Adekunle Gold Shares Humble Throwback Of Himself Sleeping By The Roadside

• Singer Adekunle Gold shared a throwback photo on X.
• The image shows him sleeping on a roadside bench, leaning against a kiosk.
• The location is identified as Tipper Garage Lasi Nwon in Ikorodu North Local Government Area.

Singer Adekunle Gold recently took fans down memory lane by posting a throwback photo of himself on X (formerly Twitter), without adding any caption.

The viral image captures the music star dozing off on a roadside bench, leaning against a kiosk. A sign in the background indicates the location was Tipper Garage Lasi Nwon, in the Ikorodu North Local Government Area.

Interestingly, Adekunle Gold mentioned that the photo was taken in 2005, offering a glimpse into his modest beginnings before stardom.

The post gained further traction following the emergence of the term “Lapo baby” on Sunday, July 20. The phrase began trending as Nigerians used it as a counter to “nepo baby” referring to individuals who succeed without the benefit of family wealth or connections. As reported by Legit.ng, many hailed Adekunle Gold’s journey as a true example of rising from humble roots to success.

See his post below:

2005 https://t.co/BjI87A9sC6 pic.twitter.com/CQqzMD67sj

— BIG FISH 🦈 (@adekunleGOLD) July 20, 2025

See some comments below:

@paragayoudothis:”Wetin con motivate you to sing “money no dey bring happiness” ?”

@ifedayo_johnson:”2005? Did you snap this with 3310, Sagem, Sendo or Motorola? Answer me very quickly, please.”

@nosinglefuck:”2005?? who snapped you? with what were you snapped?? the image doesn’t look 2005. you were even holding a better button phone G. it looks like “zoom mobile” which was in its prime in 2008/2009. doesn’t look 2005. no shades.”

@__Somto_:”How did music come in? Like how did you realize you had to follow up with music? 🤯.”

231_ig_999:”Many men been through this and it’s very difficult to say it out at times. the struggle is really hard for many people. help any struggling person you do when you have enough.”

@zzaggaa:”Lol, This niggaa no suffer shvt. Bruh your fada was from Royalty. Had access to the governor of Lagos state😂. No de lie.”

@KriptoExpo:”No vex oo,Which camera you take snap this thing for 2005??”

@Agentamine_:”Adekunle you Sabi lie. Which phone camera can snap this in 2005. Abi the camera man never delete ur picture since 2005. Make it make sense.”