“I think when someone from Mexico hit me up, he heard my song and loved it and he asked for a collaboration. Omo i felt like a Star even though he’s just an upcoming like me”

Name and where you are from?

Hello people, I am Obukeowho Oghenekeno Samuelson, I am professionally known as Da’Khay and i am from Delta State, Nigeria.

How did you get involved with entertainment and music?

Entertainment has always been inbred. I have always loved music, if i am not listening to it then i am trying to write one.

I found out that most times i tend to want to remix a song i am listening to (parodies) then in my SS 1, I wrote my first song though it wasn’t that good, i mean i was at the beginner level then but fast forward to 2018 when i joined a theatre/entertainment group in the University called “THEATRE CATHOLICA”, they gave me the platform & push to do my music. I started doing freestyles and all until  2019 when i dropped my first song, and the rest is history.

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

I would say M.I and Ice Prince played a big part from the Nigerian scene but abroad i used to love Lil Wayne so much that  i even tried copying him down to how he even sounded on a song. Right now, my major influences are Juice Wrld, Polo G and Lil Durk because my style is similar to theirs.

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

Omo the first thing is “Money/Sponsors”.

To do music right now, you need to have money for every process you are gonna go through. I am self sponsored, so a lot of times there are promotions i wanna do or visuals but no money to run it.

Then you have the fans, trying to get more people to your fan base these days is difficult, most people don’t want to listen to your sound if you not blown up but i’m still pushing & putting in the work.

There was a time i felt i wasn’t getting enough love based on the style and pattern of music i do when compared to singers and those that rap with pidgin when we perform on stage, probably because my songs are not party vibe songs that you can dance to or because i don’t use those pidgin slangs everyone wants to hear.

Like imagine having a better song but the crowd vibing to a song that’s not half as good as your’s, but we’ll never know lol.

When you’re up on stage, how do you connect with the audience and make each performance feel special?

I think every of songs are personal and  relatable, where i can communicate effectively with the crowd and let them flow with me lol. To be honest, every performance has it’s own gimmick. I don’t plan it, i just work with the moment.

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

I think when someone from Mexico hit me up, he heard my song and loved it and he asked for a collaboration. Omo i felt like a Star even though he’s just an upcoming like me then that same week, Just Billy Reacts and Crockpotcartelshow (both americans) asked for my song for live reacts and they did react on my song.

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

Honestly i still haven’t found my sound, whatever you hear from me now is still the experimental phase so for sure my plan is to get my sound.

Something i can be recognized with before i can say breaking out of the underground mould, hopefully get signed also and becoming a big name.

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

I am currently working on a 5 song EP titled PHASE ONE that drops December 3rd, it will be featuring some wonderful talents, its a project to look out for.

If i was to work with any local artiste right now its going to be Harry Carter, Vicoka, Kiddrastic, Khaid, Harshterg, Beza and Creen Caesar. Apart from Khaid who is a big name already, the rest are good and they got the hunger to come out.

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

I think music. Since it’s always in my head lol, most times i can be rapping to a beat in my head, you’d think the boy has gone mad lol.

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?

Obviously keep doing what you love, don’t let anyone decide who you should be.

The journey is going to be rough and rocky but don’t give up, nothing good comes easy to be honest.

And what i always say “All Keep Folks On Their Toes”, it means no one should be able to predict your next moves.

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