How poverty made me a singer – Asake spills, says he was a dancer
Ahmed Ololade, better known by his stage name Asake, a multi-award-winning Nigerian singer, recently shared a unique perspective on how he got his start.
He admitted that poverty was his real driving force for thinking about a career in music.
The 28-year-old asserted that at first he was a dancer but that he changed to singing after finding dancing to be unproductive. This was disclosed by Asake during a recent interview with ABC News.
The "Yoga" singer added that his father's early exposure to music also spurred his passion in singing.
He proclaimed:
My parents used to play me a lot of classical Songs. They love listening to songs. The kind of father I have is the one that will wake up in the morning and have one cigarette then loud music.
“At the end of the day, I feel like I can actually sing. Then I added music to it. Maybe because I know how to dance then I know how to bounce on music. I actually don’t want to be a musician in the first place. I just wanted to dance. It feels like water. I love everything that comes with dancing.
“But at the end of the day, after dancing I fell in love with having money too. Then I started thinking about it, is dance going to give me the kind of money I want?”
“Nor be this kind music we they wait for Sha” -Reactions as Davido, Asake collaboration leaks online
In a few days, Nigerian musician Davido will release his Timeless album, although he hasn't yet revealed the album's official tracklist.
However, a clip of his claimed collaboration with YBNL rapper Asake is currently going viral online while fans wait for the singer.
The song, which appears to be about courting a woman, features the voices of both Davido and Asake.
kay2flux said: “Obo done try decade in the game no be beans but this song bro not good for a top notch super star like him. Fact.”
markiejoons said: “Shey na yansh ooo eh …. Davido Fans be honest those this really sound like a mega super star?”
rossyofnewyork said: “The hustle for a hit album is real baba run go ft asake 30BG say Essence na gumbody so froggies Wetin we go call dis one now ?? Awon wereeeey.”
big__nazzy1 said: “Nor be this kind music we they wait for Sha.”
bharmey said: “He go still sweet make we wait small.”
specialguestofhonor said: “Sounds great just drop am obo we go love am.”
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