Rapper Vector has opened out about his early life and how it shaped his artistic resiliency.
During an interview on the “With Chude” program, Vector praised his parents for having a well-rounded approach to parenting.
He thought about how his upbringing had given him a strong sense of purpose and determination, a mindset that drives him to pursue his objectives in the face of obstacles.
Vector said: “My childhood has put me in that ‘whatever the weather, what I want to do is what I do’ mindset. Plus, I was detached and stubborn, like my mum and grandma would say. I was the one that would always ask, ‘Why do the Yoruba people always say the elders are always right?’ and I’d be like, ‘That’s a lie.
“I learnt how to self-reflect. You know, African parents are usually on the default mode of parenting, so they like everyone. I think they did their best not to show who their favourite was because, in my house, my sister is a sickle cell warrior. You’d have thought she got the most care because she’s a warrior, and to show you how dope the care is, she has 2 children now. They had no favorites, and they dealt with us as we were.
“At a point in the house, they even started calling me Vector the viper because that’s what I identified with. Even my brother is a DJ and they’d call him that. So my parents were kind of free but they made you work for what you believed in and what you needed or wanted to do. I felt loved regardless and I think I grew up sheltered, not sheltered in the sense of a silver spoon though,” he concluded.
The good parenting of a committed mother and father who respect each other is essential for forming children with peaceful hearts.
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