Popular singer, John Asiemo,
aka Daddy Showkey, has decided to return to the music scene after what looks
like a long hiatus. The self-styled ghetto soldier is not only back in the
studio, he is currently working on a new album that he hopes will turn out a
surprise hit with music fans soon.
In an interview with our
correspondent on Tuesday, Showkey said he had decided to keep the title of the
work-in-progress and the location of the studio secret for now.
“The studio is just a small
one. It is somewhere in Surulere, Lagos. I’d rather not talk about the
location. As for the title of the album I’m working on, I want to keep it close
to my chest for now,” he said.
For Showkey’s numerous fans
across the country, who have missed his thrilling performances for a long time,
this seems like heartwarming news.
The singer was forced to
temporarily quit the scene after he narrowly escaped the assassin’s bullet two
times in 2011. In one of the attacks,
the suspected killers had stormed his former residence in Ojodu and killed one
of his close associates who was visiting at the time.
Apart from making a brief
public appearance during the 2012 anti-fuel subsidy removal protests in Lagos,
Showkey has virtually spent the last two years in hiding for fear of unknown
assailants that might be waiting to catch him unawares.
Unfortunately, a few weeks
ago, just as he sweated it out in the studio, grief paid the dreadlocked
creator of the popular Galala dance steps an unscheduled visit in Lagos. This
time, his brother-in-law, Kachi, was involved in a fatal car crash and died on
the stop.
“Kachi had lived with me for
about 15 years. He was like my own brother. I feel so sad that he is gone. My
wife has not recovered from the shock of losing him,” a grief-stricken Showkey
told our correspondent.
However, Showkey has decided
to put the sad event behind him and to concentrate on his work. He says he is
working so hard on his forthcoming album and practically spends most of the
nights in the studio nowadays. At the moment, his greatest desire is to catch
up with the time he had lost these past years.
Punch
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