I USED TO BE A DANCER, BUT POVERTY FORCED ME TO BECOME A SINGER - ASAKE ADMITS

Ahmed Oloade, better known as Asake, a Nigerian singer, has said that poverty inspired him to pursue a career in music.

The 24-year-old said he started out as a dancer but switched to singing because dancing didn't pay well enough.

The 'Mr Money With The Vibe' crooner stated that his father's early exposure to music influenced his passion in singing.

He stated, "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?"