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Tochukwu Young Umezulike//ⓘ, better known as Toks Asher Young, is a Nigerian talent manager, entrepreneur and executive producer. He is also the author of the book, DEUCES: An Anthology of WORDS, RHYMES & POEMS.[1]
In 2007/2008, Juju, a dancehall artiste living in Amsterdam, made Young his manager after Young had helped him secure a collaboration with 2Baba, plan his album launch, and debut in the Nigerian Music industry.[4][5]
The following year, Young became General Pype's manager and realized he could pursue talent management as a career, resulting in the start of his career as a talent manager.[6][7] In addition to managing General Pype, Young was also the general manager and co-founder of Podium Worldwide (also known as Podium Vybez).[8][9]
In 2009, Young and Storm Records executive produced "Champion" by dancehall artist General Pype.[10][11][12]
In June 2014, Young got a contract from former Etisalat, now known as 9Mobile, to be the talent manager for their Cloud Nine musical event series held in Port Harcourt and Abuja, Nigeria.[13][14][15]
In 2017, Young was the resident judge for the first edition of THE GROUNDED TALENT SEARCH which was won by BShine, an indigenous hiphop artist based in Enugu State, Nigeria.[16] He also modeled for Zlni Couture’s 2017 Summer collection.[17]
Young has worked with some public figures like Kenny "Keke" Ogungbe, Dayo "D1" Adeneye, Obi Asika, and Ayo Rotimi, who also mentored him in his career.[4]
In 2010, the "Champion (Remix)" video, executive produced by Young, won the award for Best Ragga Dancehall Video at the Channel O Music Video Awards.[20]
