Obadina Akeem ( born as Obadina Akeem Omolaja born on July 13 , 1994 ) , better known as his stage name Akiums , is an indigenous rapper from the beautiful city of Abeokuta. Akiums was born to a single mother and is the oldest child out of his mother 4 kids , he has 2 brothers an 1 sister.
He started rapping at the age of 16 and began writing his own music from high school , In 2011 he began recording some of his songs on his cell phone , and sending them to his cousin who owns a home studio.
Akiums is an up and coming artist who has great work ethic and projects waiting to be heard.
1. How long have you been doing what you’re doing and how did you get started in the first place?
Akiums: It’s been about 4 years for me in this music industry. I started off just playing around in the studio with some friends. I wrote a few bars while they were rapping in the studio. I created a song while checking them out then I put it with a beat.
2. Who were the first influences on your music and style?
Akiums: I would have to say, the late Dagrin. He is on a completely different level with his music. There is so much creativity in his music. As an artist I can’t help but admire his talent, respect to him.
3. In your opinion who is the most influential and successful artist in your genre today and why?
Akiums: Reminisce Even though he is not making albums the way he used to years ago. Reminisce is still one of the most relevant names in hip-hop today. He does a number of features on other artists songs such as Olamide & Phyno "local rapper" which is blowing up the airwaves.
4. Which famous song or sound production, ultimately describes what you’d like Travez Spencer music productions to sound like?
Akiums: Dagrin, all day long. He has a variety of songs that talk about real life situations. That’s how I think of the concepts of my songs. I take real life situations that I have been through and create the majority of my songs.
5. Do you think your music is mostly enjoyed more for the beats or for the lyrical flow and content?
Akiums: These are the times of the beats, but with me I am not trying to copy or imitate what all the other artists are doing. When people hear my music I want it to be more about the lyrics than a good beat. Most people talk about making money, throwing ones in the strip clubs but how many people are actually doing all of this. If I talk about struggling to eat, relationships, and actual events of life that people go through then people can relate to the song. Hopefully they will think about the beat later and the lyrics first.
6. Do you make your own beats and write your own lyrics? If yes what software or equipment do you prefer using? If you don’t do any of this by yourself, how do you get this done?
Akiums: sometimes I search the internet for beats.
Sometimes it’s hard to find beats that fit my style of rapping. Just as the music industry is saturated with hip-hop artists, it is also the same with beat makers. That means if I look hard enough, I will eventually find what I like. I do write the lyrics to all my music. Maybe someday I could get paid by others to write for them.
7. If you could choose to work with some of today’s established artists or producers, to move your game to the top, with whom would you like to collaborate?
Akiums: There is only one name that really comes to mind. Well, there are a few but the top of the list would be Reminisce. He takes the talent an artist has and makes it work for him.
8. Which latest songs, videos or mixtapes releases are currently available to your fans and where can they be heard or downloaded?
Akiums: The latest track that I have out now is called “always here”. But I am working on my new track "loke loke" getting mastered and put into rotation for FM Radio and websites. If anyone has any beats that they want me to check out please send them to my manager at "akiumsldv@gmail.com".
9. Which ingredient do you think is most essential in making your sound and style the way it is?
Akiums: Only one. Originality.
10. Which emotion more than any other, currently dominates your music? Joy, sadness, anger or passion etc. , and why?
Akiums: I have to say all of them. My music expresses my life. Although there have been more good times than bad, when people listen to my music they can feel all of my emotions.
11. In your experience thus far, what is the best piece of advice in this business you actually followed? And one you didn’t follow, but now know for sure that you should have?
Akiums: Hustling and working hard is one of them. For the second part of the question, in the beginning, I wanted everything to happen right now. I was told that I need to have patience and stay motivated. Everything will piece together in the end.
12. Where do you distribute and promote your music (Amazon, iTunes, CD Baby, Your own Website, YouTube etc…) and why do you think this channel works best for you?
Akiums: For now, the only channels I have for my music is websites. It allows fans to download my music for free. That is one of the outlets for independent artists but I wouldn’t say it’s the best. I am just an up and coming artist, to ask people that never heard of me for music to purchase music I think is kind of
ludicrous. I think that is called moving backwards in the music industry.
13. How important do you think video is to your music, and how do you produce your videos?
Akiums: Although I haven’t released any official video for any of my music, having one creates another outlet for your music to be heard. It’s very important for the video to have a plot that is the same as the song. I see a great number of videos both independent and mainstream artists that create videos that have no content.
14. Is going Platinum or winning a Grammy important to you, and If you were forced to make only one choice, which of the two would you choose and why?
Akiums: Platinum because that means fans love my music was willing to spin money to get it. Winning a Grammy would be very important. It’s an achievement that no one ever forgets about in the music industry.
15. What in your opinion is the biggest barrier an artist like yourself, has to face and overcome, to gain any commercial success?
Akiums: Budgeting for promotion and marketing. After looking at some promotional packages and marketing strategies, it gets expensive to keep your exposure trending. Everybody wants to get paid, which I totally understand. It’s just that sometimes the money isn’t there.
16. In closing, tell us something about any projects and ideas you have in store or are already working on?
Akiums: I have another track that I am releasing any time from now. The title of it is called “loke loke” The project is based on the experiences people do have in life. I must say this might be the best project I will have put together.
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Twitter: @akiumsldv
Facebook: akiumsldv
Instagram: @akiumsldv
Whatsapp: 081567754167
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