Rotimi is the stage name of Olurotimi Akinosho, an actor and singer who launched
his career with recurring roles on TV shows like Boss and Power, as well as a
series of mixtapes that highlighted his talents as an R&B artist. He was born to
a Nigerian family on November 30, 1988, in Maplewood, New Jersey. After
graduating from Northwestern University in 2010, he landed the role of "Darius
Morrison" in Boss, a Starz program that ran for two seasons. The show premiered
in 2011, the same year that Rotimi made his musical debut with two mixtapes: The
Resume and While You Wait. He appe...