Multiple award winning Nigerian rapper Panshak Henry Zamani, popularly known as Ice Prince, says the inability of his family to raise N20,000 prevented him from going to the university.
The former ‘Choc Boiz’ signee made this known when he appeared on a recent podcast.
He said, “I am an orphan and the only son in a large family that depends on me. I don’t have aunties, uncles, or godparents to rely on. It’s been nothing but God in my life, and I want people to look at my journey and think, “If this imperfect human can make it, then nobody has an excuse to fail.”
“I was the guy who, every term, would spend at least three weeks at home because of school fees. Let me tell you why I didn’t attend university: it was because of N20K. I had about two weeks to come up with that money, but I couldn’t, and that’s how I lost my admission.
“From there, I became a studio rat. I could’ve turned to the streets or done street stuff, especially since I come from a very dangerous place called Jos. Jos is calm and peaceful now, but back then it was like ‘New York.’
“I did menial jobs: I worked as a pool table attendant and made leather slippers just to get by. I was born into some privilege—my dad was rich when he was alive, but after he passed away, things changed. I’m not academically inclined or very smart, but I am grateful, and I thank God for my life.”
