Babes Wodumo Speaks On Her Journey Thus Far

When she started off in the music industry, fame was the last thing on Babes Wodumo’s mind. When it happened so soon, she realized just how unprepared she was for it.

“To be honest I thought I was ready for fame because I knew from a long time ago that I was meant for big stages. I was ready until I got here. Then I realized fame wasn’t what it looked like from the outside and I wasn’t as ready as I thought‚” she said during an interview with SowetanLIVE.

In just a matter of time, babes was not only recognizable in the country, but to international superstars too. She went ahead to earn an international BET award nomination and even had Major Lazer’s DJ Diplo seeking her out for a collaboration.

Realization

This is what made her realize that she had to be mentally prepared for the changes that being in the industry would bring not only to her, but to her family as well.

“When I got here I realised that mentally I needed to restart and because everything happened so fast I had to get the basics right. To walk into a place and have people go crazy and scream for me and such… it was overwhelming. Every day I had to remind myself that I’m famous now. And also because of the huge demand‚ I never had time to myself to internalise everything. I had too many gigs and so many other things that needed my attention.”

Babes however had to learn a few things the hard way.

“There was a point it all got too much. I started missing some gigs and it looked like fame got to my head but that wasn’t the case. I was just still learning how to be Babes Wodumo without hurting herself in the process.”