Kcee Shared How He Felt About Missing Out On Awards

Kingsley “Kcee” Okonkwo, a well-known Nigerian singer and songwriter, has disclosed that he was once moved to tears by award organizers’ repeated rejections.

The Afrobeats musician, who was once one half of the duo KC Presh, discussed the psychological effects of being ignored.

Despite his contributions to the music industry, he claimed that the experience made him stop prioritizing award recognition.

“I grew up in an industry that wasn’t fair to me. There wasn’t any attention given to me at any moment. I was doing a lot that the industry wasn’t recognising.

“The fans were the ones who were behind me. I did a lot of work; they were not nominating me for awards. And I cried; I was pained,” the singer said on Afrobeats Intelligence podcast.

“Right now, when I win awards, or you don’t nominate me, I don’t care. I prefer the rewards to the awards. So, when ‘Limpopo’ came, oh, I was in tears.

“I was like, no, God has answered my prayer. He took me to the global market straight. After all the years I’ve worked with Presh, that’s like the biggest record I’ve ever done,” he added.

“I dropped ‘Ojapiano’ like today, the next day, it was doing 120,000 videos on TikTok in one day. And it happened for seven days non-stop. That’s organic. The white people were vibing to it,” he said.

Known for his versatility, Kcee has released several hit songs over the years, including “Okpekete,” “Tender” featuring Tekno, “Ojaginger,” and “Big Fish,” alongside culturally inspired tracks such as “Cultural Praise” and “Cultural Vibes.”