Better known as Skales , Raoul John Njeng -Njeng ’ s grass to grace story like a movie script. It was so terrible that at a time Olamide Adedeji , aka Baddo paid for his music video when he didn’ t have money .
Things were even tougher for him while growing up in Kaduna . The singer once said he used to sleep in a shopping complex with his mother. The father left them when he was very young , he said.
He told Sunday Scoop that whenever he thinks of what he went through in the past , it motivates him to aims to work harder .
“I was born and brought up on the streets. All I am doing right now is what I learnt on the streets. The streets made me a go - getter because I don’ t want to go back to the place I used to be.
“On the streets, I learnt that you should always try your best to be somebody in life . This is the reason I am working hard because life on the streets is not an easy one . Once you’ ve managed to sail through, you just want to be more successful , ” Skales stated .
He maintained that being on the streets didn’ t mean one has no class , nothing that the street also produced top musicians like Olamide , Lil Kesh and 9ice , among others.
Reacting to speculations that his latest music video , Agolo , was a ‘ photocopy ’ of Olamide ’ s
Wo, he Shake Body crooner said there was nothing bad if artistes inspired each other.
“Because artistes inspire each other, I will never go against anyone who says I copied Olamide . He has always motivated me . I recently told the story of how he paid for my music video . He also told me that I have inspired him in so many ways . But he was not the first person to shoot a street video . Before I even released the video , we had a conversation about it .
“I didn’ t try to copy anyone ; it was just an inspiration. Next year , I plan to do more music that is relatable to the people on the streets because, at the end of the day, they are the people we do music for , ” he added
