#Meanwhile, I am my Department's #FYB Personality of the day today, 18 July 2025
100 and 200 were my worst Levels here because at my arrival to the University, I was caught in between the phase of defining my careers as A barber, Music Artist and the most sought-after entertainment merchant in Nasarawa State before gaining admission.
By September 2020 when I was single handedly handling the promotion of my single #DoingWell which would eventually drop in October 2020, my social media awareness and reach had already broken the borders of Karu Local Government Area to the internet viable towns in Nasarawa State including Lafia City and a very wide reach in Kaduna such that until now a lot of people don't believe I have never been there.
It was in that period I connected and shared contacts with Boy Bangs IQ even though we still haven't met in person.
The song was to usher my return after about two years without recording. I had taken a break as a result of responsibilities and ultimately to afford better production because I was keen on getting professional standards and improving the standards for the younger artists looking up to me.
And the song would go on to be the most lyrically structured song out of Nasarawa State in 2020 based on reviews within and outside the state.
That same year I applied to join the Nigerian Police Force in order to gain a formidable income source to fund my dreams in Entertainment.
Fast forward to 2021, I eventually gained admission in to the University after eight years on the streets and four years of trying to get in to school because I thought it would be advantageous to push my career in school. -- "A wider audience, new fans you know." I thought.
Mind you,, i had gained admission since February/ March 2021 but couldn't resume because the school system is not fully balanced as a result of the stay at home during the Covid 19 Pandemic in 2020.
So I put out the popular #MasakaCypher (First Half) in June 2021 which hosted top rappers from Masaka -- Marley Cole, JM, E19TN and myself delivered one of the best rap project out of the city.
By September, the school calendar is balanced and they were ready to receive us so I went to school.
Matured in the mind and well cultured but still, clueless what my priorities are. Music or Barbing? I didn't even take studies to make it top three.
It was that pathetic.
In the first three days of registration process, I was already exhausted and I started to ask myself if I can cope with the system for the supposed duration of four years study here.
However, in the following weeks I started blending well since about two of my friends from my neighborhood back at home had resumed and I was making new friends too. I mean, who wouldn't want to patronize such an excellent barber?
In the December, 2021 I went on to release the highly anticipated Second Half of #MasakaCypher featuring Cisco Savage, Shadez, Rae Sphinx and myself - Dr Muze.
My presence in the industry became a strong wind blowing the environs.
I wrote my first exam in January 2022 and then came a strike that lasted eight months.
The strike was called off in October, results from the exams were released and I found out my GPA is at 3.22. I felt cool, relaxed since I could reach that without taking studies really serious but I didn't know I didn't know I was setting myself a trap. I wouldn't resume school until it was about two weeks to examination and I would still pass but averagely.
So I was caught up and lived in that web till my transition to 300L (year 3).
At the beginning of my third year, I have now fully realized I am in school. More like I didn't know I was a student all the while. So I began to ask myself some questions and challenging myself every morning especially whilst taking my bath. At the end of the semester, my result was colourful and I was proud myself and then maybe I relaxed again when second semester came but it was entirely bad.
Fourth year began and upon my resumption in January, I was ten toes up with studies and when the results are I was flying even though I thought I deserved more.
Today, I have less than a month to finally round up studies and I am very much happy at my decision to do better.
However, I wish I made the decision earlier. It would have been more glorious that is why my advice to juniors says; "Make hay while the sun shines".
The moral lesson of these whole story is to let you know that the power to cause change is within you but only when you are intentional about it.
Truth is, I subsequently reduced my pursuit for music and entertainment first because responsibilities toppled and my income was so small that I had to put my scale of presence to use considering how important in relation to time and that only directed me to be more focused on Academics examining that studies is just for a short period while music can last as long as live and even when I am gone to the great beyond.
In a matter of weeks I will be a graduate of Political Science from the prestigious Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State.
PS: I forgot I was:
•Director of Sports ll, Igala students Association (ISA FULafia Chapter) 22/23 session.
•Director of Socials, National Association of Kogi State Students (NAKOSS FULafia Chapter) 23/24 session.
It me until this time to put this story out because I was under the weather.
Have blessed night.
@coderaikiri @ovey10
Simon Jerome Muze