Nigerian singer, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng popularly known as Skales has recounted how ace rapper, Olamide saved him after his exit from EME Records.
He said that he was rendered homeless and did not have any money after his contract with Empire Mates Entertainment expired, but Olamide came through for him financially.
Skales revealed this during a chat with popular media personality, Chude Jideonwo, where he also explained that the label refused to renew his contract because they were unable make profits from him.
According to the artiste, Olamide called him on phone and asked if he wasn’t going to shoot a video for his song ‘Shake Body,’ before it became a club banger.
Skales said he informed the YBNL boss that he was broke, so Olamide sent him money and he did the video shoot after which the Shake Boy turned to a smash hit at the time.
He said: “My deal with them [EME] was done and they refused to continue because I wasn’t doing well at that time.
“Olamide contacted me and said he loved one of my songs, Shake Body, and asked if I wasn’t going to shoot the video. I told him I was homeless and couldn’t possibly shoot a video and he sent me money. My God turned my life around after that video shoot”
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In related news, Afrobeats singer, Asake, born Ahmed Oloade, has revealed that he was a dancer before poverty made him consider a career in music.
The Peace Be Unto You crooner made this known during a recent interview with ABC News, as he explained that he couldn’t make enough money from dancing.
Asake als said his father gave him an early exposure to music which made him develop an interest in singing and hone his talent.
He said; “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?”
