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  • TNG Special: From glory to obscurity, cases of Nigerian struggling musicians

    TNG Special: From glory to obscurity, cases of Nigerian struggling musicians

     

     

    Though the Nigerian music industry continues to play a significant role in the African music space, there are tales of talented artistes who once reigned supreme struggling to stage a come back

     

    Olu Maintain

    Olumide Edwards Adegbulu, aka Olu Maintain once serenaded the Nigerian music industry with hit songs like Yahooze and Nawti.

    However years after, the former member of the defunct pop group, ‘Maintain’ has found it hard to bounce back into reckoning. The last song posted on his YouTube Vevo account was in 2018 with over 18,000 views.

     

    AY.com

    Little or nothing was known about the singer, Ayoola Johnson, fondly referred to as Ay.com till 2009, when he released the hit song, ‘Pass Me Your Love,’ which featured Terry G. Fast forward to 2020, the artiste is yet to release another hit song.

    In an interview, he noted that he was distracted after he got married.

    “I got married after my first album; I was a bit distracted. I was a young man when I got married; I got married at the age of 25. My wife and I attended the same secondary school, we were both young people who were in love and we had the opportunity to get married. I have produced more songs after that, but the industry is messed up now. I’m not desperate about music. I am doing music for the passion”.

     

    Klever Jay

    “Koni Koni love” is a phrase used when one lover manipulates the other in a relationship.

    Klever Jay banked on the popularity on this phrase to push himself into reckoning with the song “Koni Koni Love”. It instantly became a street anthem. He followed up with “Igboro ti daru”, produced by Ksolo. Fast forward to 2020, Klever Jay has however not been able to replicate that success.

    The last song posted on his YouTube channel was ‘Owo’ ft Koker released in 2016.

     

    Kel

    When Kelechi Ohia a.k.a Kel burst into the music scene over 12 years ago, she was touted as the next big. Armed with an undeniable talent, sex appeal and delivery, Kel had the perfect recipe for success. However, after the release of her ‘Wa waa alright’ single , Kel lost her momentum.

    The busty rapper recently released a new single titled ‘ Credit Alert’. We hope it shoots her back into reckoning.

     

     

    Chidinma

    Since leaving her former record company, Capital Hill Records, Nigerian singer, Chidinma Ekile, has been struggling to stay relevant in the music industry.

    After she won Project Fame West Africa in 2010, music pundits predicted that she was going to be the next big thing. Though Ekile has achieved what her age-mates will only dream of, she is yet to release any hit song in years.

  • Eldee fires Olu Maintain says:”You are Shameless for performing my song”

    Veteran Nigerian rapper, Eldee has angrily called out his colleague, Olu Maintain accusing him of going out to perform his songs ‘like he created them’.

    To buttress his point, Eldee shared a recent video of Olu Maintain performing their 2008 collaboration ‘Big Boy’ featuring Banky W and Olu Maintain

     

    Though Eldee has deleted the post on Instagram, but it has been generating a myriad of reactions on social media.

    Eldee wrote:”This shameless nigga goes out on stages performing my songs like he created it. I still remember how he tried to steal the record right after I put him on it, forcing me to put it out prematurely. Nigga ran off with the unmastered draft and went to print CDs with himself as the lead artist, even his verse was written by me. Lesson to all young artists, don’t ever do pity features”.

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    Reacting to Eldee’s outburst, Ice Prince noted that as long as Olu Maintain was featured in the song, he has a right to perform it.

    TheNewsGuru recalls that the same issue played between AY.com and Terry G in 2009 when AY.com accused Terry G of performing his song ‘Pass me your love’ without his consent.

    AY.com had featured Terry G on the song which he also produced .

    In a chat with Punch, AY.com said he has since resolved his rift with Terry G.

    ““Me and Terry G is an old issue and I don’t really like to talk about it anymore. We are cool with each other now. We are colleagues and as regards working with him again, nobody can predict the future.”

     

     

     

  • There is no love in the Nigerian entertainment industry- AY.com

    There is no love in the Nigerian entertainment industry- AY.com

    Ayoola Johnson aka Ay.com became a household name in 2009 after the release of his hit single, ‘Pass me your love’ which featured Terry G.

    Fast forward to 2019, the Afro-pop singer isn’t as vibrant as he used to be in the Nigerian music scene.

    In a chat with Punch, the singer said there is no love in the industry .

     

    “The reason why a lot of people are dying due to depression is because they have no one to talk to; most of them are afraid of people gossiping about them. A colleague of mine relocated to America because a conversation about him and his wife leaked on a blog.

    “After this, everybody castigated him for not being able to handle his home. It was one of his friends who his wife was chatting with that leaked the chat on the blog.

    “The late DJ was not really my close friend, but each time we saw each other, there was always a big smile on his face. I wish he had the opportunity to talk to me, I would have motivated him. I guess he was afraid to speak up because of fear of being neglected. There is no love in the industry,” he said.

    Ay.com also stated that the reason he hasn’t been active in the industry is because he had to focus on taking care of his family.

     

    “I got married after my first album; I was a bit distracted. I was a young man when I got married; I got married at the age of 25. My wife and I attended the same secondary school, we were both young people who were in love and we had the opportunity to get married. I have produced more songs after that, but the industry is messed up now. I’m not desperate about music. I am doing music for the passion.

    “My son will be eight years old soon, my wife got pregnant almost immediately after we got married, she was a young girl and I had to be there for her. Some of the guys that make waves in the industry have given 100 per cent of their life to their career.

    “Most of them who are reigning in the industry today are baby fathers. A lot of them don’t even have time for their children. I was caring for my family, so I had little time for my music. It took me time to get myself together, and now that I am ready for music, the competition is very high. I just try to do music because I am passionate about it. It’s worth it at the end of it all, I have no regrets”.