Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Divine Ikubor, commonly known as Rema, has revealed that he earned his first million naira at the age of 17 and gave the entire amount to his mother.
The singer shared this in a recent interview with Z100 New York.
In his opinion, his mother needed the money more and it wasn’t cool for him to be driving around in a car at 17 when his mother didn’t have her own car.
He said;
“The person who I knew needed it more was my mum. So, I handed everything I made to her. I know it was cool to drive around the city as a 17-year-old in a cool whip. But I can’t drive a cool whip when my mum didn’t have a car or my mum has to borrow my keys. You know, I had to put her on first,” he said.
“Passing all of that to her, whatever investment she makes… I made my first million [naira] at 17 but I made more than a million. But it’s cool to be in that stage to be able to provide for your family.”
The Calm Down crooner went on to say that his ability to support his family and create opportunities for others is his greatest achievement.
“Someone created an opportunity for me to bless the world this much. So, I can’t imagine how much the people I helped are going to bless the world. You know, I go hard not just for myself. I go hard for them. As doors open for me, I wanna open doors for them,” he added.
Watch the interview below,
