Crayon, an Afrobeat artist, has opened up about his musical journey, revealing that he took the Joint Admission and Matriculation (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) five times before entering the entertainment industry.
Crayon, real name Charles Chibuezechukwu, said he struggled to get into a tertiary institution before pursuing music.
“It has been amazing and beautiful to see because I have been working over the years and now, I am now finally getting the recognition that I deserve,” the ‘Ijo Labalaba” crooner said during an interview monitored by The Herald on Sunday.
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“So, it (recognition) is beautiful to see – among my fans, team, and everybody that knows me personally. ”
He continued: “I started making music like 2016 officially. I wasn’t in school then but trying to get into the university. I wrote [sic] JAMB five times.”
Giving more details about his admissions attempt, the youngster stated that it didn’t just come down to him.
“For the first two times, I failed; the rest three times, I passed. I kept going to the school to lay complaints and ask: ‘What’s up?’ It (gaining admission) wasn’t just happening for me,” he noted during the show. “I feel like it was God’s way of redirecting me.”
He claimed that, in addition to trying to further his studies, he had another side project.
“Even before I started making music, I used to be a footballer. I like football a lot – I used to play football, go to training, academies, and stuff like that.”
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