hitting the musician with clubs and shooting into the air, forcing them into waiting trucks.
Later, the NDLEA released Mohbad, Zinoleesky and 4 other and three others.
NET WORTH
Mohbad had an estimated net worth of $25,000.
