The Nigerian rapper told a podcast he prays his future wife outlives him and inherits everything for their children.
Nigerian rapper Odumodu Blvck has opened up about marriage, money and faith, saying he hopes his future wife lives longer than he does so she can pass on his estate to their children.
He made the comments during a conversation on the In Motion podcast, as reported by The Ghana Report.
Faith at the centre
The rapper, who describes himself as a Christian, said his understanding of marriage comes from the biblical instruction for husbands to love their wives the way Christ loved the church.
"Any man who says he cannot die for a woman is a fool," he said, adding that because his wife would be younger than him, it made no sense to him for her to die first.
He said that when he dies, he expects his wife to take everything and hand it to their children so that there would be "no wahala" \u2014 a common West African expression for trouble or dispute.
It is a point that will be familiar to many Ghanaian families. Disputes over inheritance after a husband's death are a recurring source of conflict, and Ghana's Intestate Succession framework exists precisely because so many people die without clear arrangements. Odumodu's comments touch on the same practical worry, even though he was speaking from a personal and religious standpoint rather than a legal one.
Raising children
The rapper also said he expects his wife to carry on whatever he begins, especially in the upbringing of their children. He referred to the idea that a child's first education comes from the mother.
"My girlfriend holds my money for me"
On personal finance, Odumodu was candid about his weaknesses. He said he does not know how to spend money well and tends to give it away, something he traced back to his mother, whom he described as a cheerful giver.
Because of that, he said, his girlfriend currently manages his money for him.
To explain how he sees a woman's place in a relationship, he turned to chess, noting that the queen is the strongest piece on the board and arguing that a man should understand where to place a woman in his life.
Pushing back on his public image
The rapper also said he is uncomfortable with how some people read him. "They think I'm an insurgent, and it bothers me a lot," he said.
His remarks come not long after a widely publicised disagreement between him and fellow Nigerian rapper Blaqbonez over a woman \u2014 a dispute that drew heavy attention across Nigerian and Ghanaian social media.
Odumodu Blvck is part of the current wave of Nigerian rap artistes whose music and public commentary travel quickly across West Africa and into diaspora communities in the United States, where Afrobeats and Nigerian hip-hop have a large and growing audience.
