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In a candid interview, Ghana’s emerging Afrobeat sensation, Olivetheboy, shared a personal revelation about the initial resistance he encountered from his mother regarding his music career. The artist, known for the hit track “Goodsin,” disclosed that his mother went to the extent of threatening to have him arrested due to her disapproval of his chosen path.
Speaking with Jason El-A on MX24TV, Olivetheboy unveiled the challenges he faced in pursuing his passion for music, with his parents initially discouraging his artistic pursuits. Instead, they urged him to prioritize education and his spiritual development, leading to conflicts and disagreements surrounding his decision to pursue a music career.
“When I was doing freestyles, they were really blowing up. People were reaching out at that time. And I was like, ‘mom, you see, I can do this.’ And she was like, ‘bro, focus on your school. You’re from a Christian home,’ all that stuff,” he revealed.
Undeterred by his parents’ objections, Olivetheboy decided to embark on a music career without their knowledge. However, once his parents discovered his secret, particularly his mother, she resorted to the extreme measure of threatening to involve the authorities and have him arrested due to her disapproval of his chosen path.
“Yeah. I was like, I’ll do that. We bought forms for school. So I was waiting till I got to school, but in my head, I was like, the moment I step in school, I’m doing music. But she did not know. So I just started the first time my first EP came out, she called me, and then she told me she’s going to get me arrested because she did not want me to do it. I should focus on school. She’s going to get the people that put me on arrest and stuff. I was like, ‘mom, you’re not going to do that. You love me too much to do that,'” he recalled.
Olivetheboy acknowledged that he comprehended his mother’s perspective and her wish for him to channel his intelligence into more conventional and secure career paths.
“But it was quite heart-breaking. But I knew why she was doing that. I knew why she was doing that because I was quite good with books and she felt I could do something better with school than yeah,” he said.
While Olivetheboy’s journey in the music industry still leads to disagreements with his parents, he noted that they are gradually coming to terms with and understanding his chosen career path.
Joel Ofori Bonsu, known professionally as Olivetheboy, gained recognition in May 2023 when his track “Goodsin” from his album “Avana” went viral on TikTok. He is currently under the Loop Music label.
