Artist Name: Ikima Tellz BandName: Tesem ikima

Ikima Linus Tesem Aka Tellz Ikima Is a rapper, singer and producer: who makes conscious music about his society; and the struggles he witnessed as a child: who grew up around a lot of civil crises and state of emergencies. A focal point of his music is human excellence and peace. He grew up in Jos, a great rap community which influenced his character and music growth. His artist development began In high school, watching senior students rap and eventully being recruited into a Christian singing group in 2006. In 2014 he took music professionally with the release of his first EP titled: "Tellzrific Not Terrific" a 7 track EP. "TELLZRIFIC" is a slang he created representing a great passion for ones craft that cultivates hardwork and an unshakable resilience in ones dream using himself as an example. Between 2015 to 2018, he perfected his craft performing at open mics, music events, festivals and In 2019 he dropped a new EP titled, "The Good The Bad and The Junkie". Unlike his first EP, there were a lot of Features on this new EP, including famous Rapper "Blaqbonez". This 8 track EP, is a look into some dark topics in his community and his own personal desires and struggles. Later on, he was featured on MTV Base Cypher with Famous Rapper Magnito He went viral for his rap performance on, the SlimCase rap Show and Tunde Ednut supported with a repost garnering close to 600,000 views. He also won an award at Battle of the Mic rap Competition performing for legends, like Sound Sultan and Faze. His refix of chop life crew was featured on DJ Consequence mixtape. He also was featured on Amazing Klef's Showoff for rappers. He dropped a song he produced titled, "KINI BAALE" at the end of 2021 and has a lot more in stock for the world in 2022. Stay tuned.