Nigerian singer, Joeboy has shared a few of his life touching story that made him dream massive about turning into a profitable musician.
Talking in an interview with Afrobeats Intelligence Podcast on Saturday, Fenbruary 17, 2024, the artist talked about how he used to work in a manufacturing unit that made pure water when he was in school.
Joeboy narrated that in a college strike lasting three months, he discovered himself relentlessly looking for employment throughout Lagos however to no avail. Confronted with the cruel actuality of unemployment, he took up a place as a marketer in a pure water manufacturing unit. The challenges he encountered throughout this era left him considering his future prospects post-graduation, sparking a willpower to reach the music business.
Reflecting on his journey, Joeboy expressed gratitude for his surprising breakthrough within the music business. Regardless of dealing with skepticism from some quarters, together with recommendation in opposition to his signing, he discovered himself signed to Empawa, headed by Mr. Eazi, the place his profession flourished.
Joeboy described his life as a “miracle,” noting that even his mother and father had not anticipated his profession path in music. He emphasised the importance of his label cope with Empawa, which he hailed because the “greatest label deal in Afrobeats historical past in Nigeria.” Moreover, he just lately established his personal file label, Younger Legend, whereas sustaining his affiliation with Empawa.
In his phrases, “I studied Human Sources and Private Administration. Once I was within the college, there was a strike for like three months. So I made a decision to get a job and I used to be looking for a job for like three months in the entire of Lagos. I didn’t get one single job. There was even a time I labored in a pure water manufacturing unit as a marketer. At that time I used to be like, ‘I’m trying so arduous for a job and I can’t discover any. Is that this how I’m going to finish up once I end college?’ In order that was additionally a set off. I instructed myself, ‘You actually should be sure to make it [in the music industry].”
Joeboy’s story serves as a testomony to resilience and willpower, inspiring aspiring musicians with the message that success might be achieved by way of perseverance and dedication, irrespective of 1’s beginnings.
I as soon as labored in a ‘pure water’ manufacturing unit
– Joeboy pic.twitter.com/rZROnIsmOC
— 🐬 @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) February 17, 2024
