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Desire for survival made me quit gospel music- Rema
Popular singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, on Sunday shared how he made a transition from gospel to secular music.
Rema, who once led a gospel rap group in church, said that the change began when he started going to sing at bars and lounges to make ends meet.
The Mavin Records signee made this known during Rubbin’ Minds show, televised on Channels TV and was monitored by our correspondent.
He said, “I was still in Benin when that switch happened. A lot of people thought that when I got signed, I started deviating.
“No. Actually, life was tough in Benin. I’m not that guy to ask the people in church to pay me because I’m doing God’s work.
“Right there in Benin, I started going to competitions, going to bars, lounges, political rallies; just trying to get on the stage and hold a microphone, to at least get sprayed some money to come back home and feed my family, because we were going through tough times.
“I lost my father and brother and I needed to come through for my family. At that point in time, I felt like that’s where I started spacing out; little by little, until I just exiled.”