Olajide Olatunji Bio | Wiki
Olajide Olatunji is a popular English YouTuber and rapper. He is known as KSI and is a co-founder and member of the British YouTube group, Sidemen. He is also famous for his YouTube account launched in 2009, where he posts his gaming-commentary videos of the FIFA video game series. Also, he is the CEO of Misfits Boxing and the co-owner of Prime Hydration, XIX Vodka, and a restaurant chain, Sides.
He released his debut studio album, Dissimulation in 2020 and was number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. Olatunji’s second studio album, All Over The Place, debuted at number 1. He is featured in the British comedy film Laid in America. In addition, he was involved in two professional crossover boxing bouts against British rapper Swarmz and Mexican boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda on August 27, 2022.
Olajide Olatunji Age
He was born on June 19, 1993, in London, England. Olatunji is 30 years old and celebrates his birthday every year on June 19.
Olajide Olatunji Height
He is a man of tall stature. Olatunji stands at a height of 6 ft 0 in (Approx 1.83 m).
Olajide Olatunji Family
He was born to his mother and father in London, England. Olatunji holds British nationality. He is the son of Jide Adamulla Olatunji, who hails from Ibadan, Nigeria, and Yinka Atinuke, who is from Islington, London. He grew up with his younger brother, Deji Olatunji, who is also a YouTuber. The two were first and second respectively as the “UK’s Most Influential YouTube Creators” by Tubular Labs in 2015.
Olajide Olatunji Dating
Olatunji is not dating anyone. The 230 years old rapper is focused on his career. However, there is no previous information regarding him dating or being engaged.
Olajide Olatunji Education
He studied at the Berkhamsted School in Berkhamsted, where he met future collaborator and Sidemen member Simon Minte. Olatunji enrolled at sixth form college but later dropped out to pursue his YouTube career as he was earning a steady salary.
Olajide Olatunji YouTube
He first registered his first YouTube account under the username “JideJunior” in 2008. His current YouTube is under the name KSIOlajideBT, where he uploaded gaming–commentary videos of the FIFA video game series. Olatunji uploaded his commentary videos from his bedroom at his parents’ house in Watford. He uploaded more vlog-style content and played a variety of games and in 2012 and his channel reached a million subscribers.
Moreover, since 2013, he signed with Maker Studios’ sub-network, Polaris. He has been part of the British YouTube group, the Sidemen since October 2013. In the group, they have sold and distributed Sidemen Clothing merchandise. Olatunji published a biography titled KSI: I Am a Bellend in 2015 and with Sidemen, they published Sidemen: The Book in 2016. Further, he was placed second by The Sunday Times in its list of the top 100 UK influencers in 2019. Additionally, Sidemen launched a subscription service known as Side+ and launched a restaurant chain known as Sides, and a vodka brand known as XIX Vodka in 2021.
Olajide Olatunji KSI V Logan Paul
It was announced that KSI would be fighting Logan Paul in a white-collar boxing amateur boxing match on February 24, 2018. The fight concluded with two judges scoring the fight even at 57–57 and a third judge scoring 58–57 in favor of KSI.
Olajide Olatunji Brother
Olatunji grew up with his younger brother Deji Olatunji. Deji is also a YouTuber. In 2015, the two brothers were first and second respectively as the “UK’s Most Influential YouTube Creators” by Tubular Labs. Deji revealed KSI’s bank records in a video in late November 2018.
Olajide Olatunji Boxing
Olatunji is also a boxer nicknamed The Nightmare. He has participated in fights with Joe Weller, where he won by KSI 1 minute and 37 seconds into the third round by way of technical knockout. He then fought with Logan Paul and the fight ended in a majority draw in February 2018. Moreover, he had a rematch with Logan Paul on November 9, 2019. Olatunji won via split decision, with two judges scoring the bout 56–55 and 57–54 in favor of KSI, and a third judge scoring the fight 56–55 in favor of Paul.
In 2021, he made a return to his boxing ass he was staged to fight Alex Wassabi on August 27, 2022, but Alex was replaced by Swarmz. Olatunji won the fight via 2nd round KO and also won the ICB World Cruiserweight title. Further, he was to face the second opponent thus billing the event “2 Fights 1 Night” on August 16, 2022. Additionally, he defeated Pineda via 3rd round KO and retained the ICB World cruiserweight title.
Olajide Olatunji Rapper
He released his debut studio album, Dissimulation in 2020 and was number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. Olatunji’s second studio album, All Over The Place, debuted at number 1. As a rapper, Olantuji has released several raps, they include:
- Down Like That in 2020
- Houdini in 2020
- Poppin in 2020
- Holiday in 2021
- Summer is Over in 2021
- Don’t Play in 2021
- Wake Up Call in 2020
- Lose in 2021
- Goes Off in 2016
Olajide Olatunji Net Worth
Through his success, he has attained decent fortune working as YouTuber and rapper. Olatunji’s net worth is $25 Million.
Who Is Olajide Olatunji
Olatunji is a popular English YouTuber and rapper. He is known as KSI and is a co-founder and member of the British YouTube group, Sidemen. He is also famous for his YouTube account launched in 2009, where he posts his gaming-commentary videos of the FIFA video game series. Also, he is the CEO of Misfits Boxing and the co-owner of Prime Hydration, XIX Vodka, and a restaurant chain, Sides.
How Tall Is Olajide Olatunji
Olatunji is a man of tall stature and is 6 ft 0 in.
How Much Is Olajide Olatunji Worth
Olatunji has earned an estimated net worth of $25 Million from working as a popular English YouTuber and rapper.