How poverty made me a singer – Asake spills, says he was a dancer

The multi-award-winning Nigerian singer Ahmed Ololade, better known by his stage name Asake, recently revealed a new insight into how he got his start.

He acknowledged that his true motivation for considering a career in music was poverty.

The 28-year-old claimed that he was a dancer at first but that he switched to singing when dancing became unprofitable. Asake revealed this in a recent interview with ABC News.

The “Yoga” singer claimed that his interest in singing was also sparked by his father’s early exposure to music. He declared:

“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

Nigerian singer Davido is set to drop his Timeless album in a couple of days, but the 30BG crooner is yet to release an official tracklist for the project.

However, while fans continue to wait for the singer, a snippet of his alleged collaboration with YBNL artiste, Asake, is currently making the rounds online.

Both Davido and Asake’s voices can be heard in the track, which seems to be about wooing a lady.

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.”