You just got back from a foreign trip, Was it for business or pleasure?
It was for business. I went for a birthday party of one big shot and all I needed to do was just sit down and cross my legs and then I got money in my account, which was pretty cool.
Did you get to perform?
No. I just sat down, sipped some champagne and made some money. I just went to cross my legs and made $3000.
No. I just sat down, sipped some champagne and made some money. I just went to cross my legs and made $3000.
It was just an appearance. Isn’t that cool? Because they want to see that raunchy chick.
You recently shared a story about your daughter where you said things were pretty rough at the beginning. What’s the story?
I got pregnant for my boyfriend about 13 years ago when I was just 17, in Kano. I think his family was tribalist because they didn’t want me around, so they offered me N2million, which was a lot of money back then, to leave the baby and go. I actually wanted to accept the money but I thought to myself, ‘Hey, you’re an orphan and this is the only blood you have.’ So, I left the money and decided to leave with my daughter.
I got pregnant for my boyfriend about 13 years ago when I was just 17, in Kano. I think his family was tribalist because they didn’t want me around, so they offered me N2million, which was a lot of money back then, to leave the baby and go. I actually wanted to accept the money but I thought to myself, ‘Hey, you’re an orphan and this is the only blood you have.’ So, I left the money and decided to leave with my daughter.
What was the father’s involvement in all this?
He was present all through and he never said anything, which was strange. I think he respected his family too much to intervene and fight for his daughter. I think maybe because she’s a girl, that’s why he didn’t say anything.
He was present all through and he never said anything, which was strange. I think he respected his family too much to intervene and fight for his daughter. I think maybe because she’s a girl, that’s why he didn’t say anything.
Why did you even consider trading your daughter for N2million?
Because I was very hungry and I was coming from a very poor background. My mum and dad weren’t there. I was 14, living in the streets, where he met me, housed, and then I eventually got pregnant for him when I was 17.
Because I was very hungry and I was coming from a very poor background. My mum and dad weren’t there. I was 14, living in the streets, where he met me, housed, and then I eventually got pregnant for him when I was 17.
What was your childhood like?
My childhood was very lonely. I was always missing this family relationship, which I think is still affecting me till today. I don’t know what love is but I think my daughter and my man are beginning to teach me.
Were you raised in a foster home?
A very nice woman took care of me after my mum died when I was 14. Before her, there was a Muslim woman taking care of me, because my mum was always dumping me with different people whenever she was going out to hustle. Two years with one person, a year with another person. It was just like that. I didn’t have a normal life, and don’t know if I still have one. The Muslim woman taught me how to pray like them. I attended Islamic lessons and learnt the recitation.
Do you feel that you are sending a good message to your daughter?
I don’t know, because the way people take things are very different. My daughter is now 13, and I once sat my daughter down and asked her what she thought about my video, and she just said ‘Why did you take your clothes off’, and I said I wanted to get attention, and she was like, ‘Okay’. You know the orientation in Europe is completely different from around here.
You are based in Holland, how often does your daughter come to Nigeria?
Not often. We moved to Holland about a year and six months ago because she needed to go to high school, and I wanted it to be there because I don’t want her to have that ‘Naija mentality’.
So What’s next for you?
I’m just hoping for bigger things, more international shows, and more heavy stuff. There’s a whole lot that I can’t really let out yet in public… we are planning a lot, but we really want to go international.
But you have to conquer the national domain first?
Well, Asa did it without staying here. But I don’t know what mine is going to be like. I’m here and I’m already getting calls to perform in international shows in US, UK, Holland, etc.
Well, Asa did it without staying here. But I don’t know what mine is going to be like. I’m here and I’m already getting calls to perform in international shows in US, UK, Holland, etc.
Are you doing any collaboration?
My management wants me to do a couple of them, one with Eva and Wizkid and some others. I’m waiting for them to call me whenever they are ready. My job is just to show up in the studio.
My management wants me to do a couple of them, one with Eva and Wizkid and some others. I’m waiting for them to call me whenever they are ready. My job is just to show up in the studio.