By ‘Biodun Ogundairo
Daddy Showkey is back in the news. No, He has not scored another major hit with his music career which took a nose dive few years ago. But the ‘ghetto soldier’ has just completed the property he’s been building for six years.
Showkey first found fame in the early nineties, as a member of rested group Pretty Busy Boys. And when he dropped his debut solo album in 1994, it was clear he was on the path to success; finally on the road to fortune, after years of roaming the streets of Ajegunle ( a notorious Lagos ghetto).
Fast-forward to a decade and-a-half later: Showkey has scored some of the biggest hits of this time (remember ‘Dyna’?); he has dined with Kings and got Presidents eating from his palms. He has seen more cities than anyone in his lineage and planted his name in the heart of millions across the world.
But the past few years have not been so fab. With a failed album plaguing his career; a car crash that left him grounded for long; constantly dwindling income, and an increasing decline in patronage for his music genre, it looked like Showkey was out and over. And we were afraid he could be moving back to the ghetto – until we saw this picture of his newly-completed home in Ojodu; a Lagos suburb.
NET gathered that the house; located at Bola Akintunde Alabi, Victory Estate Ojodu, Lagos has been under construction for about Six years. Built on two plots of land, the property was said to have cost about N86 million naira.
Of all his Ajegunle contemporaries, Showkey is the only artiste now with a solid property to his name; amongst other amazing career achievements. Others: Daddy Fresh, Sexy Pretty, Cashman Davies, Angel Zig Zag, Tallman and Chameleon have failed to make anything remarkable out of their careers, in spite of their awesome talent and years of hardwork.
SHOWKEY’S NEW HOME – QUICK FACTS
- The building has been under construction for over Six years.
- He had been living at the BQ before finally completing the houses few weeks ago.
- The house is on two plots of land.
- A plot of land where the house was located costs between N10 million and N15 million.
- The building has a penthouse.
- The house was beautified with bricks which make it not require painting.
- Following his career success, Showkey moved from Ajegunle to a three bedroom apartment in Ojodu where he lived before completing his own home.
- The house is said to have a basement, a recording studio, a gym and a massive swimming pool.
22 comments
SHEY NA D OKADA WEY CARI DIS REPORTER GO THERE PARK FOR D GATE SO? HAPI FOR HIM ANYWAY, HPE OUR RAVE OF D MOMENT ARTISTES CAN LEARN FRM DIS.
LOL
yyum!
nice one Daddy showkey.
more power to ur elbows
this is cool showkey baba…
….LONG DUE. Thumbs up anyways
sokey baba ns u win pass
Congrantulation and jubilation and celebration to dady showkey
bros , we thnk God 4 His favor, my own dey rd
Am really happy for you cause they say he who's celebrate with someone that do good things will also do is own someday…..I thank God for you o..
Am happy for you Daddy Showkry… Ile Atura Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..AMEN.
I'm very happy to hear this lovely and heartpopping story about the real ghetto soldier. Wishing u happy house warming, and prayed that my own comes soon!
Daddy that nice of you from Ojodu city…..the guy u saw last week on bike at Gboyega kilo
Please NetNG,we know people like 2face have properties and Face and the rest,Nice Inlcusive,can we know also about their other investments bcos flashy cars and all those clothes aint assets.No be to do show off for videos when in real life they aint got nothing.Lets know about that they invested well so that the youths just coming into music wont be carried away by 'blings' and all that.
Nice work Showkey and I thank God for letting you realise that living in your own home is a worthy assets incase things no flow like before but you used all the whole promo and Glo ads money for better thing.Some na to smoke igbos still dey for one place.
Showkey Baba,time don reach….Congrats broz
Big up man..thumbs up…praaaaaaaaa
I LIKE YOUR STYLE DADDY, GOD DON BLESS YOU OHHH, E NO DEY EASY BROS, KEEP IT UP….
no how no how the blood go still run
in side in vain.the house is something
else yes but what is that Okada got
to do there now
good for u, congrats!
carry gooooooooooooo
Cool boy. it is your time
CONGRAT!!!!!