On this episode of Overnight Success, Oluwamayowa Idowu sits down with Wale “Tec” Davies — rapper, entrepreneur, filmmaker, and cultural force. As one-half of the rap group, Davies helped architect Nigeria’s alté movement, creating new space for artists to thrive outside the mainstream with iconic releases like “Clone Wars” and “Palmwine Music.” That said, […]
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Tunde Onakoya grew up in Ikorodu, Lagos- a place where dreams often fade before they begin. But even as life closed in, Tunde dared to imagine something bigger: for himself, and for all the children society had left behind. He taught himself chess in a barber’s shop. In 2018, he turned that childhood game into […]
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Ted Oladele grew up in Ikorodu- a community which would mint future stars like Zlatan Ibile and fashion entrepreneur, Yinka Ashogbon of Ashluxe. He would move on to study at the iconic Yaba College of Technology which naturally lent itself to his entry into the ascendant technological wave in the area in the early 2010s. […]
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Chinasa Anukam first found internet notoriety in the pandemic for her satirical videos. Prior to that, Anukam who grew up in Abuja and attended the prestigious Loyola Jesuit College had been an academic genius of sorts who was torn between a potential career in Law and her creative interests. Driven by her passion for film […]
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