Nigerian music sensation Rema has shared how the early loss of his father and brother shaped his life and career.

During a recent interview with GRMDaily, the singer detailed the rapid transition from adolescence to adulthood that he had after his father and brother died, noting that he had to give his childhood up rather quickly.

He revealed, "I feel like I grew up too fast. Life switched up on me crazy when I lost my dad and my brother. It's just like the weight was on my shoulders and it forced me to sell my childhood just to provide for my family."

The singer stressed that after being thrust into adulthood, he found himself constantly surrounded by adults and never had a chance to experience childhood and make the mistakes his agemates made.

He continued, "I also thought maybe after hustling and doing my little beats in Ghana, and all the little hustles I put my hands into, I thought it was going to end there but music picked up. I then had to go on to that end and grind and grind. God willing, everything happened well and happened fast. With fast fame came fast maturity and it's like a never-ending level of seriousness. There were so many adults and so many meetings, that I didn't even roll with my agemates."

Rema revealed that his new album, HEIS, which is different from his other works, is an outlet for him to be a child again.

He explained, "I'm not sure I even rolled with the 19 or 18-year-olds. When I was 17, I didn't see a fellow 17-year-old, and when I was 20, everyone was five, six, or ten years older. Now with this project, I just want to be a child and it's just coming out. I just want to feel young again and be a rebel again. I just got tired and I put that freedom in my music."

See the full interview below: