Damilola Abdulrazak Afolabi, popularly known as LAX starboy, is a 22 year old Nigerian singer and songwriter . He is from a privileged family. His father is Taiwo O. Afolabi; the Chairman of SiFAX Group and sachol, which is a multi-billion naira enterprise. LAX starboy studied at Nigerian Turkish International School, and obtained his first degree in Human Resource Management at Salford University, Manchester. He also completed his Masters degree in Innovation Management at the University of Manchester, London, United Kingdom.
His love for music was influenced by his late grandmother who used to sing to him endlessly all the traditional folklore songs. At a young age, he joined a music group called Flyboiz and they released a single titled Busy Body, but he left the group when he moved to UK to further his studies. Initially, his mom had some reservations about his music career but she is now his number one fan and she has been very supportive. His dad from the onset has been supportive but with the condition that music does not get in the way of his studies.
He started his music career professionally in 2011, and got signed onto Wizkid Starboy Label in 2013. LAX starboy’s type of music is a blend of R&B; Afropop. His major musical strength is stage performance, he is the type of artiste that can step onto a stage and draw every single person in the audience into an intimate, star-struck experience and only few artists possess such artistry and star appeal that is alluring. He has released two hit singles; Ginger and Caro with the assistance of Wizkid and recently released his own single Morenike.
LAX starboy, in a recent interview revealed his plan to work with a popular international artists and that the collaboration is bound to happen very soon. He also hope to work with several Nigerian artists like 2face, Davido, and Wande coal in the near future. And he quoted:
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