Merit was born on August 21, 1989 in Lagos Island. He graduated from the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, where he studied Marketing Management. He later moved to Germany for some professional courses/trainings in Veterinary before moving to US.
Merit who is currently in Nigeria is said to have featured in Patoranking’s new song titled Nakupenda which means ‘I love You’ in Swahilli, produced by EbenJazz.