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I attended CDSS Ikeja, Federal Govt Model College Kankon, and then Babcock. Out of all these schools what did i learn?
For those that dont know - CDSS is Command day sec sch. Ikeja Cantonment. set awon 01 - before the bomb blast. lol
this was the main stage i learned how to chop and chest cane 
Kankon showed me a different side and taught me how to live on my own (away from family)..
na here dancing and rapping start to grow leg. lol
na here dancing and rapping start to grow leg. lol
meanwhile i was doing pretty well with my studies - even if nor be me dey carry 1st, i sha no carry last and i don sabi chop cane for school (from gbo gbo soldier) - so house cane no get mouth again 
a brief 2 year pause while sitting at home tackling the almighty and dreadful JAMB 
and then my wonderful parents decided that - seeing as i wan turn omo ale - my deliverance lay in the christianity and upright mannerism of Babcock Uni.
oh - they were sooooo wrong
oh - they were sooooo wrong
so i went to Babcock and thats how i joined geng geng geng oh
met new friends and old friends and took shey weyrey to new heights.
@mrnellynells helped in no small measure here
met new friends and old friends and took shey weyrey to new heights.
@mrnellynells helped in no small measure here
Sadly B.U was the downfall of my 'efiwe' status (whatever little one dey sha) - but a great eye opener for my personal, creative growth and general perception of the world.
I remember stories of 'pastors' who beat their wives becoming public knowledge,
I remember stories of 'pastors' who beat their wives becoming public knowledge,
i remember facing different disciplinary panels.. also remember learning how to stab classes with looooooong knives
through all of this - all i really wanted was to study sound technology. Which wasn't the kind of thing my folks were trying to hear.
i recall my pops saying to me "you want to do music? you want to be a rapper? in this house? " grabbing his balls in 'hip hop style'
i recall my pops saying to me "you want to do music? you want to be a rapper? in this house? " grabbing his balls in 'hip hop style'
>> Fast forward to date - I've studied sound, rapped - and surpassed a lot of expectations and i sometimes think of those BU days.. and all that money spent. lol
Generally most african parents spend a lot on education hoping the child can turn out to be something they want..
Generally most african parents spend a lot on education hoping the child can turn out to be something they want..
...which is not always realistic for both parties. There's a thin line between paying huge sums of money to a school and delusion. the delusion that the pikin will be a lawyer. or accountant. or engineer.
Naija aint even setup that way!
People study Mass Comms & end up working at the bank because 'when desirable is not available - available becomes desirable'...
all in all - everyone will teach their kids in their own unique way.
People study Mass Comms & end up working at the bank because 'when desirable is not available - available becomes desirable'...
all in all - everyone will teach their kids in their own unique way.
