Nigerian singer, Chukwuka Ekweani, better known as CKay, has opened up about the personal sacrifices he made in pursuit of a career in music, revealing that he defied his parents and abandoned his university education.
During a recent Twitch livestream with streamer Caterefe, the ‘Love Nwantiti’ crooner shared that his parents were strongly against his decision to go into music, which led him to leave home at the age of 19.
He explained that after leaving Kaduna, he relocated to Lagos to chase his dream, despite the uncertainty that came with it. CKay added that he later withdrew from the university while still in his first year to fully concentrate on building his music career.
“My parents didn’t want me to do music so I ran away from home in Kaduna when I was 19.
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“I came down to Lagos to chase my passion in music. When I arrived Lagos, I wrote a long letter and sent to my mum via Blackberry.
“Initially, I was staying with one of my friends. But after sometime, I got a one-room apartment. I was making money as a producer working with four different studios.
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“At some point, I had to dropped out of university at just 100 level to focus on music,” he explained.
CKay first came into the spotlight in 2018 with his breakout single, ‘Container.’ He later achieved global recognition with his 2019 hit track, ‘Love Nwantiti,’ which went on to break several African music records, including surpassing one billion streams on Spotify.
