ROTIMI

Rotimi Olurotimi Akinosho better known by his stage name, Rotimi, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and model. He's best known for his role as Darius Morrison on the Starz Network's Boss and currently stars as Andre Coleman on Power. Rotimi was born in Maplewood, New Jersey, to Nigerian parents- his father an investment banker of Yoruba origin and his mother of Igbo origin, working for the government. He attended Columbia High School, where he was a standout on both the varsity basketball team and the honors choir. He continued his studies at Northwestern University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communications with a minor in Business in 2010. needed. Rotimi has performed on stage, opening for Jennifer Hudson, T.I., Estelle, and NERD; he also performed on BET's show 106 and Park and appeared in R&B singer Keyshia Cole's music video "Trust and Believe" as Cole's unfaithful boyfriend. Rotimi garnered music placement with "I'm the One" on the first episode of Boss. In 2015, American rapper and executive producer of Power, 50 Cent signed Rotimi to his label, G-Unit Records. He also released his first G-Unit single "Lotto" featuring 50 Cent.In 2016, Rotimi released "Doing it", a single from his 5-track project, Summer Bangerz.