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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by yoged(m): 4:15pm On Oct 22, 2019
Orin werey wo. My friend press Ctrl+japa
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by Nobody: 4:17pm On Oct 22, 2019
honey82:
Hello women and gentlemen, good day to you all,

I want to ask about something that has bothered me since so I need to bring it out the largest Forum in Africa.

Am in my early 20s but not up to 25 years of age now, I run a company here in Nigeria, I also have assets, trademarks and the like...
I make more than 300k profits monthly from the company..

I have talent in singing music, I have a very good voice, I can sing very well.

I need advice

What is the best way for me..

Should I just stay in Lagos Nigeria to sing and make money along side with my business or I should travel out to USA to further IT skills and expand my business


I need advice on this
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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by olatilldend: 4:19pm On Oct 22, 2019
What stops you from pursuing a musical career in US if that's where your heart truly lies?

From all you listed, US might be better off. However, what is the potential of your company right now? If after running cost and expenses, you make 300k, then the growth potential of that business ought be explored.
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by leo1234(m): 4:19pm On Oct 22, 2019
Princeofporn:
Jappa.... Open wells Fargo account, become a gift card loader in usa... U will make more than music. Then after being a picker for 3years, go to uk and start ur music career from there
What is Gift Card all about?
How do People make money from it?
I really want to know.
Thanks.
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by chukzyfcbb: 4:21pm On Oct 22, 2019
leo1234:
What is Gift Card all about? How do People make money from it? I really want to know. Thanks.
don't listen to that guy, na Yahooze I'm dey describe

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by m140(m): 4:22pm On Oct 22, 2019
Princeofporn:
alaye wetin be ur own nah, u won cough blood?
Back to the sender
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by franchasng: 4:22pm On Oct 22, 2019
afroxyz:


Oga comprehension seems to be your problem.

the question asked is someone worth $23m is not rich in your eyes?

please stop make bland comparisons. we know there are lots of people richer than them.
wait until Wizkid stops releasing new hit songs, then u will know if he is truly worth $23million or not, just wait.


Go and ask 2face Idibia how rich he is now.


Take it or leave it, most entertainment celebrities are not as financially buoyant as you guys rate them, that is why as soon their entertainment career starts to drop, they start struggling to meet their previous lifestyle.


That was how many Nigerians saw Frank Edoho as one of the richest men in Nigeria then just because he was changing suits and appearing on TV like Ebuka now, but today, Frank struggles to change his car. What about Banky W they said was worth million million $$ some years back, but he was struggling to buy cars to register on Uber as business.


Stop allowing all these celebrities and their audio money to be deceiving you, they are not worth what you read.


Jaruma promised to gift Tacha 50million, Peter of Psquare promised same and their gullible Nigerian fans believed them like zombie, its well

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by jnoz23(m): 4:24pm On Oct 22, 2019
Stupid thread,
Na all this tales by moonlight dey weaken people manhood upandan!!!
Shioor skelebe tuueh,
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by Princeofporn: 4:24pm On Oct 22, 2019
leo1234:

What is Gift Card all about?
How do People make money from it?
I really want to know.
Thanks.
go to Nl business currency exchange section and see for urself

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by chukzyfcbb: 4:26pm On Oct 22, 2019
You have not even scaled the first hurdle, which is the visa

or do you think visa is easy to come by?

That one alone is an uphill task, except you are talking of tourist visa where you want to go and overstay your welcome.

if it's that route you are planning to take, then hunger go wire you mad.

First get a visa that grants you legit stay, that's the first thing.
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by afroxyz: 4:27pm On Oct 22, 2019
franchasng:
wait until Wizkid stops releasing new hit songs, then u will know if he is truly worth $23million or not, just wait.


Go and ask 2face Idibia how rich he is now.


Take it or leave it, most entertainment celebrities are not as financially buoyant as you guys rate them, that is why as soon their entertainment career starts to drop, they start struggling to meet their previous lifestyle.


That was how many Nigerians saw Frank Edoho as one of the richest men in Nigeria then just because he was changing suits and appearing on TV like Ebuka now, but today, Frank struggles to change his car. What about Banky W they said was worth million million $$ some years back, but he was struggling to buy cars to register on Uber as business.


Stop allowing all these celebrities and their audio money to be deceiving you, they are not worth what you read.


Jaruma promised to tift Tacha 50million, Peter of Psquare promised same and their gullible Nigerian fans believed them like zombie, its well

you just like to argue blindly. Tuface has a club. that should count for something. They may be noise makers but they are rich. Yiu are the noise maker here. peace
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by sonnie10: 4:27pm On Oct 22, 2019
JastSiryin:
Bros my sincere advice to you is to go abroad, grow your business and do your music on the side. The Nigerian music terrain is to rigid and uncertain. It's money draining too, and not until you're in the "big leagues" before you can start getting good returns.

Over there you could very well be "indie" without a record label and still command good figures depending on your musical reach. There's quick return on investments from pure physical sales and streaming. People hardly stream here, and record sales are a minus or at the very best meager all thanks to piracy.

Bros go abroad, don't waste the opportunity if you've got it. You seem very focused and intelligent, so I know you'd make the right choice.

How is he going to get a social security number to enable him have a tax ID or open a bank account?
Do you think he can make videos for profit without work permit?
First thing first, his migration status is a big hurdle which he must overcome first before all that you mentioned.
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by 400billionman: 4:28pm On Oct 22, 2019
honey82:
Hello women and gentlemen, good day to you all,

I want to ask about something that has bothered me since so I need to bring it out the largest Forum in Africa.

Am in my early 20s but not up to 25 years of age now, I run a company here in Nigeria, I also have assets, trademarks and the like...
I make more than 300k profits monthly from the company..

I have talent in singing music, I have a very good voice, I can sing very well.

I need advice

What is the best way for me..

Should I just stay in Lagos Nigeria to sing and make money along side with my business or I should travel out to USA to further IT skills and expand my business


I need advice on this

I have two sentences for you.

You don't know what you have, until you lose it.

The grass is not always greener on the other side.

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by UrVillagePpl: 4:30pm On Oct 22, 2019
Stillthebest:
kiss

You already have a platform here. Most issues with youths in Nigeria are; lack of platform, where to start from and what to do. Obviously, you have conquered the three factors and you are just confused about adding another cap to your level as an entrepreneur.

If many have such, they won't bother to go n hustle abroad where they become second class citizens but will just build on that.

My advice: build on the platform you already set for yourself, annex it, make it more successful and stronger, be more focused and hardworking, launch your music career after a lil while.

America will just be a visiting ground for you in no time.
OP, this is the best advice u could ever get.. just do this Bro

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by 400billionman: 4:33pm On Oct 22, 2019
kobosmart:


I think you should travel o, your success with the yahoo wey you dey do may not last that long

This is bad advice.

So because he is below 25 and earning N300k per month, means he is into Yahoo.

Anyway, from the advices given on this thread, people are just envying the young man.

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by franchasng: 4:33pm On Oct 22, 2019
afroxyz:


you just like to argue blindly. Tuface has a club. that should count for something. They may be noise makers but they are rich. Yiu are the noise maker here. peace
Mind you, I know 2face, I can't argue further with you because I know lots of your entertainment celebrity gods, u will also grow to that level some day and understand better
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by clarkmos15(m): 4:36pm On Oct 22, 2019
honey82:
Hello women and gentlemen, good day to you all,

I want to ask about something that has bothered me since so I need to bring it out the largest Forum in Africa.

Am in my early 20s but not up to 25 years of age now, I run a company here in Nigeria, I also have assets, trademarks and the like...
I make more than 300k profits monthly from the company..

I have talent in singing music, I have a very good voice, I can sing very well.

I need advice


What is the best way for me..

Should I just stay in Lagos Nigeria to sing and make money along side with my business or I should travel out to USA to further IT skills and expand my business


I need advice on this

Chai, I don't even have money to record my songs

But you make 300k monthly

Chai Chai Chai Chai Chai Chai!!!!
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by JastSiryin(m): 4:37pm On Oct 22, 2019
sonnie10:

How is he going to get a social security number to enable him have a tax ID or open a bank account?
Do you think he can make videos for profit without work permit?
First thing first, his migration status is a big hurdle which he must overcome first before all that you mentioned.
Bros it all depends on what type of visa he gets. Even with a student's visa he could still get a work permit, it doesn't take that long. It's not as difficult as you think. Furthermore I gave my advice on the assumption that he'd gotten all that figured out because he clearly didn't give details.
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by kobosmart(m): 4:38pm On Oct 22, 2019
400billionman:


This is bad advice.

So because he is below 25 and earning N300k per month, means he is into Yahoo.

Anyway, from the advices given on this thread, people are just envying the young man.
no.1 he isn't earning 300k a month, he makes a profit of over 300k a month
no.2 it will be really dumb of him to drop an IT career in America for singing in Nigeria

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by Ephhay(f): 4:40pm On Oct 22, 2019
You better travel undecided

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by sonnie10: 4:54pm On Oct 22, 2019
JastSiryin:
Bros it all depends on what type of visa he gets. Even with a student's visa he could still get a work permit, it doesn't take that long. It's not as difficult as you think. Furthermore I gave my advice on the assumption that he'd gotten all that figured out because he clearly didn't give details.
What kind of work permit would a student have that would enable him do music on professional level? The best case scenario is something that allows a few hour of work , mostly on campus.
Who is his target market? Nigerians abroad, Nigerians at home or Americans?

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by Awe4luv(m): 4:55pm On Oct 22, 2019
I don't understand how someone tht makes 300k monthly is still confused about what to do...

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by alphaNomega: 4:56pm On Oct 22, 2019
honey82:
Hello women and gentlemen, good day to you all,

I want to ask about something that has bothered me since so I need to bring it out the largest Forum in Africa.

Am in my early 20s but not up to 25 years of age now, I run a company here in Nigeria, I also have assets, trademarks and the like...
I make more than 300k profits monthly from the company..

I have talent in singing music, I have a very good voice, I can sing very well.

I need advice

What is the best way for me..

Should I just stay in Lagos Nigeria to sing and make money along side with my business or I should travel out to USA to further IT skills and expand my business


I need advice on this

How come you have that second option and you are seeking for advice here? Are you trolling us?
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by 400billionman: 5:01pm On Oct 22, 2019
He is still a kid and perhaps have supportive parents.

That momentous confusion which hits everyone who makes new money. There is always the attendant greed to jump into a ZERO STRESS life.

Which normally leads to a fall.
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by kokoboy4life(m): 5:05pm On Oct 22, 2019
franchasng:
wait until Wizkid stops releasing new hit songs, then u will know if he is truly worth $23million or not, just wait.


Go and ask 2face Idibia how rich he is now.


Take it or leave it, most entertainment celebrities are not as financially buoyant as you guys rate them, that is why as soon their entertainment career starts to drop, they start struggling to meet their previous lifestyle.


That was how many Nigerians saw Frank Edoho as one of the richest men in Nigeria then just because he was changing suits and appearing on TV like Ebuka now, but today, Frank struggles to change his car. What about Banky W they said was worth million million $$ some years back, but he was struggling to buy cars to register on Uber as business.


Stop allowing all these celebrities and their audio money to be deceiving you, they are not worth what you read.


Jaruma promised to gift Tacha 50million, Peter of Psquare promised same and their gullible Nigerian fans believed them like zombie, its well




There is no need of stressing yourself much on this issue, let the guy mention one Nigerian musician that worth 23 millions dollars. even the professional footballers how many of those guys worth over 23 millions dollars

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by abbey621(m): 5:10pm On Oct 22, 2019
People seems to think that once you get out of the country to a place like USA all your problems go away.....LMAO......My friend come see as people dey suffer over here. You came here with a visiting visa and get stuck, 2 to 3 years later you still dey leech off of family members or friends if you have any. Worse, you are homeless and often sleep wherever you can lay your head. 3 years have gone by and the only place that can hire you is one where you must work in a hot factory with heavy labor, you are yet to find a whitee or black American that can file for you so you can become legal, 5 years have gone by and you STILL DON'T HAVE PAPERS but you are able to survive by being a worker at a church. You're able to survive by working menial jobs under the table, 7 years in America and you don't even know when you're ever going to get papers or start a family. Out of greediness, you gave akata belle, now she files for you.....TO BE CONTINUED!

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by Nobody: 5:17pm On Oct 22, 2019
sonnie10:

My brother, the 7-10 years gap for rediscovering I gave him is a generous period to encourage him. The truth is that he might never stabilize to do music as a career due to his immigration status.
When would he even see time to play music when he has bill waiting for him. No be person were relax dey sing music?
Absolutely!

He might end up as a Security Guard or a Janitor in Walmart After the 10 years.
And that is if he is Lucky.

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by Nobody: 5:21pm On Oct 22, 2019
abbey621:
People seems to think that once you get out of the country to a place like USA all your problems go away.....LMAO......My friend come see as people dey suffer over here. You came here with a visiting visa and get stuck, 2 to 3 years later you still dey leech off of family members or friends if you have any. Worse, you are homeless and often sleep wherever you can lay your head. 3 years have gone by and the only place that can hire you is one where you must work in a hot factory with heavy labor, you are yet to find a whitee or black American that can file for you so you can become legal, 5 years have gone by and you STILL DON'T HAVE PAPERS but you are able to survive by being a worker at a church. You're able to survive by working menial jobs under the table, 7 years in America and you don't even know when you're ever going to get papers or start a family. Out of greediness, you gave akata belle, now she files for you.....TO BE CONTINUED!
The Absolute! truth! grin grin

See as you open people's nyash.

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by JastSiryin(m): 5:22pm On Oct 22, 2019
sonnie10:

What kind of work permit would a student have that would enable him do music on professional level? The best case scenario is something that allows a few hour of work , mostly on campus.
Who is his target market? Nigerians abroad, Nigerians at home or Americans?
I'm sure there are "work-arounds" that'll allow him do his music. Music is a very flexible profession, it's not like it's a 9-5 or something. As for his target audience, it's his to decide. That aside, the Nigerian music scene is nothing to be compared with what holds abroad. Worse case scenario, he improves his business over there, gets more certifications, comes back here with enough funds to push through his music career. There's always time for music when other issues are properly met.

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by abbey621(m): 5:25pm On Oct 22, 2019
gypsey:
The Absolute! truth! grin grin

See as you open people's nyash.

Na serious something we dey see over here, some go even carry their entire family come suffer for here.

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Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by Nobody: 5:30pm On Oct 22, 2019
abbey621:


Na serious something we dey see over here, some go even carry their entire family come suffer for here.
You needn't tell me, I know.
Re: Should I Travel Out Of Nigeria To USA Or Stay In Lagos To Start My Music Career? by sonnie10: 5:34pm On Oct 22, 2019
JastSiryin:
I'm sure there are "work-arounds" that'll allow him do his music. Music is a very flexible profession, it's not like it's a 9-5 or something. As for his target audience, it's his to decide. That aside, the Nigerian music scene is nothing to be compared with what holds abroad. Worse case scenario, he improves his business over there, gets more certifications, comes back here with enough funds to push through his music career. There's always time for music when other issues are properly met.
You don’t get. It is impossible to make that music or money without green card or citizenship, period. No two ways, no work around. He cannot even own any business let alone improve it without sorting out his immigration status first.
Let me ask, how is going to pay for US IT certification with #300k earnings from Nigeria? Even if succeeds in going abroad as student, how is going to pay international students fee to continue with his program?

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