By Wilson Adekumola
Popular Nigerian singer and song writer, Divine Ikubor, professionally known as Rema, has disclosed that his first one million naira was made at the age of 17.
The rapper who came to the limelight releasing the song, “The Dumebi” in 2019 made this disclosure while featuring on Z100 New York.
He said he gave all the money to his mother.
Ikubor who hails from Edo State 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.
“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].”
While expressing joy that he was able to impact lives, the 24-year-old singer stressed that he felt satisfied for being able to provide for his family and create opportunities for others.
Rema said, “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 stated further that his best moment was when fans sang his song ‘Calm Down’ word-for-word during his performance in Australia last year.
