Olaitan Ganiu
Fast-rising Afro/rap artiste, Fayemi Oluwademilade, popularly called Lacrown, has boasted that he is making mountains a platform to roar like a Lion King.
According to the youngster, the saying that when life throws a lemon, you should make lemonade out of it, perfectly described his musical journey.
“It’s being a journey of road bumps trying to get to the top, ” said Lacrown.
”I’ve had financial challenges especially while I was in the university when I had to save up my allowances to record, then go hungry for that period, the song then couldn’t be posted on digital platforms because I didn’t also have the financial strength to do that, so it was mostly transferred from Bluetooth to Bluetooth, or WhatsApp.
”I’ve also had the challenge of shows and getting airplay on TV and Radio. But every challenge is there to be defeated, that’s what makes me a LION KING, with God nothing is impossible.”
The talented singer further opens up on his journey from just a child chorister to one of Nigeria’s fast-developing acts with numerous collaborations with top stars including, Qdot, Small Doctor, Zlatan, Slimcase, amidst others.
“I started singing right from when I could say “Jesus is Lord“ but to be honest I started music professionally in 2017 when I got signed to Bottlez Entertainment under the leadership of the C.E.O miss Basirat Yinusa popularly known as Mizbottlez.”
Having a brother who was an instrumentalist was a good start for Lacrown, who is a versatile artist, to learn “the rudiments of music” but convincing his parents who were elders in the church was one big hurdle for the singer.
“Choosing music as a career was a very huge decision for me, because my parents thought I would have followed my educational path and gotten a different professional career after graduation other than music or entertainment. But when I announced to them that I was getting signed to a label and taking music as a career they were shocked at first and were having mixed feelings about it, but right now they are blending in and wishing me the best in my career choice.”
Lacrown discovered his songwriting skills away from the church. “I discovered I could actually write my own songs while I was in the university of Ekiti State, and I was encouraged by friends to keep it up and push on. And now I’m at the peak of my career, and I’m grateful to God and my label also BOTTLEZ ENTERTAINMENT, for the race so far,” he said.
On his embarrassing moments as a singer, he said, “the most embarrassing one was when I had to perform at a show and they played my song and before I could even sing the introductory part of the song the MC just told the DJ to stop the song o, and said ‘thank you, that was a nice one’ and he called the next artist, I was so embarrassed that I just left the stage with my head bowed.”
The singer also hopes to be influential to fellow artists and the younger ones if he hits the limelight. He said, “I hope to be a blessing to all generation in the way I can, and also inspire the youths with various foundations and fundraising empowerments, because one of the major problems of Nigeria is unemployment.”
He added that he hopes to imitate Olamide and Davido’s contributions to the industry by being “accessible to young acts if I can’t give money to all, I’ll help most with featuring to boost them.”
Just like most artists, Lacrown tends to keep his relationship private, but didn’t hesitate to disclose the craziest thing a lady has done to him.
“A girl once denied ever dating me while I was in school with my clothes locked in her hands that day o, and people were just there trying to free me from her hands o lol, she said never in my life should I tell anyone ever again that I have dated her before lol this life no balance .”
However, for the single ladies hoping to be Lacrown’s special one here’s a tip on his spec, he said, “I like a lady that’s presentable and intelligent, and very interesting to be around. Then don’t forget the back and front too needs to be heavy, lol.”
Like many others, the singer also looks up to some strong personalities in the industry such as “Qdot, Olamide, Small Doctor, Wizkid, Davido , Fela, Burna Boy, Wande Coal and so on. I can’t wait to work with most of my mentors though,” he said.
