Popular indigenous rap artiste,
CDQ, would never forget the year 2008 as it was the time he lost his father.
Taking a trip down memory lane with Saturday Beats, the singer referred to his
father as his best friend and confidant.
“I was very close to my father
who died in 2008. I learnt that he was in his office when he suddenly slumped and
he was rushed to the hospital. He was in the hospital for some time before he
finally died. His death really affected the family financially. Also, my father
was our guide and he advised us on every life situation.
“When I was 16, my father called
me and said that he knew that at my age, I would be seeing girls. He gave me a
condom and told me that if I must have sex, I should ensure I wear one. He made
it known that he was against pre-marital sex but I should always protect myself
if I must engage in the act. He also always advised that as a man, I should
always ensure that I worked hard and earn money because by doing so, the ladies
would chase me. I have really missed that intimacy and friendship I had with my
dad. Also, there was the financial aspect. My father was the one that took care
of his extended family. My father taught me not to depend on anybody,” the Sai
Baba singer said.
The banker-turned-singer told
Saturday Beats that when he wanted to quit the banking hall for recording
booths, he did not have the courage to tell his widowed mother being the first
child of the family.
“There is no one that would leave
a bank job for music that would not be scared of the career change but at that
time, I had a lot of pressure on me. I lost my father when I was still in
school back then in 2008. That period was when Lagos State was doing road
expansion so they broke the two shops my mother had on Alaba Expressway. I am
the first child of my family so I had to fend for my family. I had a lot of
people who depended on me, so it made the decision even tougher for me when
Mastakraft advised me to leave the banking hall for the recording booth. I
listened to his advice and took music seriously. He promised me that after six
months, things would change in my life if I embraced music squarely and his
prediction came to pass.
“I did not tell my mother when I
quit my job, she did not even know about my decision. She thought I was working
in the bank because I used to give her money from what I made at small shows I
performed at. She did not know I was a musician till I started to prosper,” CDQ
said.
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