{"id":138618,"date":"2023-08-14T18:55:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T18:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=138618"},"modified":"2023-08-14T18:55:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T18:55:21","slug":"i-used-to-sleep-under-ojuelegba-bridge-oxlade-recounts-early-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/08\/14\/i-used-to-sleep-under-ojuelegba-bridge-oxlade-recounts-early-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI used to sleep under Ojuelegba bridge\u201d \u2013 Oxlade recounts early struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Afrobeat singer , Oxlade opens up on early days struggle<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The singer in a recent podcast revealed that he slept under the bridge and sold BRT ticket to survive<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Popular Afrobeats singer and songwriting, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman popularly known as Oxlade candidly shared the harsh realities of his early struggles in life.<\/p>\n<p>Oxlade opened up about the adversity he faced during his formative years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138622\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-138622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/08\/Screenshot_20230814-191328.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/08\/Screenshot_20230814-191328.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/08\/Screenshot_20230814-191328-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo of singer Oxlade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The singer admitted that before he became famous, he used to sleep under the Ojuelegba Bridge in Lagos after escaping from his parents&#8217; home.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that his father didn&#8217;t support his choice to pursue a career in music, this inspired him to leave his family behind and go after his his goals<\/p>\n<p>Oxlade said this while appearing in an episode of the Afrobeats podcast hosted by Adesope Olajide.<\/p>\n<p>The singer also added that he sold BRT bus tickets in order to survive.<\/p>\n<p>In his words:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>Back then, I used to sleep at Ojuelegba barrack bridge sometimes. 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