JJ Olatunji biography: 13 things about boxer, rapper aka KSI

Conan Altatis

Oct 14

JJ Olatunji is a Nigerian-English rapper and professional boxer. His parents are from the Yoruba ethnic group.

Olatunji was born in London, England, United Kingdom to Olajide Olatunji Sr. and Yinka Atinuke Olatunji. Olajide was born in Ibadan, Nigeria and Yinka is from Islington, London.

JJ's full name is Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji. His younger brother Deji Olatunji is also a professional boxer.

Also known as Knowledge Strength Integrity (KSI), JJ grew up in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Here are 13 more things about him:

He attended Berkhamsted School in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.
He is 6'0" tall. He holds a professional boxing record of 3 wins, 0 loss and 1 No Contest.
On July 24, 2009, he registered his YouTube account.
In October 2013, he signed with the Makers Studios sub-network Polaris and joined the YouTube group Sidemen.
On March 23, 2015, he released his debut single "Lamborghini" featuring P Money.
On September 24, 2015, he released his biography "KSI: I am a Bellend" in the U.K.
On January 8, 2016, he released his debut extended play "Keep Up."
On October 28, 2016, his second EP "Jump Around" was released.
On June 30, 2017, he released his third EP "Space".
On October 6, 2017, he released his fourth EP "Disstracktions".
He released his song "Uncontrollable" featuring Big Zuu on February 2, 2018 and his song "On Point" on August 17, 2018.
On June 19, 2023, he turned 30.
As of October 13, 2023, he has 24.1 million YouTube subscribers.

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2019

On April 12, 2019, he and Randolph released their collaborative studio album "New Age".
On November 8, 2019, he released his song "Down Like That" featuring Rick Ross, Lil Baby and S-X.
On November 9, 2019, he made his professional boxing debut at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, United States where he defeated Logan Paul via split decision.
On December 15, 2019, he, Miniminter, TBJZL and Zerkaa released their collaboration song "The Gift".

2020

On May 22, 2020, he released his debut studio album "Dissimulation".

2021

On June 22, 2021, he announced that he and Wasserman Promotions had partnered up to launch the boxing promotional company Misfits Boxing (MFB).
On July 16, 2021, RBC Records and BMG released his second studio album "All Over the Place".

2022

On August 5, 2022, Warner Music Group, Beerus Limited and Atlantic Records released his song "Not Over Yet" featuring Tom Grennan.
On August 27, 2022, he knocked out "Swarmz" Brandon Scott and Luis Alcaraz Pineda at The O2 Arena in London and became the new MFB Cruiserweight Champion.
On September 30, 2022, Warner Music Group, Beerus Limited and Atlantic Records released his song "Summer is Over".

2023

On January 14, 2023, he successfully defending the MFB Cruiserweight Championship belt by knocking out Thomas "Temperrr" Oliveira at the Wembley Arena in London.
On January 27, 2023, Warner Music Group, Beerus Limited and Atlantic Records released his song "Voices" featuring Oliver Tree.
On May 13, 2013, Warner Music Group and Atlantic Records released "Easy", his collaboration song with Bugzy Malone and DJ R3hab. On the same day, he retained the MFB Cruiserweight Championship belt after knocking out Joe Fournier at the Wembley Arena but due to an accidental elbow strike, it was overturned and declared a No Contest.
On October 14, 2023, he will defend the MFB Cruiserweight Championship belt from Tommy Fury at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.