- Oxlade has in a recent interview spoken on his friendship with his best friend turned estranged, Asake.
- The ‘Ku Lo Sa’ hit maker confirmed the speculation that they are no longer as close as they used to be.
Nigerian singers Ahmed Ololade aka Asake and Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman better known as Oxlade who used to best friends recently sparked rumours of being estranged.
The two used to be like two peas in a pod and various video clips online is proof of that. There are videos of them freestyling. There are also clips online of when the two singers met in Berlin, Germany and couldn’t stop hugging each other, happy to be in each other’s company.
Recall during Oxlade’s recent interview with Rolling Stone, he revealed that he and Asake “back then”, used to roll together and as the latter was actually one of the first people to give him thoughts on his song that would go on to become an international hit “Ku Lo Sa”.
Oxlade said in that interview:
“Back then, myself and Asake used to really roll together. He was like “Yo, the song is going to go crazy. It’s going to go crazy.” I was like, “Ehh, every song, everybody says it’s going to go crazy.”
The statement got many hinging on the fact that the two have become estranged and they weren’t wrong.
Fast forward to a fresh interview with Afrobeats Intelligence, Oxlade finally revealed that he and Asake are in fact no longer best friends.
In Oxlade’s words:
“ Asake used to be my best friend, but…y’know. He’s still my brother o, but…the game is the game.”
Two years ago, Oxlade made headlines when his sex tapes leaked into the public domain.
In a latest interview with media personality, Joey Akan, Oxlade disclosed that he lost all his endorsement deals worth N400 million after his sex tape was leaked on social media platforms.
According to him, he was being blackmailed because of the sex tapes so he felt relieved when the tapes were finally released.