Dice Ailes (born Shasha Damilola Alesh) is a Nigerian singer whose musical style blends Afro-pop, hip-hop, and R&B. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, he began his musical career in Toronto, Canada. He began creating music at the age of 15. His debut single, "Fantasy," released in 2014, garnered his position within the Afrobeats scene.
Early life and education He schooled in Nigeria at Lagooz college, Republic of Benin, and Ghana then relocated to Canada where he studied at York University and also started his musical career before relocating back to Nigeria after his record deal with Chocolate City in 2014.
Career He started out in a church choir. He started out too with Hyce- age, coker, Millie and Reihnard while in the label. He achieved recognition in 2016 for his CKay-produced single "Miracle" featuring Lil Kesh.
On 21 December 2016, Dice Ailes shared stage with the likes of WSTRN, Krept and Konan, Migos alongside Lil Kesh at the "Beat FM Xmas concert" 2016 in Lagos.
In an interview with Tush Magazine, Dice Ailes describes his style of music as "Afro-pop RnB". In his words:
Discography Singles +As lead artist YearTitleAlbum2014"Fantasy" Non-album single "Telephone"2015"Machinery"2016"Miracle"2017"Ella""Otedola"2018"mr biggs""Dicey""Enough"2019"Alakori"(feat. Falz)"Ginika"2020"Pim Pim" (feat Olamide)2021"Money Dance"2022"Leftside" Ladies First"Pray As You go""Rosalia" (feat. Kady Cain)"Monica" "Zombie" "Hold me" (feat. Tiwa Savage)2024"Dicey Baba"2025"Towa" Win +As featured artistYearTitleAlbum2015"Awon Temi" (Loose Kaynon feat. Dice Ailes & Koker)The Gemini Project2016"Brooklyn" (Ice Prince feat. Dice Ailes)Jos to the World2017"Olohungbo" (Masterkraft feat. Ceeza, YCEE & Dice Ailes)Non-album single"No Favors" (Yung6ix feat. Dice Ailes & Mr. Jollof)2017"Your Father" (M.I Abaga feat. Dice Ailes)Rendezvous2019 "Que Cera" (Vision DJ feat. Dice Ailes, Kwesi Arthur, Medikal)2020 "Pressure" ( Spinall, feat. Dice Ailes)2021 "Focus" remix (Ajimovoix feat. Dice Ailes)
Compilation singles +As lead artist Year Title Album 2015 "Drank" (DJ Lambo, Milli, Dice Ailes) TICBN"Oh No No" (Dice Ailes)
Compilation albums YearTitleReleased date2015The Indestructible Choc Boi Nation30 April 2015
Cover +As lead artistYearArtistTitle2016MI & Dice Ailes"Controlla (refix)"
Awards and nominations YearEventPrizeRecipientResult2015tooXclusive AwardsBest New ArtisteHimself2016The HeadiesRookie of The Year2018Next Rated
See also List of Nigerian musicians
References
External links Dice Ailes profile on Chocolate City