Waje gracious on the cover of Vibe.ng June Issue

By Funmilola Olukomaiya

Nigerian female music star, Aituaje Iruobe, best known by her stage name, Waje the cover star of the latest issue of Vibe.ng Magazine.

In this piece themed The Queen Being, The Voice Nigeria host and Omni Knowest crooner, looked superb and gracious ass she took turns to rock different gorgeous ensembles for the fashion spread.

In this issue, Waje proves herself as royalty as she lets us into her awesome world; sharing with us details about her life as a musician, mum, friend and all round superwoman.

See excerpts from her interview below:

On her biggest fear:
Make market no fall press me! It’s so bad because you’re trying to keep your head above water and you feel like you’re drowning. My biggest fear is failure and I want nothing more than to be relatable and make quality content. Because if market fall press you, you don go be dat!

On how she overcomes her fear:
It’s tempting to believe that you will always be on top. I think it’s almost inevitable that financial issues will come so it is important to assess your reality. I would love to live in a mansion with a swimming pool but, I know I can’t afford it comfortably. So, I live in a place that is within my means. This is so that, if I should ever stop selling, I can still have a reasonable standard of living…because I stayed within my means. You can’t tell your child that you didn’t pay school fees because the market isn’t selling. Also, we have to surround ourselves with people who will steer us in the right direction, not superficial people.

About her self-esteem, she said:
‘Nobody can be having superiority complex around me o! My melanin is popping. I feel that we owe it to ourselves to teach women that being comfortable in your own skin is the sexiest thing. It took a while but I am supremely confident. I am the royal highness of my own body. Imagine if I had known I was beautiful and been comfortable in myself for all these years. We need to teach young girls that every shade is beautiful. You can admire and appreciate someone else’s beauty but you will always be you.’

Speaking on how her daughter, Emerald has managed her inherited fame, Waje says:
‘She’s doing a great job. We tone it down so my household is very regular and my job is just like any other job. In reality, I teach her that life is about what you bring to the table. She’s very understanding, partly because the rest of my family doesn’t send (laughs). Whether you’re Waje or you’re not Waje, they can still send you message and don’t treat you any differently.’

Waje is quite relieved that Emerald’s strengths are not focused on music:
‘She’s very creative and she understands social media very well. She actually manages my Instagram page and runs an outfit called The Curative that helps other people organise their pages. I can be a bit disorganised and she’s very prim and proper so she gets me together (laughs). One thing that I know that she can do is dance. She’s a great dancer but, as far as music, that’s not her forte.’

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