Nigerian rapper Jeremiah Chukwuebuka Ani, better known by his stage name Jeriq, claims that music kept him away from vices and kept him out of jail.
In an open interview with YouTuber The Smallie, Jeriq disclosed that his vices had led to several arrests by law authorities. The rapper, who was born in Enugu, clarified that he used music as a diversion from vices.
In his words, “I 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.
“Thank God for music. If not for music, I would probably be in prison by now,” he said.
Jeriq also shared the struggles he faced when he initially came to Lagos to push his career forward.
“The first time I came to Lagos, then I wasn’t popping so I didn’t any opportunity to meet artists. If was difficult to collaborate with any artist then because I was still upcoming.
“However, things changed we I came back in 2021 and I was able to do a collaborative EP with Dremo titled ‘East and West.”
