Omo, wetin we go hear today na about our guy Oxlade di Afrobeats star wey no want hear word for drugs and smoke matter. E don talk say e no dey take drugs or smoke, and na him Christian upbringin na im dey shape am.
During beta gist wey him get with gospel singer Tim Godfrey, di ‘Ku Lo Sa’ hitmaker talk am clear say him background strong well well. E come from family wey dey into music, plus dem get faith wey strong pass concrete. Na so e take dey carry this discipline enter him music career.
Oxlade no go forget how e take start for church; na so e dey carry choir matter for head since small pikin. E don serve as choir leader for children, teenagers, youth, and mass choir matter. Chai! Na real dedication be this o!
Even him family sef na music family; him grandmother anointed as deaconess, dey sing like angel, and him grandfather sabi play plenty instruments. Him mama sef fit sing and dance like say na competition. And you fit imagine say dey also get pastor for dem midst. Na so Oxlade grow fully surrounded by music and made-in-heaven vibes.
“I no dey smoke, I no dey take drugs,” na wetin Oxlade dey shout. “All my life, I dey inside choir. Na musically inclined family I come from.” He add say gospel music na di purest form of expression wey e fit find as he dey do him music. “Gospel music na di best music,” him talk.
Di star come reason him career plus di success wey dey follow am. No be small thing to dey tour over 40 cities with first album. E get as e dey talk am when e say, “You no fit dey tour 40 cities if God no want am make e happen.” E dey carry dis belief say as long as God dey lead am, na so him go dey waka.
Through this interview, we don see another side of Oxlade wey no dey follow wetin people dey assume about musicians. Him matter dey talk about faith, discipline, and di strong musical heritage wey dey carry for body. Na true inspiration for all di young artists wey dey follow for di music game.
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