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Every Rich Nigerian Kid Has Rich Parents – Salako
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Every Rich Nigerian Kid Has Rich Parents- Salako
An X user, Salako, is putting it as he thinks, by telling everyone who cares to listen on X, that no rich kid just happens in Nigeria.
He specified that the wealthy background of a singer determines not just their speedy rise, but their sustenance of the fame.
While there are people who manage to get famous through singing, even though they are from humble backgrounds, Salako claims that the influential ones were from a wealthy home,
but many have countered that, using Wizkid as an example. The singer, who is from a humble background, has managed to create a life that is admired and awesome.
The statement sparked a heated debate among his followers on X. It is a straightforward statement that the speedy career growth of singers from wealthy backgrounds is not by luck or accident.
He compared it to the career of those from a humble background, who have to face significant challenges of being financially responsible for almost everyone they are related to.
This simple yet significant challenge is big enough to hinder the career growth of the singer, because it forces them to divert the money away from their career, to solve the financial issues of their families and friends, who have shown them support or love in their life,
so they are made to choose their family over their career, because if they don’t, they will be blackmailed, or worse, made to feel guilty for life,
if their loved one ends up unalive, because they refused to send a medical fee for them to get treated for an underlying health condition.
Now, comparing it to their counterparts from a more financially stable home, they are allowed to enjoy a smooth road to stardom by their families,
because the family members have other reliable sources of income to cater to themselves. They are not completely reliant on the only famous member of the family.
This famous singer will have to enjoy financial backing from their parents, guardians, or siblings.
Because instead of collecting from an upcoming artist who happens to be their family member, they are not only catering to themselves, but also supporting the singer from time to time.
This will enable the artist to focus on building their career, without the weight of the world on their shoulder, because that is a never-ending worry.
When they have little to no financial responsibilities to their family members, this allows the singer to invest the proceeds of the craft, which gives them the chance to grow their money, multiply the profit and grow generational wealth.
Some people seem to think that the African singers are either strange or backwards, because of the black taxes that are inherited by these singers, who start to help not only their families, but also the people who are not even related to them.
They get the opportunity to invest in equipment, their studio time, which will fine-tune their singing and grow their fan base, which translates to career growth and industrial relevance.
Wizkid, however, has managed to not only build his career in his home country but also in the international market.
He has built fans from all over the world and sustained them. Tiwa savage, who also started late, has proven that age is only a number.
She has overcome mockery from her colleagues and seniors, scandals of all shades, and even a nasty divorce from her ex-husband, who reminded her of her early days.
Also, people with famous parents don’t only get provided the financial backing, but also the network and connections their parents have within and outside the industry, to simplify their journey up.
This affiliation can lead to significant collaborations, important record label interest, as well as exposure to big brands for collaborations.
While not only the money of the wealth background singer is impactfful to his career, the connection from the parents will further open up the door for them and their career.
On the other hand, the humble background singer wil be naturally faced with the obstacles of hustling the financial needs of his career, the connections as well, because his family is not connected enough to pass it down to him.
The requirement to succeed continues to stark up, from the lack of financial safety net which should have been passed from the parents, the total lack of significant connections, the singing , promotion and fan base, are also on the list of things to do.
On top of it all, the humble background singer also has to be financially responsible for the parents, and siblings, because you become the family’s answered prayers, by shouldering the financial burden.
There are other payments like studio time, rent, promotions and attending to the family’s needs will divert resources .
Imagine being a talented artist who has to choose between investing in studio time or paying rent, and the pressure to succeed, adds to the chaos.
It can create setbacks on their journey to stardom, the go cold in the music release, or even get forgotten by their fans due to a long break.
Sometimes these artists start taking up other jobs, just to sustain their music career, snd make ends meet. Once their energy and time have been taken up by the side hustle, to fuel the main hustle, they have little to no time, but a little more money to continue their musical career.
This is why musicians have go put their hands in illegal business of side hustle go support their musical career. While they just need to give more time and attention to their music career.
They might end up tired when they eventually show up to the studio, and that just messes the whole plan up.
They are restricted by their financial incapacity, and that affects their access to quality equipment, because everythingsnf everyone is drawing money from the same source from the source the music uses as well.
Some trainings to source better and create better music, and all of this will keep them jnna certain category that may cause others to see them an unserious, cause them to appear as an upcoming singer for a really long time. So their exposure and growth will be truncated by their limitation.
But despite all of this limitations, some singers have found their way to the top, their background didn’t tie them down, as their passion and determination were stronger then their background limitation, and that led then to a higher ground.
While the rich kids focus on perfecting their craft, with everything they need for it, being within their reach, from networking with brands, to collaborating with them.
Most times, the rich kid doesn’t even have to prove that they are good at what they do, while everything the humble kid does, he is made to convince them that he is worthy of their attention, that he is good enough for them, or even good enough for his craft.
This then directly leads to a career success, or destruction, because everyone is willing to give a chance to one, woke comes from money,
because his family ha proven to know how to generate and control money, from their wealth, to a humble boy who is double, because if he was as god as he said he was, his family would have been in a better financial situation than they are.
He doesn’t only convince them of his craft, or how good he is at it, he has to convince them that he knows how to generate and control money for his good, and most especially, for their good.
So their is a limitless prediction of struggles for the humble singer, than the rich kid. People shouldn’t be given attention based on their family’s wealth or background, but in the current world, money rules everything, and sadly, it is going to remain like the for many years to come.
A kid from a humble background can be more creative, and sound alot better than a child from rich background, but the money made all of that irrelevant, because it is not always about the talent.
Conclusion
The Nigerina musical industry is made up of people from rich and humble background, which means that people her their fair share of opportunities when they try, and that means that the limitation is in your head.
So while Salako may have intentionally dropped that controversial statement to get the traffic and leads on twitter, His claims that everyone who has ever been famous and rich, has come from an influential family and lineage, but that is not at all, true.
Ultimately, the success of Nigerian music depends on the talent, dedication, and perseverance of its artists, regardless of their socio-economic constraints, or their family’s financial situation. The bold their fan base anx the rest become history.
