Who Told Us To Chase Our Dreams AND Pay Bills?😩 ft Damibliz & Princess Wonda | Get The Gist

THIS IS THE ONE RIGHT HERE GISTERS 💗 ⬇️

This week we’re joined by Nigerian artists Dami Bliz & Princess Wonder for one of the funniest, realest, and most honest conversations we’ve had yet 🇳🇬✨

We spoke about EVERYTHING:

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✨ The reality of making money from Spotify & streaming (spoiler: your favourite artist is probably still broke 😭)

✨ The pressure of maintaining an artist image when your bank account says “please be humble”

✨ Afrobeat’s global takeover & the respect African artists deserve

✨ Growing up Nigerian vs living in the diaspora — aka explaining your entire life story every time someone asks “where are you REALLY from?”

✨ Relationships, support systems & dating as an artist because apparently “I’m in the studio” is not a valid love language

✨ Side hustles, tech careers & building brands outside music

✨ Why independent artists need REAL support from fans instead of “bro I’ll stream it later”

Princess Wonder opens up about living a “Superman & Clark Kent” double life balancing tech and music, while Dami Bliz reflects on a 10-year grind that finally paid off 💎 From coding by day to recording by night, these two prove sleep is apparently optional when you’re chasing greatness 😭

This episode is for:

🎶Creatives

🤑Hustlers

🇳🇬Immigrant kids

😮‍💨People figuring life out as they go

😅 Anyone pretending they know what they’re doing on LinkedIn

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⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 – Introductions & Princess greetings

03:01 – Official intro & guest welcome

07:50 – 10 years in music vs choir beginnings

11:18 – Spotify, streaming & artist revenue

15:07 – Artist aesthetics & social pressure

17:08 – Identity in the diaspora

23:42 – Music culture & club vibes

26:17 – Meaningful lyrics vs “flex culture”

32:11 – Growing up in Nigeria

40:02 – Side quests: tech & fashion businesses

45:52 – Dating as an artist 👀

1:00:23 – Dream performance locations

1:03:00 – Afrobeat, Africa & global respect debate

1:11:47 – Excellence in local live productions

1:18:00 – New music & socials 🎶

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