Popular Nigerian singer, Ahmed Ololade, has offered an explanation on why he adopted his mother’s name, Asake, as his stage name.
Asake, a YBNL signee, made the reason why he adopted his mother’s name known in an interview he grated CNN.
He said: “My friends started using it to play with me.
“And they said: ‘Omo Asake, omo Asake, Asake came yesterday.’
“And you know students can be funny, so at the end of the day, they removed the ‘omo’ and started calling me Asake.
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“So it’s so easy for me because when I’m introduced on stage, people expect a beautiful lady or a nice girl.
“I just like the feeling and the shock on their faces.
“Also, I love my mother and the fact that people call her my mother’s name through me.”
Asake also explained to CNN why his music is tied to his upbringing.
He said: “I fell in love with theatre as a child.
“My father used to be a singer and my mother dances a lot, so it’s a family thing, although my parents didn’t do it professionally, they only did it for the fun of it.
“The main reason why I left dance is for the love of money.
“I know I want to be very honest.
“Dance is something that I love.
“I can’t even do without moving, but I feel like the kind of money I want, I’m not sure dance can give me.
“I think both music and dance work together because in a video without a dancer, it’s like this song is boring.”
