Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade who has several awards to her name, was featured recently on the Fader Magazine where she recalled her days of little beginnings.
The singer, who has worked her way to become the queen of afrobeats, in the interview opened up on how she hustled and fought her way to the top.
Described as the ‘Queen of Afrobeats’ by the magazine, Yemi Alade in response to “As someone who doesn’t come from the wealthy background of, say, Davido, has it been harder for you to reach your goals?” said:
“Oooh, have I had to hustle more? There is a very big difference between Yemi Alade and Davido. You could call Davido the child of a moneyman.”
She continued: “I am clearly not. Our backgrounds are very different and definitely our expenses will differ. He might be looking at getting the most expensive car in the world, while I might get a fly car that can just get me somewhere.”
She further added: “Before he passed away, my father got a bowl of beans with different sizes. ‘Look at it’, he said. And you see very big ones and very tiny ones. And then he shook it and shook it and said, ‘What do you see now?’ It was only the small ones on top. So, he taught me that something can emerge from nothing. I hold onto that.”