EXCLUSIVE LAMBA INTERVIEW WITH HAKYMTHEDREAM by WALE APPLAUSE

I have been on this dude named Hakymthedream for a while now. I have been wanting to talk to him, and just after a couple meets, I was able to share a couple lamba hours with him. This wasn’t supposed to be an interview, buh when my questions became unbearable for him, we decided to officially make it an interview. I must say that this dude is very funny and I wonder why he chose music and not comedy. After a couple lamba hours, this was how the official interview went. You can bet hakym cannot make anything official. His funny attitude did not leave him all through.


Who is Hakymthedream?

I am a crazy, fun loving, funny, Afro-R&B Lamba King who loves you *Winks*

• A brief into your background and lifestyle

I’m a hood boy! Born and raised in Surulere. I grew up listening to the likes of

Fela, Micheal Jackson and R-Kelly. I found out I could sing very early in life and in my secondary school, I would climb on stage and perform Fela’s songs in my under pants. I think about it now and I laugh because i was so skinny then, lol, just like Fela.

I also remember sneaking out of the house to go for rehearsals and night sessions and getting flogged repeatedly for doing that, but still, I did it again, because music gives me joy, growing up was hard, but it was the music that kept me going.

My lifestyle has evolved over the years, musically and physically. But right now, by status, i am the Lamba king, Oshe! So I live like one. Lol.

Anyways, I love fashion, football, movies, and most importantly i love singing and performing. Like most artistes I’ am always busy now but I still find time for my mom and siblings and enjoying the small luxuries of life. Hehe


• What kinda music do you do?

Basically I do Hip-hop and R&B but as someone that has performed baba 70’ssongs, I call my style of music, Afro Hip-hop and R&B, Lamba daht!

• Why music?

Why not music? I mean it was music or nothing! I sang and produced my way up here! It’s what kept me going, even when times were hard, it kept me out of trouble. Like I would rather sing and hang around studios than do what the rest of the boys were doing in the hood. Music took me through all of that, made me happy, put food on ma table, so I ask you again, why not music? Oya answer!

• Let’s discuss your kinda music, your inspirations, mentors…

My mentors? lets go... Ofe she lu, Aya ka ta! Aya ko to, Aya ka ta! Fela is Epic y’all. He is my no1 mentor in Africa. MJ has been a strong influence in my music too and R kelly just did it all, mehn that guy is sick! I love is creativity the most .It’s because of people like him that i can confidently sing ‘Dey Dere’ and then turn around and go: ‘LambaLimboLamba’. I get my inspirations from all around me, am real like that, i see a Limbo, I sing it! I see a Lamba, i sang it. Dats wussup.

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