Emeka Akumefule, also known as Blaqbonez, is a Nigerian hip-hop artist has claimed that his colleague, Asake was once his backup singer before becoming famous.
At Obafemi Awolowo University in Ife, Osun State, he claimed to have known his colleagues Fireboy, Asake, Superboi Cheque, Yhemolee, and Zamorra since the beginning of their professional relationships.
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The singer recalled that Zamorra and Asake used to provide background vocals for him in the studio.
BlaqBonez made this revelation in a recent interview with reality television personality Kimoprah for Hip TV’s Trending program.
He said,
“I have known Fireboy, Asake, Superboi Cheque, Yhemolee, and Zamorra since OAU days.
“Zamorra and Asake have always been great at backups. You know this thing Asake does now with his vocals, he has understood this thing from time.
“So, I used to ask him to help me figure out these things. They’ve always been influential in my music journey because I feel like every phase of BlaqBonez helped build the BlaqBonez that I am now.”