Why Asake and I Are No Longer Best Friends - Oxlade

There is nothing like growing up with a best friend, having moments with them of dreaming and planning and talking about how you're both going to take over the world, and then it now actually coming to pass. That is the story of what happened between Nigerian singers Asake and Oxlade who actually used to best friends, but are no longer. In a new interview, Oxlade explains why. Here's what he said.

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For those who don't know, and in case this is coming as a surprise to you, singers Oxlade and Asake actually used to be best friends. In fact, they have a video where they freestyled together and embraced in the end.

There are also clips online of when the two boys met in Berlin, Germany and couldn't stop hugging each other, happy to be in each other's company.

So what happened?

Well, the first hint we got that the two boys are not as close as they used to be came during Oxlade's interview with Rolling Stones. During the interview, Oxlade revealed that he and Asake "back then", used to roll together and he also revealed that Asake was actually one of the first people to give him thoughts about his song that would go on to become an international hit "Ku Lo Sa". Oxlade said in that interview:

OXLADE: Back then, myself and Asake used to really roll together. He was like "Yo, the song is going to go crazy. It’s going to go crazy." I was like, "Ehh, every song, everybody says it’s going to go crazy.

That "back then, myself and Asake used to really roll together" was the hint people took that maybe the two aren't as close anymore. And well, fast forward to now.

During a new interview with Afrobeats Intelligence, Oxlade finally revealed that he and Asake are in fact no longer best friends like many people thought. During the interview, he finally explained why cryptically saying:

OXLADE: Asake used to be my best friend, but...y'know. He's still my brother o, but...the game is the game.

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