“Go get a proper job or get a proper life. My elder brother, the guy fired me from 10 o'clock till 4 o'clock in the morning, telling me that this music shit has to stop,” he recalls. “The night when my wife had the child, I had my first kid in Abeokuta, my first-born. Success came when he clocked 30, and by then, he was already a father. Olamide continues to credit him as a mentor, he’s played backup for old-timer Jah Bless, and have run petty errands while working on his big break in the music.
He spent 9 years watching his friends and collaborators including 9ice, Olamide and Jahbless achieve success and leave the hood. Before fame’s arrival, Reminisce was a constant presence in underground street music scene. He’s built a career rapping in Yoruba, blending genres to stay ahead of the curve, and finding success at each level. His records form a strong part of Nigeria’s hip-hop, occupying prime position in street music and indigenous rap. He’s sold millions of copies of four rap projects, a miracle in a country where pop music has maintained a chokehold on consumer preferences. Reminisce, born Remilekun Abdulkalid Safaru, is by many metrics, one of the most accomplished rappers Nigeria has ever produced. Every time he tells this part of the story, Reminisce proudly touches his chest, giggles, and reminds me that “I recorded everything myself!” “First couple tries, very horrible, very terrible. A few tries and endless Youtube tutorials later, he says he was confident enough to personally handle this responsibility.
Reminisce rapper license#
What happens next lights his face with a smirk as he recounts it: Reminisce downloaded recording apps, bought license keys with help from producer Krizbeatz, and set himself up for recording his art. In March, when the city was locked down to cripple the advance of the Covid-19 pandemic, the rapper who had not released a body of work in four years, decided he was coming out with a new EP. His past albums artworks hang on wall frames, outlining his steady growth and dominance in the Nigerian music industry.
Reminisce rapper how to#
He tells me he’s been recording enough songs for multiple projects, and learning how to self-engineer the technical process. Inside his personal studio on the Lagos mainland, his holiest spot at the back of his house, music is blasting from all speakers. In his world, fatherhood and music often collide, and he’s learned to make one flow into the other. Outside, 5 kids wait patiently in their rooms, spying for a chance to crowd into the studio, call him Daddy, pull at his hands, and ask him why he has to make music.
Reminisce rapper software#
He’s been fiddling with creative software that he bought and learned how to use during the recent national lockdown. The 39-year-old rapper has spent the past one hour, playing me new music from his rigged workstation comprised of computer setup. Everything is premium.” Reminisce is wearing a brown shirt with floral designs, and he’s so pleased with himself for his choice of outfit, and career decisions.
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