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How I Escaped From Becoming A Beggar - Singer, Humble Smith | READ DETAILS

Faith Ukanwa

Jun 28, 2023

How I Escaped From Becoming A Beggar - Singer, Humble Smith | READ DETAILS
32-year-old music artist, Ekenedirichukwu Ijemba, popularly known as Humble Smith, has revealed that he almost became a beggar in 2015 before he got a divine inspiration.

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According to Smith, he had gone to a church in Lagos state to beg but changed his mind when God spoke to him and gave him the inspiration of his hit song 'Osinachi'.

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He recalled struggling to get into the spotlight despite executing several musical projects, including shooting a music video in London.

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"Osinachi', every lyric in that song is just me [my story]. This is a true life story. I have something to connect to everybody.

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"I wrote 'Osinachi' in the church. I went to church to beg for money to feed. But when I got to the church, something told me I'm not a beggar. So, God blessed me with the song in the church.ÔÇØ Humble Smith said in a recent interview with reality star, Kimoprah on Hip TV's Trending.

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On how he got Phyno on the song and Davido on the remix, Humble Smith said, "After recording the song, they [my team] were like, 'Guy you never blow, you need to put person [superstar] for the song to blow.'

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"So, we had to reach out to Phyno for that. Then after reaching out to Phyno, the song started making waves, and Davido called for the remix. Big thanks to him.ÔÇØ

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— Faith Ukanwa

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