Step away from the glamour and attention they
garner whenever they go, these crooners’ journey
to stardom has been filled with bumps, detours,
and tough times.
Some of them had to hawk on the streets to
make ends meet, while others engaged in low
paying jobs in order to sustain themselves.
Today, they are big, popular and living their
dreams. Here are the stories of their pains,
anguish, disappointments and triumphs.
Vanguard shares with us their inspiring stories.
DON JAZZY
Micheal Collins Ajereh, the renowned music
producer and entrepreneur has had his own fair
share of life’s hard knocks .According to him,
when he began, his family moved to Ajegunle in
Lagos where he sold akara and pap with his
younger brother D’Prince. In pursuit of his love
for music, he found himself doing odd jobs in
London in order to survive. He even got a job as
a security man in one of the eateries there. The
31years old MA VIN boss is currently one of the
most influential personalities in Nigeria’s
entertainment sector and also a philanthropist
known for doling out gifts to his fans on the
social media.
ICE PRINCE
“Better cars, better clothes on me. Better parties,
better houses and better girls on me. See, I can
take you there Champagne everywhere”. These
are the opening lines of Ice Prince’s hit single,
Superstar, where he raps about his lifestyle as a
superstar, saying cameras flash wherever he
goes. But His life didn’t start out this way.“I
remember the first few months we got to Lagos. I
used to sleep on the carpet and didn’t have a
place to stay. It was Djinee who housed us. We
came with him and it worked. The power to fight
the fear of the unknown is what we had,”
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Jude Abaga, better known by his stage name,
moniker. M.I has paid his dues when it comes to
the pursuit of his passion for music and his
determination to make something of his life.Hear
him: “I didn’t grow up as a rich kid and I wasn’t
poor either. We weren’t middle class either. I
think we were amongst the upper lower class.
There were days we didn’t have food, we did the
cocoa yam and oil too. I mean, those days when
we boil cocoa yam and then you put onions
inside the oil and fry it with salt. So, we did that
too. But my parents did their best; they worked
hard and did their best to give us education and
good life.”The award-winning Jos-bred shared on
a radio programme, his tales of struggle to
stardom. He reveals that while he was in the US
he had to resort to washing toilet in order to put
food on his table, and that he once worked as a
personal assistant to Jeremiah Gyang.
JULIUS AGWU
Ace comedian, Julius Agwu, who also doubles as
a musician, is an individual who isn’t afraid to
share his story of grass to grace. He recalled his
days of little beginnings when he used to hawk
before going to school. He once revealed on a TV
show that he used to wake up at 5am in the
morning so as to hawk pap before going to
school.On his social media account recently, he
posted a picture of himself with a tray of oranges
on his head. Underneath the picture he wrote:
“Never underrate anyone… Yes!!! Yours truly used
to hawk #Oranges #Akamu #Okro .It’s been an
interesting journey … Thanks to my family,
friends, fans and to God who oiled my wheel of
creativity” .
SOLID STAR
Joshua Iniyezo popularly known as Solidstar has
crossed a lot of troubled waters in order to prove
that he is indeed a solid star.The Achievas
Entertainment artiste once revealed the price he
had to pay in order to record a song.He puts it
this way: “I faced a lot of challenges. There was
a time I had to hawk pure water on the street
just to record a song. Some friends used to make
jest of me and tell me I could not make it as a
musician. There were times I would be about to
perform on stage and the organisers would get
me off stage. I thank God now though,” he says.
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