Nigerian singer, Abbey Toyyib Elias, popularly known as Skiibii, has shared an interesting revelation about the rising star, Asake. According to Skiibii, Asake used to be his dancer before his music career took off.
During the early days of his own career, Skiibii revealed that Asake lived with him and would accompany him to perform at shows. He described Asake, known for his hit song “Amapiano,” as a talented dancer who had a background in theatre performance while studying at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ife, Osun State.
Skiibii made this revelation during his appearance as a guest on the Afrobeats podcast hosted by British-Nigerian media personality, Shopsydoo.
He said, “I was discussing with someone the other day, he was saying ‘Asake just blew up now, he just entered the star mode.’
“Asake used to travel with me to shows. Asake used to stay with me, travel with me to shows and all that. When this guy blew like this, he just entered… I was like, una never see anything, the Asake wey me I know, una never see anything.
“Asake went to [Obafemi Awolowo University] Ife. He can dance. See, that year ehn, if I show you videos on my phone, Asake can dance when he is on stage. That time I just dropped ‘Sensima’ he dey follow me go everywhere na.”