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I once considered giving up music- Singer, KCee

April 1,2019
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‘Limpopo’ crooner, Kcee, born Kingsley Okonkwo, in a recent interview disclosed that he almost quit music at some point in his career.

This is coming after fellow singer, Waje has been trending on social media after she revealed that she has plans to quit music because it can’t sustain her financial needs.

The award-winning musician disclosed that he was once considered giving up music.

He said:

“I saw Waje’s video and I was touched. I was supposed to say something about it but I was busy with my album project. However, I spoke to a few people about it. The truth is that the industry is a fake one; I am not just talking about the Nigerian music industry, but globally. Everybody is struggling. I have been in this business for 19 years and at every point in time, you have A-list artists and they are about ten.

“These set of people are the ones making all the money. There are hundreds of artists behind them struggling to get to make it to the top ten list. These other artists keep spending the same amount of money (the A-list artistes spend) to just get there and they also have to live like a celebrity. This costs a lot of money. If you do not have the drive and focus to keep the fire burning, it is going to weigh you down.

“When I was with Presh, I was also discouraged and I went into business because I was frustrated. I started importing furniture and I had a showroom at Allen Avenue, Ikeja. It got to a point when I had to tell myself that I love music and I needed to go back. I promised myself that I would make sure I get it right the second time. At that point, I had hit songs already and I made a lot of money from the industry but everything was finished because new people would always come into the industry.

“That was what gave birth to the Limpopo era. It was determination; it was me being focused plus I had the grace of God. The message here is, what Waje said is not happening to her alone but to a lot of artists. She was able to speak out. You need to listen to other people. Her situation might be better than a lot of them. The average video I shoot costs about N4m. I can travel anywhere to shoot my video; I do not want to talk about the cost of hotels and other logistics. I have been able to promote some artists under my label and I know how much I invested in them. I know how much I shot their videos. That is why sometimes I look at the up-and-coming artists and tell them to appreciate their labels. It takes a lot.

“The talent is five per cent, you need 95 per cent to polish your talent and put it out there. People bring in their money and invest in some of these talents but when they enjoy the limelight, they get to see themselves as God and they begin to insult those that invested their money in them. Those set of artists have discouraged a lot of labels from investing in other artists; if not, someone like Waje would not be crying because she is a ‘sure market’ and any label can invest (in her). Some of those artists have discouraged a lot of labels like us so we do not feel safe to invest in them.

“When you invest in 80 per cent of them, once they enjoy the limelight a little, they begin to feel you are using them or taking their money. They do not know how much you paid to promote the music or shoot their videos. There is a lot involved. My message is that always be in control, you can get out of any situation as long as you are alive and have the talent. You just have to believe. It has happened to me several times. I do not care what anyone says about me. If I care about what people said, I would have quit music since. I have a lot of things I can do and I would never be hungry but I love music and I have been relevant for 19 years.”

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