“I used to think singing was for weak people” – Victony
Nigerian artist Victony has opened up about why he didn’t pursue a career in music despite knowing he had vocal ability.
He claimed that rapping was his dream career because he believed singing was only for “weak people.”
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According to the ‘Soweto’ crooner, he switched from rapping to singing in 2020.
“2020 was when I started doing Afrobeats, “Soweto” was one of my earliest attempts at Afrobeats“, Victony stated in a recent interview with the Zero Conditions podcast.
“Honestly, I used to know I could sing but I just refused to. Because I just felt like it was for weak people. I felt like it was an escape for weak people.
“I always loved that rapper energy and I wanted to be a rapper. But when I started singing, I realized that it is just as technical as rapping.”