Nigerian rapper Tochukwu Gbubemi Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has opened up about the driving force behind his philanthropic efforts, attributing his generosity to the legacy of his late father.
In an interview, the rapper reflected on how his father’s passing in 2021 significantly shaped his current path of giving back to the community.
“I lost my dad in 2021, and since then I’ve literally been doing everything he had been doing. If you go through my hood, my dad was helping with school fees of 20 people; now I’m doing school fees for 30 people. People are even begging me, ‘Yo, save your money, save your money. You’re helping too many people.’ I’m like, ‘No, I’m not going to listen to you guys. I’m going to go with my guys. We’re going to go to the top together.’ When they say, ‘If you go with so many people, you’ll be slow.’ No, I’ve defied those odds. I’m still with my guys and my momentum has not stopped,” he said.
Odumodublvck also addressed his status in the Nigerian hip-hop scene, noting that although he has never laid claim to being the best, he acknowledges his current influence and presence in the genre.
“It is a blessing. I’ve never said that I’m the best. I don’t think I am. I just feel like music comes from God, and all of us in our different ways are vessels. One thing for sure is that I’ve been the face of hip-hop in Nigeria for a couple of years now, and I don’t take it for granted. It’s not something that I set out to be, it just happened by chance. Since the crown is on my head, I have to wear it.”
