I started smoking at the age of 11 – Musician OJ Blaq reveals
Ghanaian gospel artiste, Andy Nii Aklashie, popularly known as OJ Blaq, has opened up on how he got into smoking at a tender age.
Speaking to Joy Entertainment’s Kwame Dadzie, the former Lynx Entertainment artiste said he started smoking cigarette when he was only eleven (11) years old. According to him, while a pupil at the Achimota [Primary] School, he and his friends saw the security men smoking on many occasions and eventually got attracted to the lifestyle.
They later befriended the security men, and started smoking together with them.
The ‘Chalewote’ hitmaker added that when he was thirteen years old, he upgraded to marijuana and at point in his life, even tried cocaine.
The ‘Biggie Boy Lover’, as he is affectionately called, has recounted how alcohol, marijuana and other vices may have contributed to the double kidney failure he suffered in 2016.
OJ Blaq gained recognition in 2009 with ‘Chale Wote’, a song which features Captain Planet and former label mate, Asem.
He was signed onto Lynx Entertainment, and also got featured in popular TV series, Sun City. He switched from secular music to gospel after he ‘miraculously’ got healed of the ailment.
In August 2022, he released his maiden gospel album titled ‘Show Dem.’
Source: Ghana News
