I Don’t Do Music To Win A Grammy Award – Brymo

Nigerian singer, Brymo Olawale has come out to share his take on the Grammy awards.

He recently revealed that he is not actively hoping to get a Grammy as a musician.

According to him, even if he is not consciously working towards that level of recognition, he would definitely collect the award if it is given to him.

His words, “I’m not looking for a Grammy… I’ll take tho if dem give me.”

Popular Nigerian singer, Brymo Olawale has come out to shared his take on the Grammy awards.

He recently revealed that he is not actively hoping to get a Grammy as a musician.

According to him, even if he is not consciously working towards that level of recognition, he would definitely collect the award if it is given to him.

His words, “I’m not looking for a Grammy… I’ll take tho if dem give me.”

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Ọlawale Ọlọfọrọ (born Olawale Ashimi; 9 May 1986), better known as Brymo, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and author. He started recording music in 1999 while in secondary school. He signed a record deal with Chocolate City in 2010 but was accused of breaching his contract with the label in 2013.

Brymo released his debut studio album Brymstone, in 2007. His second studio album The Son of a Kapenta was released in 2012; it was supported by three singles; “Ara”, “Good Morning” and “Go Hard”. His third studio album Merchants, Dealers & Slaves was released on 20 October 2013; it received positive reviews from music critics and was preceded by two singles; “Down” and “Eko”. In October 2014, Brymo released his fourth studio album Tabula Rasa; its lead single “Fe Mi” was described as a “soft traditional ballad”. On 8 December 2015, Brymo released an eight-track compilation album titled Trance.

Olawale Ashimi was born and raised in Okokomaiko, Ojo, Lagos State; his father is an Awori carpenter and his mother is an Egun petty trader; he is the only child of his parents. Brymo grew up in a multi-faith household and learned to recite the entire Qur’an after being enrolled into an Islamic School. He went to Aganju Aka Primary School and later enrolled at Japual Primary School.