Zlatan Ibile Reveals He Once Used His Prize Car for Cab Business to Survive in School

• Zlatan Ibile has reflected on his early struggles as an artist, revealing that he once used the car he won from the 2014 Airtel One Mic Talent show as a cab to survive while studying at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.
• He said he drove from Abeokuta to Shagamu at night for ₦350 when he couldn’t afford food.
• Zlatan added that his big break came in 2017 after Olamide featured on his hit song “My Body,” describing the verse as “life-changing.”

Nigerian rapper Temidayo Omoniyi, popularly known as Zlatan Ibile, has opened up about his struggles as an upcoming artist while studying at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta.

The Zanku crooner revealed that despite winning the Airtel One Mic Talent show in 2014, he was still struggling financially.

“Back in school, when there was no money for food, I would just wait till night and use the car I won from the Airtel One Mic Talent show to run cab from Abeokuta to Shagamu for ₦350,” Zlatan recalled in an interview with streamer Shank Comics.

Zlatan won the competition at 19 but said his real breakthrough came in 2017 after featuring Olamide on his hit song “My Body.”

He has since described the collaboration as the turning point of his career, crediting Olamide for giving him a “life-changing” verse.