July 21, (THEWILL) – Ahmed Ololade, professionally known as Asake, has revealed one of his embarrassing moments as a fast rising act.
The talented act narrated how he was booed and embarrassed on stage in an interview with the ‘Ginger Yourself’ podcast.
According to him, he decided to wear only pants like the late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, to perform alongside scantily-clad ladies in an attempt to gain attention and popularity.
However, instead of accomplishing his purpose, the action backfired as he was slapped and he kicked off the stage.
“Before I got the attention, I strived till I graduated from the university. I strived for like two years before people liked and accepted me.
“So there’s this performance. I wanted to perform Fela, so I was wearing pants and a saxophone. I packed like six girls on stage. I asked them to be half-naked. You know, one thing about Nigerians is that once people are naked, they just forget about all other things and focus. But these people at the concert stubborn o.
“Those girls just walked in, then me too. I just walked in majestically as a star boy. I did not know where the first clap came from. The audience was like, ‘No, no, no.’ Everybody, like 9,000 capacity, clapping that they don’t want it”, he stated.
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