Born Remilekun Khalid Safaru on January 26 decades ago, Reminisce, who holds a diploma in Purchasing and Supply from the Kwara State Polytechnic, came into the music industry about ten years ago after a chance meeting with prolific producer, ID Cabasa.
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As far back as when he was in secondary school, Reminisce was already performing at various school activities; hardly knowing he was on a path to great things. He always wanted to be a rapper, and he developed his rap skills by listening to, and mimicking major rap legends.Producer ID Cabasa discovered Reminisce alongside other Nigerian music great such as Jahbless, 9ice, Lord Of Ajasa and Olamide. He was given the chance to record his first studio song in 2006 and recorded a hardcore rap album at Coded Tunes, but the album was never released and he decided to focus on his studies and complete schooling.
In 2008 Reminisce returned to the music scene, performing a rap verse on a track titled “Bachelor’s Life” off 9ice’s sophomore album titled “Gongo Aso”. His first single, “Ever since”, featured 9ice, and was a story about his life till that moment. His second, “If Only”, was a love song produced by Dtunez, where he showed his versatility as singer and a rapper. Both songs established Reminisce in the Nigerian music scene.
REMINISCE is signed to Edge Records and is also the founder and creative director of LRR Records. Growing up listening to various genres of local and foreign music helped form Reminisce’s versatile musical style.
In 2014, TIME Magazine named REMINISCE “one of the seven World Rappers You Should Meet”.
He was also named by Nigeria’s largest music site, NOTJUSTOK, as one of the top three hip hop artists of 2014 Reminisce has two daughters (Hafusa and Fatima) with his partner of many years.
He is also a Samsung and Orijin ambassador.
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