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HoneySwag:
Are your parents buoyant enough to sponsor your education? If yes, pls go to school. If no, then you can pursue your music career.

My dad's no more, my mom? isn't that reason, I agreed to that "nwaboi apprenticeship"? I've got younger ones to care for...

Theboy21:
i love hip-hop music xo much, but my advice for you is to focus on international market, if you want to make it out big in the hip-hop world i think your target audience should be U.S, but here in Nigeria you got to be an Afrobeat star to make it out (you can prove me wrong though).

i have many niggas that have been rapping n running hiphop music since at our teenage level thinking they can make it out here in naija but till date they not successful, at least not yet... main point is "DON'T BE DOING THE RIGHT THING AT THE WRONG PLACE."

Goodluck

Wow, appreciate this advice. I don't take y'all's advices for granted, thank you. My YouTube channel is made up of more people from America, India, Europe and UK than Nigeria.

And I been doing this with a phone, now I finna switch up.

Olam09:
I'm ditching school for a business soon but I'mma go back to school next year by God's grace, hopefully I'll start my business by june fully.

Exactly! You understand me, I can't even afford to go to school, hence the reason I dropped the plan to save up and push my YouTube music career.

Aaaoo:
And if it fails

I'm still going to school next year and I'ma make a change, for example I got 129 subs on YouTube for songs I made with an ITEL phone.

If I can move above 129, I be prouda myself.

Emeskhalifa:
And it is music that you can afford?? How many songs do you think you will have to make before you get that hit song?

Can you afford a topnotch studio session back to back till you get that hit song?

Let's say your talent is "gifted" do you have the right connection to get to the big record labels that can help you to limelight?...

There are so many more I can ask but u sef sit down reason well o. Have something doing before you venture into music ooo.

I don't have any of the things stated above, but stay tuned.

jrusky:
Nice one, very good boy. Your eyes go clear later.

Amen.

Voldoz:
Bro do what pleases your heart education is not all about going to know neither school is all about education. You guys should stop saying go to school this and that, going to school is one thing time is another thing.

If he finally made it, fine he can come back to school and continue, you guys are just speaking as if school guarantee's success.

So bro do as your heart pleases you if is music God guide you through it and if it's school God guide you through it too.

#peace

Thank you.

ThatsONYI:



After escaping from the NwaBoi apprenticeship asylum, I wanted to head back to school; but since I wasn't paid a penny - and it's been a long time I left school. I'm dropping the idea.

Don't get me wrong, it hurts but I got a lot on my shoulders. So I'm taking my time to build myself mentally, physically etc. I'm yet to fully recover from the crazy things, I went through. I wanna get my life back on track, make my family proud, and yeah, get to see my mom after 4 years.

I'm gonna turn 20 by March 28, so I'm tryna make a difference; spent all my late teen years trying to please these humans. I ended up burning my heart in this fire consuming this sinful world.

So I'm back, it doesn't matter how you fall but how you bounce back. When I die, I wanna die happy, knowing I lived for a reason. I don't care how long it takes, but I'ma make an impact through music.

Hell yeah, I'm broke but I just got a menial job to support myself. I'm also working on my sound, I love hip hop and I'ma make a change in this industry.

Guess what? I just hit the studio today and I'm dropping a crazy 5 minutes remix to Eminem Detroit Vs everybody, yeah it's crazy but I gotta vision.

My name is Onyi

you can go to school and still do music
in fact it will be easier and faster for you to get a fan base in higher institutions
most of the big names in the music industry in Nigeria were discovered in school

John389:
Even the words in the entire write up looks like a RAP. I wish you all the best

Haha, I appreciate you my g.

Stedygrowth:
Op, why don't you study music instead. You know, wth your talent you can achieve two things at the same time; a degree and your music career. With the knowledge you will obtain from the university, you can direct your passion to become the very best in your field. Because, by then, you will not only be a talented musician, but also an authority in this field, which is an advantage to you. Except, you studied sciences in secondary school.

Once you start year one, your passion will make ways for you. Scholarship will come, if you're as good as promise, then money will not be your problem.
I wish you good luck.

I studied science in high school, and yessir; I'm going to school next year.

Heterodox:
Pay his school fees na.


Perspire to aspire.

I appreciate y'all, but you sir - you feel me.

Majesticniyi:
hor=smatt1711 post=110447875]I will give you the advice I will give myself if I can reverse back to your age

1) Enrol into any higher instution preferably a University, Choose a course that won't be demanding like Sociology or Education courses
2) still engage in your music career, make friends, befriends music students, visit campus music facilities and learn one or 2
3) find other students with like mind, you can form a band group, attend campus competition, drop campus singles, Use campus radio station.
4) you just said you don't have money, campus will help your career with least available capital, it will give you good friendships and networking and finally it will give you a degree just in case... Because later in life you will realize that as you de reason am now no be so E be....


If this isn't wisdom, I don't know what else would qualify to be called by that name.

However, I can bet op won't listen. The music wey dey him mind no go allow.

I did, I don't take y'all's advices for granted. Like I said, I'm going back to school next year unless I cease to breathe.

Tzar:
Werey! Go to school jor! Are you so dumb that you can’t combine the two for just a few years.
Idiots like you are all over town being liabilities to hardworking graduates out there. Only few succeed by dropping outta school.

Thank you.

SmartMen:
Your writing is good and you spell well. Don't waste this on music. The music industry is tough. I am talking from the experience of my elder brother who wasted his years doing business...

Please hustle and buy a laptop, go to Udemy.com and find a skill that you can learn. You might become the best UX designer or Best programmer making $70k per year, who knows, you might even be a great copywriter going by the way you write...

music in Nigeria should a side thing... and never embark on it without other skills that can fetch you good money. When you have good money flowing in for instance, you can use it to test the music and see where it goes from there.

Appreciate you sir, I'ma take a screenshot. Thank you.

Johel:
Well,...don't do hardcore rap sha and even if u Wana do,your beat must be out of this world (international standard)..Use afrobeats and flow like drake on it,bass and tempo must touch the soul,lyrics must be tight,cos people will be listening and taking note,the Sound fusion's Gona be something peculiar,even Superboy cheque still uses the normal trap pattern,...use afrobeats and a touch of international hiphop flavours, underground trap sounds and all....When you do any dope song or freestyle,post on SoundCloud...it will cost u though,but with consistency,someone will find u and sign you locally or internationally..And when you blow, struggle levels will be history in mins...But still get back to education,either by class or by knowledge...

Appreciate you so much, taking a screenshot.

bluefilm:
You will still go back to school.

That's one thing I know for sure.

Yes of course sir, next year. Making plans already, I'm missing this year's jamb though.

biggie73:
You are so unserious. You can spend 2 hours in the studio out of 24 hours in a day. Spend 5 hours to study.

Actually sir, I spend more time reading - most times 8 hours.

sixtus3606:
I'll be watching. All the best, Son

Appreciate you, OG

snoopz:
Just make sure say you blow or else we go still laugh you

That's funny, lolol

Jetbound:
Do what you love. Send us your artist link for streaming whenever you are done recording

Appreciate you.

Lightorder:
I think you finally made it to number 4 on your village people’s list. Better reconsider your decision

Wow, that's tuff. I wanna be celebrated not tolerated in my city, appreciate you.

Na you sabi

Hmmm

Lightway:
Onyi go to school or study an online course.

Copywriting, programming, writing, graphic design

Best advice

ThatsONYI:



After escaping from the NwaBoi apprenticeship asylum, I wanted to head back to school; but since I wasn't paid a penny - and it's been a long time I left school. I'm dropping the idea.

Don't get me wrong, it hurts but I got a lot on my shoulders. So I'm taking my time to build myself mentally, physically etc. I'm yet to fully recover from the crazy things, I went through. I wanna get my life back on track, make my family proud, and yeah, get to see my mom after 4 years.

I'm gonna turn 20 by March 28, so I'm tryna make a difference; spent all my late teen years trying to please these humans. I ended up burning my heart in this fire consuming this sinful world.

So I'm back, it doesn't matter how you fall but how you bounce back. When I die, I wanna die happy, knowing I lived for a reason. I don't care how long it takes, but I'ma make an impact through music.

Hell yeah, I'm broke but I just got a menial job to support myself. I'm also working on my sound, I love hip hop and I'ma make a change in this industry.

Guess what? I just hit the studio today and I'm dropping a crazy 5 minutes remix to Eminem Detroit Vs everybody, yeah it's crazy but I gotta vision.

My name is Onyi

First of all, are you good at music? You should ask yourself that first.

ThatsONYI:



Oh, my condolences. Damn , Lord bless his soul.

Amen.... Many thanks.

smatt1711:
I will give you the advice I will give myself if I can reverse back to your age

1) Enrol into any higher instution preferably a University, Choose a course that won't be demanding like Sociology or Education courses
2) still engage in your music career, make friends, befriends music students, visit campus music facilities and learn one or 2
3) find other students with like mind, you can form a band group, attend campus competition, drop campus singles, Use campus radio station.
4) you just said you don't have money, campus will help your career with least available capital, it will give you good friendships and networking and finally it will give you a degree just in case... Because later in life you will realize that as you de reason am now no be so E be....

My brother, sociology and education courses are also demanding o.

There is no course that is not demanding.

For example, people think that Physical and Health Education is just jumpology. That course is physically and mentally demanding.

And who says you cannot get a degree in music? A schooling is important for relevance. You are already advantaged because you are market savvy and was an apprentice businessman. Add schooling to it biko. It will help you be better at what you choose to be

Don't be unfortunate my friend. Please, don't be

ThatsONYI:


Actually sir, I spend more time reading - most times 8 hours.

...do both. I wish you well.

Please be ready, you can follow me up.