Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, popularly known as Oxlade, a Nigerian singer, has recounted how he slept under the bridge for some time after fleeing from home to pursue his music career, claiming that his lecturer father was opposed to his decision to do music, forcing him to flee and do several menial jobs to survive.
“Back then, I used to sleep at Ojuelegba barrack bridge sometimes,” Oxlade revealed on the Afrobeats podcast hosted by Adesope Olajide. To make ends meet, I did several menial jobs to survive. I was a BRT ticket seller.”
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The singer stated that he was more interested in creating classical music than popular music.
Oxlade stated, “If you don’t take your time to create some songs or create anything, it’s gonna sound rushed. If you rushed in, you rushed out.
“I am not looking for hits, I am looking for classics. I mean, ‘Away’ is four or three years old, but it’s still banging. ‘Ku Lo Sa’ is a year old, it still bangs. ‘O2’ from nowhere, it just blew up last year. These songs are old, but they still have value right now.
“I don’t want to mention names but I know of a lot of artists that dropped songs last year that blew up but they are gone now. I’m not trying to impress, I’m trying to leave a long lasting image in your head.”
