African Prince – Osborn Ehinomen Odekhian professionally known as OCJ is a Live Performing and Recording artist from Ekpoma.

In this interview, OCJ shares his love for music and thoughts on future projects.

Q – How did you get involved with entertainment and music?

A – I’ve always been connected to the church – I used to be a church instrumentalist in my father’s church, music taught me everything I know.

Q – Who were some of the artist or musician that you would say had some influence in the development of your unique sound?

A – Kizz Daniel… Kizz Daniel made me want to do music.

Q – What has been some of the challenges you have faced in getting promotion and support within the music industry?

A – Financial Challenge for an independent artist like myself and the kind of level I am trying to take my brand, it’s not really easy. We don’t really get help.

But we keep going, no excuse.

Q – Talk about your recent projects and the video or song you are currently promoting?

A – I just dropped a new project, one for the men and one for the women. For both genders actually. One is called Unstoppable and the other is Angelina Jolie.

One of them talk about love and missing someone special while the other talks about self awareness – like been Unstoppable.

Q – What is currently your most fulfilled and happiest moment so far as an independent artist on your journey so far?

A – That I am now a Live Performing Artist. In my right I am able to now hold my own concerts and work with my band to give and exceptional performance. That’s to me my greatest fulfillment so far.

Q – What are some of your plans going forward with the experience you have gathered so far in the industry?  

A – I want to keep working. I want to keep working working smarter and also harder and move right. I move with the team I started with, I don’t really change teams because we are going to have more people join us.

Q – Talk about your upcoming projects and other local  artist you will love to work with?

I have a song with Monaky, it’s called “Canadian Vibe” and it’s coming out soon. I have some others in the works and I would love to work with Oga Network and Cynthia Morgan (Mardina).

There is an EP and an Album coming, the Album has been ready since last year… It’s called “Mirror” a version two of The African Prince.

Q – Between the many things that you do, which do you love more?

A – Music… I love music a lot. Music gives me peace, music makes me feel special. The way I do my music nobody can really do it like that. My music is one of one.

Q – What will you say to someone reading and is inspired by your story? What wise saying would you give to them to help them keep pushing on?

A – Consistency… Jay Z said “the difference between where he is right now and where some of the people he started it is consistency.

He didn’t give up, he kept going. Big things take time, it can never happen quickly. If you want to stay for a very long time you have to be consistent. You need to master the art of your craft.

You will not get support from friends and family, they never support at the interim stage they only support later. You have to support yourself.

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