I Wanted to Be Rapper, Comedy Wasn’t My 1st Passion – Basketmouth

Popular Nigerian comedian Bright Okpocha has revealed his first passion. The star better known as Basketmouth said he wanted to be a rapper. He revealed this about himself and his childhood as he covered Thisday Newspaper’s weekend style magazine, Style,. He also shared some insights into becoming a comedian and realised that he was a very gifted comic. During the interview, Bright noted that growing up, he never knew he was funny because he was usually in a clique of hilarious friends. But later came to appreciate his comic gift and was at a crossroads to either pursue comedy as a career or be a rapper. The popular comic also revealed that his parents never dissuaded him when he decided he wanted to be a comedian during his formative years. But they gave him just one major condition, which was for him to finish school and be a graduate.

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Aug 9, 2023 - 09:21

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