Nigerian rapper and businessman, Naetochukwu ChikwePopularly known as Naeto C, he spoke openly about his decision to suspend his music career and explained that family and life circumstances played a major role.
He revealed that getting married in 2012 and having his first child in 2013 made him reconsider fully committing to music at that stage of his life.
He said: “For different reasons, you know, I think I wanted something different when I was thinking about my future and the kind of life I wanted.
“I got married in 2012 and had my first child in 2013, so looking back then, I really don’t think I would have the kind of life I wanted if I continued to focus on music.
Naeto C also shared that music was never a carefully planned career, but rather something he pursued because of his passion and talent.
He continued: “I was one of those types of people who got into music not because I wanted to be a musician, but simply because I really liked music and I was able to make songs that people liked.”
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The rapper further revealed that whenever he considered returning to the studio, unexpected events always seemed to intervene, making him wonder if music was really meant to be his full-time path.
He said, “You know what’s funny, every time I say I’m going to go back in the studio, something crazy will happen in my life, it’s crazy. So I’m like, God, do you really want me to do this? Maybe you don’t want me to do this.” So you go out and people say, Naeto C, your music and I say, what is it?
Naeto also mentioned that despite taking a step back, fans frequently remind him of the impact of his music, leaving him torn between nostalgia and reality.
“Every day I meet people who remind me of music and why it was so special to them and every time I want to start a project, something crazy happens,” he added.