Yemi Ayebo, the Nollywood actor cum filmmaker popularly known as Yemi My Lover, has recounted an experience with rapper Olamide, revealing that the Afrobeat star refused to compensate him after using his name in a song.
TheNewsGuru reports that Yemi made this known in a recent interview, where he disclosed that he was excited when he first heard Olamide mention his name in a song and felt it was a blessing.
“Olamide was the first to sing with my name. I was very happy when I heard the song. I thanked God. God blessed my name, that’s why people used it to sing. Davido also sang with my name, many people made use of it,” he said.
He further explained that, Fuji musician Pasuma had met with him, asking if the rapper compensated him for the name usage and then facilitated a phone call between the two.
He continued saying, “Pasuma said, ‘Yemo, did Olamide compensate you for using your name in his song?’ I said no and that I had never met him before, we don’t have each other’s number. Then Pasuma called him on the phone.”
Yemi said the rapper cum music mogul apologised during the phone call, and suggested they discuss further. However, he claimed that, when he tried to get back, Olamide never, until date picked his call.
“Pasuma gave me his number and I called Olamide for more than six months and he never picked my call. I sent him messages, he never read them or replied, so I let him be.”