Nigerian singer Charles Chibuezechukwu, popularly known as Crayon, has said his debut album, ‘Trench To Triumph’ is a sonic representation of his personal experience.
He said the album follows his success story from when he was living in the ghetto with his family in a one-room “face-me-I-face-you” apartment housing nine of them to getting signed to Mavin Records.
The ‘Ngozi’ crooner said his mum sold fruits in a kiosk at Iyana-Iba for 19 years.
Speaking in a recent interview with Glitch Africa, Crayon said, “‘Trench To Triumph’ album is my story. It’s my reality. It’s my substance. It’s everything I am today. From where I came from; being born in Orile, staying in a face-me-I-face-you apartment with nine people in a room. You open your door, you see people fighting.
“My mum used to sell fruits at Iyana-Iba for 19 straight years. It [‘Trench To Triumph’] is my story. It’s my substance. It’s my reality. It’s everything to me. Now, I’m in my triumphant era. I’m happy about life. Life is going good. Everything is amazing.”
My mum sold fruits, nine of us lived in one room – Singer Crayon