DJ Xclusive - Rotimi Alakija

Rotimi Alakija Biography / Profile

Rotimi Alakija known as DJ Xclusive was born in the United Kingdom to Nigerian parents on 16 October. He is the nephew to renowned Nigerian businesswoman, Folorunsho Alakija.

Rotimi Alakija Age

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Rotimi Alakija Early Life

He moved back to Nigeria to complete his secondary education at King’s College in Lagos, going back later for a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and Computer Science from the University of Reading, U.K after which he got another degree in Financial Computing at Brunel University.

Growing up, DJ Xclusive was the class geek

Rotimi Alakija Career

DJ Xclusive is a recording artist and record producer who officially started 'DJing' in 2003 at various clubs including Penthouse, Jalouse, Aura Mayfair and Funky Buddha. Deviating from the norm where the DJ was often relegated to the background, DJ Xclusive decided to take it to the next level playing on Cool FM 96.9 radio at 3p.m. from Mondays to Thursdays on the Road Show and 8p.m. to 9pm on the Night Café and 8p.m to 1a.m on Fridays and Saturdays, on his Party Club Mix.

Dj Xclusive has worked with prominent World artistes like; Nas, Rihanna, Fat Joe, Ne-Yo, Mario Winans, Wizkid and Brick & Lace to mention a few and has featured in events like the 2013 and 2017 editions of Big brother Naija.

In 2011, he was nominated for Best DJ at the 2011 edition of the Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television Awards (BEFFTA) Awards and joined Empire Mates Entertainment as Wizkid’s official DJ in the same year.

DJ Xclusive released a single “I’m Xclusive” alongside renowned UK-Nigerian artist Mo Eazy.

In 2015, he signed a multimillion naira endorsement deal with ‘Miller’, a US Brewing Company.