Salami Oluwasesan Abbas (born 26 November 1988), better known by his stage name Sess, or Sess The PRBLM Kid, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and music producer. He is known for solely producing Falz The Bahd Guy and Simi's joint EP, Chemistry.
He is notable with the mainstream sound watermark, "Sess, The Problem Kid", on his produced
instrumentals
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Early life and education
Salami Oluwasesan Abbas is from
Offa
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, a town in the state of
Kwara
Kwara State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Kwárà), is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger state, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the internation ...
. He was born into a family of four children in Sagamu, Ogun State before moving to
Ilorin
Ilorin is the capital city of Kwara State in Western Nigeria.. Retrieved 18 February 2007 As of the 2006 census, it had a population of 777,667, making it the 7th largest city by population in Nigeria.
History
Ilorin was founded by the ...
, Kwara State.
Sess attended the University of Ilorin Staff School for elementary education before moving on to Best Legacy International High School then Thomas Adewunmi International college for secondary school. He then went on to study Law at University of Ilorin, and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2012.
Career
He primarily produced Falz's second studio album Stories That Touch, and the entirety of the collaborative EP
Chemistry by Falz and Simi.
In 2016, Sess was nominated for African Producer of the Year at
Soundcity MVP Awards Festival
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In 2016, Stories That Touch won Album of the Year at the
City People Entertainment Awards
City People Entertainment Awards are an annual accolade presented by '' City People Magazine'' to honour Nigerian and Ghanaian entertainers. The first edition was held in Abeokuta, Ogun State on June 14, 2009. The event was hosted by Governor G ...
. In the same year, he won the New Discovery Producer of the Year and Afro Hip Hop Producer of the Year awards at
The Beatz Awards 2016
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Pe ...
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In 2018, he primarily produced the album
Moral Instruction
''Moral Instruction'' is the fourth studio album by Nigerian rapper Falz. It was released on January 15, 2019, by Bahd Guys Entertainment. The album was recorded in Nigerian pidgin and samples musical recordings from Fela Kuti. Its production was ...
by
Falz
Folarin Falana (born 27 October 1990), better known by his stage name Falz, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter and actor who began his career while in secondary school after forming a group called The School Boys with his friend before his profe ...
.
Discography
Production
Album
*''Omo Murda''
*''Spotlight'' (EP)
*''PRBLM'' (Mixtape)
Singles
*Sess - Original Gangster' feat. Adekunle Gold and Reminisce
*Don't Worry - Sess & Spax
*To Match - Sess & Teni
*Revival - Sess
Awards and nominations
References
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Living people
1988 births
Nigerian singer-songwriters
Nigerian male singer-songwriters
Nigerian record producers
People from Sagamu
Nigerian male pop singers
Nigerian hip hop singers