Jeremiah Chukwuebuka Ani, popularly known as Jeriq, has said music kept him away from vices and prevented him from going to prison.<\/p>\n
In a candid interview with YouTuber The Smallie, Jeriq revealed that he has been arrested multiple times by law enforcement agencies due to vices.<\/p>\n
The Enugu-born rapper explained that music distracted him from vices.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been arrested multiple times by law enforcement agencies due to vices. If you look at my hands and legs, you will see scars of handcuffs. Anti-cult, police have all arrested me before.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank God for music. If not for music, I would probably be in prison by now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Jeriq also shared the struggles he faced when he initially came to Lagos to push his career forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first time I came to Lagos, then I wasn\u2019t popping so I didn\u2019t any opportunity to meet artists. If was difficult to collaborate with any artist then because I was still upcoming.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, things changed we I came back in 2021 and I was able to do a collaborative EP with Dremo titled \u2018East and West\u2019,\u201d he explained. The rapper added that he is confident that he would gain international recognition rapping in his native language, Igbo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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