Nigerian comedy powerhouse Bright Okpocha popularly known as Basketmouth has revealed that comedy was not his first passion.
The comedian and actor said he wanted to be a rapper. He made this revelation about himself and his childhood as he covered Thisday Newspaper’s weekend style magazine, Style.
During the interview, Basketmouth pointed out that growing up, he never knew he was funny because he was usually in a midst of hilarious friends.
But later came to appreciate his gift as a comedian and was at a point of decision to either pursue comedy as a career or be a rapper.
The popular comic star also revealed that his parents never discouraged him when he decided he wanted to be a comedian during his early years.
But they gave him just one major condition, which was for him to finish school and be a graduate.
He said, “While rap music was my initial passion, comedy has become the cornerstone of my life. Faced with a pivotal decision, I ultimately opted for comedy, although it wasn’t my original devotion.”
He added, “All my friends were pretty funny, so I didn’t realise enough that it was a gift.”
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