I once hawked rice and beans to earn a living —China-based Nigerian DJ, Ice Cream

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DJ Ice Cream is a Nigerian-born China-based DJ and a graduate in International Trade and Economics from Bohai University, Jinzhou, China. With the release of his eponymous first track, DJ Ice Cream has joined the trend of other top DJs coming out with their own songs. He talks about his journey to stardom, in this interview with ROTIMI IGE.

Background?

I come from a polygamous family where my mothers was my father’s second wife. She gave birth to nine children and I am the seventh. My growing up was like hell. I lost my mother when I was 10 years old.

 

How was life after the loss of your mother?

When my mother died, her younger sister promised to take care of me and be like a mother to me. I moved to her house. She ran a restaurant where she sold different kinds of food. After coming back from school, I hawked rice and beans. I also hawked pounded yam regularly. There was an uncle of…



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