Nigerian Afrobeats singer Raheem Okoya has announced his intention to quit the music business.
The announcement was made by Raheem, son of businessman and industrialist Rasaq Okoya on Wednesday in a message shared on his Instagram page.
He said the decision was made because it had become increasingly difficult to balance his music career with other commitments.
The singer said he got into music casually as a way of spending time and connecting with friends.
However, over time the hobby evolved into a professional career which afforded him the opportunity to perform at major events and meet or get recognition from artistes he grew up admiring.
‘It’s been a lot more difficult to balance the stresses of a music career this past year,’ he says. He said he no longer felt able to devote the time and patience and commitment to music he thought it required.
My career started so simply, music was a hobby I did with my boys as a way of bonding and connection before it was anything else.
‘Over the last year it’s been getting harder to combine that with the other commitments I have. I’ve always been a strong believer of giving everything my best, and I can no longer feel I can give this craft the effort, patience, and dedication it truly deserves.
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“So I owe it to my true fans, and to my colleagues in this industry a professional exit I have decided to stop putting out new music.
“Now this era of ‘Siraheem music’ may be ending for my fans, but the creative in me is still hungry, still reaching for new challenges. The future is still good. I have plans to expand my creative palette into other fields and will be back with new ventures.
”Music is still therapeutic for me. Perhaps, with time, the album somehow finds its way into the world after all. Who knows what else the future holds. “Don’t say never.”
Raheem started his professional music career around 2022, building a fan base with tracks like Bad Bitch Syndrome, Kowope, SOWETO and TRU$T FUND.
His first project, By The Order Of The City, dropped May 1, 2026.
The eight-track project came just months before he announced he would stop putting out new music.
