Elliot Osagie is an American software engineer, investor, music mogul, media proprietor, computer programmer and tech entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO and chief engineer of Willingie Inc., a globally respected and innovative technology, entertainment, and digital media company, serving the upper echelon of tech, music, film, fashion, sports and media.
Below are 10 facts you didn’t know about American music mogul Elliot Osagie
1. Osagie was born in South Georgia to an American Mother and a Nigerian father. As a child, his family briefly moved to Benin City, Edo State in Nigeria, before returning to live in the States, when he was in first grade.
2. Osagie got the idea to create The Notorious B.I.G. Avatar after watching a young Hank Pym in the movie “Ant-Man.”
3. He produced The Notorious B.I.G.’s first new single in 17 yrs, “G.O.A.T.,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Bella Alubo.
4. Is the co-founder of Afroballers which is the biggest sports platorm in Africa with almost 700k followers on Social Media.
5. Is the co-founder of Afropolitain Magazine a magazine distributed accross the world that has had covers like Deontay Wilder, Serge Ibaka and Ebonee Davis.
6. Is the owner of a record label “Benin City Ent” that has the artists Tniyah, Rebel Rae, Bella Alubo, Osa Zelé, and handles management for The Notorious B.I.G.
7. When Osagie was only 14, he won first place overall in the Georgia State science fair.
8. Worked with Country legend Billy Ray Cyrus on a remix of “Achy Breaky Heart” that reached all the way to #4 on the Billboard Hip Hop Charts.
9. Is a software engineer that has developed over 1,000 websites and over 100 apps.
10. Has worked with legendary artists like Dionne Warwick, India Arie, Maxwell, Otis Redding’s Estate, Miles Davis’s estate and more.