Nigerian singer, Kingsley Okonkwo, popularly known as Kcee, has set the record straight about his financial relationship with his younger brother, billionaire businessman E-Money.
In a recent interview on the Tea With Tay podcast, Kcee revealed that he achieved financial success before E-Money and even had his brother as his manager.
Kcee said “E-Money used to be my manager. When I blew up as KC-Prech, he used to be our manager. I made money before him. I was among those who sponsored his wedding. Then he started making money, and made more money.
“The number of years I have put into music, if I had put into a business, I would have been ten times richer than I am. E-Money has businesses that consistently bring in returns. But we as artists, we live flashy lives, sometimes, a hit comes, sometimes, it may not come.
“Having said that, my relationship with E-Money goes way back. My mum told me that when he was born, I held his hand and shed tears of joy. I stayed with baby E-Money at the hospital for three days… Growing up, it was always me and him.
“The relationship grew so strong that I started shouting ‘E-Money’ in my songs. I named him E-Money. I used to be K-Money, there was P-Money (which is Prech), then there’s E-Money. Then, he was our manager, he wasn’t wealthy. We called the money into existence. And when the money came, he continued to be known as E-Money. On my songs, I was shouting ‘E-Money’; most people thought I was the E-Money until he started gaining visibility.”
Despite some people’s suggestion that he stops promoting E-Money in his songs, so that his brother would become more popular than him, Kcee refused to be jealous.
Instead, he chose to celebrate his brother’s success and acknowledged that their relationship goes beyond mere sibling ties.
