Nigerian rapper Reminisce has revealed that he doesn’t want his children to pursue a career in music.
The rapper made this known during a recent interview on Pulse On The Record with fellow rapper Vector the Viper.
He explained that his decision is due to the unpredictable nature of the music industry.
Reminisce stated, “No, I don’t want my children to do music, and I don’t think they should. I’m not speaking as an African parent; I’m speaking from my experience”.
“The thing is, music is crazy. You can be the most talented person and end up with nothing; it’s like football. I have friends whom I used to play football with, and some of them ended up having professional deals, and I have people who are 43 like me and are still hoping to get something.”
The father-of-two emphasized that while he would support his children’s ambitions if they chose music, he’d insist on education as a priority.
“It might never happen, and so what I would say is, ‘Fine, get yourself a basic education first that you can pursue.’ So if it ends up coming, fine, and if it doesn’t, fine. But to say that I start pushing them tonight from the onset, no, because it’s really tough. Its crazy so I would prefer to put you on the right path but the primary thing, the education, get that first. If you want to pursue it, I would support you. But music at as a first choice? No. It is rough and difficult; it is less than 5% of people that make these things.” he explained.
Speaking on the importance of a “backup plan,” likening the industry to a high-stakes lottery, Reminisce added, “For every Ronaldo you see, there are 9000 people who didn’t make it. Hey, the basics are done first to have something to fall back on in case it doesn’t work out. I’m not going to convince any child to say it’d work out for them because it worked out for me. It may never happen.”
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