Nigerian rapper and singer Superboy Cheque recently opened up about his struggle with acne and the toll it took on his self-esteem.
In an interview with Yanga FM Lagos, Cheque revealed that his battle with acne nearly led him to quit music altogether.
He shared that in his desperation to treat the condition, he purchased a makeup product that almost disfigured his face.
“I struggled with acne years back. It was terrible. My desperation to cure it led me to buy a makeup that almost disfigured my face. It was embarrassing. I almost quit music. I couldn’t even approach women then.
“After my breakthrough song ‘Zoom’ and I got signed by a record label, it dawned on me that I would be attending interviews and would be in front of cameras. I am a perfectionist. So, I went to get a makeup from a store to clear but instead it almost disfigured my face. I woke up one morning and realised that my whole face has been damaged,” he recalled.
The singer added that the experience served as inspiration for his hit song ‘History’ with Fireboy DML.