{"id":130171,"date":"2023-12-12T12:10:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/12\/i-used-to-think-singing-was-for-weak-people-victony\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T12:10:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:10:37","slug":"i-used-to-think-singing-was-for-weak-people-victony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/12\/i-used-to-think-singing-was-for-weak-people-victony\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Used To Think Singing Was For Weak People\u201d \u2013 Victony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Victony, a Nigerian musician, has shared his reasons for not pursuing a career in music even though he was aware of his vocal prowess.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that he thought singing was only for \u201cweak people,\u201d so rapping was his ideal career.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-902989 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_0646.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"619\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the \u2018Soweto\u2019 crooner, he switched from rapping to singing in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with the Zero Conditions podcast, Victony said, \u201c2020 was when I started doing Afrobeats, and \u201cSoweto\u201d was one of my earliest attempts at The genre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: American Rapper Cardi B Confirms, Ends Relationship With Offset (Video)<\/p>\n<p>In his words, \u201c<em>Honestly, I used to know I could sing but I just refused to. 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