THIS IS THE ONE RIGHT HERE GISTERS 💗 ⬇️
This week we’re joined by Nigerian artists Dami Bliz & Princess Wonder for one of the funniest, realest, and most honest conversations we’ve had yet 🇳🇬✨
We spoke about EVERYTHING:
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✨ The reality of making money from Spotify & streaming (spoiler: your favourite artist is probably still broke 😭)
✨ The pressure of maintaining an artist image when your bank account says “please be humble”
✨ Afrobeat’s global takeover & the respect African artists deserve
✨ Growing up Nigerian vs living in the diaspora — aka explaining your entire life story every time someone asks “where are you REALLY from?”
✨ Relationships, support systems & dating as an artist because apparently “I’m in the studio” is not a valid love language
✨ Side hustles, tech careers & building brands outside music
✨ Why independent artists need REAL support from fans instead of “bro I’ll stream it later”
Princess Wonder opens up about living a “Superman & Clark Kent” double life balancing tech and music, while Dami Bliz reflects on a 10-year grind that finally paid off 💎 From coding by day to recording by night, these two prove sleep is apparently optional when you’re chasing greatness 😭
This episode is for:
🎶Creatives
🤑Hustlers
🇳🇬Immigrant kids
😮💨People figuring life out as they go
😅 Anyone pretending they know what they’re doing on LinkedIn
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⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 – Introductions & Princess greetings
03:01 – Official intro & guest welcome
07:50 – 10 years in music vs choir beginnings
11:18 – Spotify, streaming & artist revenue
15:07 – Artist aesthetics & social pressure
17:08 – Identity in the diaspora
23:42 – Music culture & club vibes
26:17 – Meaningful lyrics vs “flex culture”
32:11 – Growing up in Nigeria
40:02 – Side quests: tech & fashion businesses
45:52 – Dating as an artist 👀
1:00:23 – Dream performance locations
1:03:00 – Afrobeat, Africa & global respect debate
1:11:47 – Excellence in local live productions
1:18:00 – New music & socials 🎶
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