Onome Onokohwomo, Nigerian rapper better known as Yung6ix, says he lost about $7,000 and a laptop containing his new album among other items when his car was robbed.
The singer broke the news in an Instagram post in the early hours of Monday alongside a CCTV footage of the incident.
Yung6ix explained that the incident happened while he was moving into his new apartment, noting that the car “had my whole life.”
He, however, did not mention where the robbery took place.
“My car got robbed. Had my whole life in that car. My laptop with my new album and mixtape. About $5,000 – $7,000 cash, Black Magic 6k camera, iPhones my PS5 and studio recording equipments while I was moving into my new apartment,” he wrote.
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Born in 1989, the Warri-born rapper grew to prominence in 2010 with his viral cover version of ‘Oleku’ by Ice Prince and Brymo.
He followed up in September 2011 with ‘Oh My Gosh’, which earned him both ‘Lyricist on the Roll’ and ‘Best Rap Single’ nominations at the 2012 Headies Awards.
The following year, the gifted rapper won an award for the ‘National Act of the Year’ in the Abuja Music and Meritorious Award 2013.
He has continued to pull the strings in the country’s music landscape and dropped ‘Introduction To Trapfro‘, his hit album, last year.
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