10 Things You Should Know About Rotimi

G-Unit's newest R&B soldier has some powerful plans.

Superstar on the Rise  - Rotimi has been stacking up his credits in Hollywood these last few years and conquering the R&B game is now in his scope. Starring in 50 Cent's Power, Rotimi's got the clubs going wild with his Curtis assisted "Lotto," and Fif also announced last week that he signed the double threat to his G-Unit label. As he sets the stage to be a force within the entertainment industry, learn a few more things about the smooth harmonizing ladies' man. —Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

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Superstar on the Rise  - Rotimi has been stacking up his credits in Hollywood these last few years and conquering the R&B game is now in his scope. Starring in 50 Cent's Power, Rotimi's got the clubs going wild with his Curtis assisted "Lotto," and Fif also announced last week that he signed the double threat to his G-Unit label. As he sets the stage to be a force within the entertainment industry, learn a few more things about the smooth harmonizing ladies' man. —Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

Watching the Throne - The multi-talented singer has been on his music grind for a minute. At 15, Rotimi twice won the Apollo Theater's amateur night. He also used to be in a group with two of Jay Z's nephews and performed for Hov during their senior year of high school.(Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

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Watching the Throne - The multi-talented singer has been on his music grind for a minute. At 15, Rotimi twice won the Apollo Theater's amateur night. He also used to be in a group with two of Jay Z's nephews and performed for Hov during their senior year of high school.(Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

Feeling Like The Man When I Walk Through - Rotimi walked the runway on a few occasions, and his modeling skills garnered him a leading campaign with T.I.'s AKOO clothing line in 2012. (Photo: Akoo Clothing)

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Feeling Like The Man When I Walk Through - Rotimi walked the runway on a few occasions, and his modeling skills garnered him a leading campaign with T.I.'s AKOO clothing line in 2012. (Photo: Akoo Clothing)

Knowledge Is Power - Born in New Jersey to Nigerian parents, Rotimi is also an alum of Northwestern University, where he graduated with a major in communications and a minor in business.(Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

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Knowledge Is Power - Born in New Jersey to Nigerian parents, Rotimi is also an alum of Northwestern University, where he graduated with a major in communications and a minor in business.(Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

Trust and Believe - Everything that looks good to you isn't always good for you, and Keyshia Cole learned that the hard way when Rotimi played her two-timing boyfriend who slept with her best friend, Tae Heckard, in her 2012 video for "Trust and Believe." (Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

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Trust and Believe - Everything that looks good to you isn't always good for you, and Keyshia Cole learned that the hard way when Rotimi played her two-timing boyfriend who slept with her best friend, Tae Heckard, in her 2012 video for "Trust and Believe." (Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

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Gangster of Love - In 2011, Rotimi officially jumped into the music game with the release of his two R&B mixtape projects, The Resume and While You Wait. (Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

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Gangster of Love - In 2011, Rotimi officially jumped into the music game with the release of his two R&B mixtape projects, The Resume and While You Wait. (Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

Side Hustles - Rotimi has built quite a rapport with T.I. and joined the King of the South in his short film/video "G' S**t," alongside Wood Harris and Jeezy.   (Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

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Side Hustles - Rotimi has built quite a rapport with T.I. and joined the King of the South in his short film/video "G' S**t," alongside Wood Harris and Jeezy.   (Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

Bossing Up - Rotimi's no stranger to the Starz network and flexed his acting skills on the series Boss alongside Sanaa Lathan, Kelsey Grammer and T.I. for two seasons.(Photo: Starz)

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Bossing Up - Rotimi's no stranger to the Starz network and flexed his acting skills on the series Boss alongside Sanaa Lathan, Kelsey Grammer and T.I. for two seasons.(Photo: Starz)

Keeping It Moving - Rotimi is making his Power move with Starz this season, but he came very close to becoming one of the sons of "Lucious Lyon" and stars of FOX's Empire. The R&B threat was in the final selections along with Quincy Brown before Bryshere Y. Gray beat them out for the role of "Hakeem."(Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

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Keeping It Moving - Rotimi is making his Power move with Starz this season, but he came very close to becoming one of the sons of "Lucious Lyon" and stars of FOX's Empire. The R&B threat was in the final selections along with Quincy Brown before Bryshere Y. Gray beat them out for the role of "Hakeem."(Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

Hollywood Takeover - Besides making his name on the small screen, Rotimi is shooting for blockbuster success as a future leading man. He came close to securing a role in the next Star Wars saga and appeared in Black Nativity with Nas, Angela Bassett and Forest Whitaker. He was also featured in the number-one box office sci-fi action film Divergent and just finished filming Deuces. Scheduled to drop next year, the movie will also star Lance Gross, Megan Good and Larenz Tate.(Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

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Hollywood Takeover - Besides making his name on the small screen, Rotimi is shooting for blockbuster success as a future leading man. He came close to securing a role in the next Star Wars saga and appeared in Black Nativity with Nas, Angela Bassett and Forest Whitaker. He was also featured in the number-one box office sci-fi action film Divergent and just finished filming Deuces. Scheduled to drop next year, the movie will also star Lance Gross, Megan Good and Larenz Tate.(Photo: Rotimi Music via Instagram)

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A Star Is Born  - In 2012, Rotimi was a featured artist on BET's 106 & Park and also showcased his musical talents this year at SXSW. In the past, he's opened for Jennifer Hudson, Estelle, N.E.R.D. and T.I. Stay tuned because he'll soon be headlining his own shows and coming to a city near you. Check out more of his music here.  (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)