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  • There is a lack of good music in Nigeria- Jesse Jagz

    There is a lack of good music in Nigeria- Jesse Jagz

    Nigerian rapper and music producer, Jesse Jagz has lamented over the absence of good music in Nigeria. The ‘Wetin dey’ singer made this known while responding to a question on the death of rap in the Nigerian music scene.

    “It is not true that rap music is fading away in the country. Rather, there is a lack of good music. These days, people mostly listen to pop music and that is what most artistes gravitate towards. Many people don’t listen to rap music anymore because they don’t have quality options. However, I think it is all about time. Rap music will still come round”, he told Punch.

    When asked the rapper he currently admires, he said: “I don’t listen to other people’s music; I just like to do my thing. I create my own music and I motivate myself. I feel like everybody is doing fine in their own way but I just stay on my own lane. The only person I can put my money on is me.”

     

  • I want people to focus on my music, not my personal life- Niniola

    Niniola Apata, multiple award-winning Nigerian singer, says she wants people to focus on her music and not on her personal life.

    The 32-year-old singer, who is in the Afro-house music lane, made the disclosure in an interview on Off -The-Top reality show where the she recounted her emergence in the music industry.

     

    When asked why she doesn’t put her personal life in the spotlight, she said:” I am all about the music; I do not care about putting my life out there. It’s all about the business, making money”.

    Niniola who happens to be the elder sister of rave of the moment, Teni noted that she is proud of her exploits in the music industry.

    “I am very proud of her(Teni) because she is my baby. I deliberately didn’t push her into people’s faces because I wanted her to start her own narrative not pick up from her sister’s.

    On the secret of her success, she said: “Preparation meets opportunity,” Niniola said, when asked about her romance with the Afro-house genre. “To be honest. It just happened”, she added.

    “It’s the grace of God but as they say, when hard work and preparation meets opportunity, it just happens. After Project Fame, I just wanted to prove myself. I knew I could sing but I just wanted more. I loved to dance and wanted to incorporate these two things.

    “I didn’t know anybody in the industry. So, I went online in search for the best producer in Nigeria. This was in 2013. Sarz’s name kept coming up. I reached out to him and I requested that he gives me a hit song. I dropped “Ibadi” and that’s how it happened”.

     

     

  • I started music in 2009, got my big break in 2015- Falz

    I started music in 2009, got my big break in 2015- Falz

    Unknown to many of his fans, Falz has been doing music since 2009. He didn’t find his big break until 2015.

    The hilarious entertainer who recently released his ‘Moral Instruction’ album, said it was “quite tough” to break into the music industry.

    “I don’t even think it was one song. I think it was a period of time with quite a few things going on around that time,” he said during a sit-down with Teni on Flytime Promotion’s ‘The Journey’.

    “It was quite tough, it’s never easy. I’ve been pushing music since 2009.

    “Not until maybe like 2015 (before the big break). At the same time I was in the university. I finished in 2010. It was a period of time when I began to showcase rascality on the internet.

    “At that time, the song that was popular for me was ‘Marry Me’ featuring Yemi Alade and Poe. At the same time, I was becoming a well known rascal on the internet. That attracted a lot of people to me.”

    When queried about his relationship status, Falz noted that he has not had a girlfriend for a long time. The entertainer also said he does not actively entertain thoughts of marriage.

    “I don’t really think about marriage like that but I have liked girls,” he said.

     

  • Music has never really been my passion- Alariwo

    ‘Yawa go gass’ crooner ,Rotim Martins a.k.a Alariwo of Africa has made a shocking confession about his passion for music.

    The singer said in response to a question about his music career that music has never really been his passion. Alariwo who took a break from music to focus on his passion for the media said: “I will go back to music only if God tells me. I am taking my time to decide when to go back to music. I want to wait for the right time to do so. Directives come from the inner mind. When my inner mind directs me to return to the studio, I won’t hesitate to do so

    “This is not about survival or getting more money. It is about doing what gives you deep satisfaction. The kind of music that I play is no longer as financially rewarding as it used to be. But then, music has never really been my passion. It is more like a hobby to me. My real passion is the media.

    “For now, I am fully involved in the media. I do consultancy and events management. I run my own audio and visual studio, as well as a public relations company. I develop brands”, he told Punch.

     

  • Music pays more than movies in Nigeria- Reminisce

    Pop star, Remilekun Safaru, aka Reminisce, is one of the most popular rappers in the country.

    The self-proclaimed Alaga Ibile who recently starred in the trending movie ‘King of Boyz ‘ noted that music pays more than movies in Nigeria.

    Speaking in a chat with Hip TV, Reminisce said: ”It’s difficult to engage musicians except they just want to do it for love or support. It’s beginning to happen because we are having a lot of big budget productions in the movie world, so you guys will get to see a lot of musicians “.

     

    When asked why most musicians prefer to release singles than albums, he said albums don’t have financial rewards.

    “It’s now a singles market in the Nigerian music industry . Releasing an album is more like trying to satisfy your fans more than the financial rewards. The attention span keeps decreasing so you cannot put out a 17 track album anymore, it doesn’t make sense.

    “Everything has gone digital right now so the artiste that makes more money are the ones who have a huge fan base in the diaspora, people who can afford internet.Everything has changed, we are no longer in the era of CDS. You do your calculations and focus on releasing four singles and four videos rather than releasing 16 tracks for an album when you know you are going to release 4 videos. People are probably going to buy the four songs you shot videos for. It is not really profitable as it used to be”.

     

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  • Music cures depression, psychological hurts- Adewale Ayuba

    Adewale Ayuba has urged Nigerian youth to explore the therapeutic essence of music as it could heal emotional and psychological pain.
    Ayuba said music is spiritual as it ministers to the spirit and soul, thereby rejuvenating mental health.
    He urged Nigerians to listen to music with positive content because it could go a long way in making them retain sound mental health.
    “Music is the food for the soul, it allays depression and psychological hurts,” the musician told NAN on Wednesday.
    “That is the reason you find Psychiatric Doctors advising their patients to listen to music because of its soothing effect to the mental health.
    “Am talking about music with positive contents, that is the one that has absolute healing effect, instilling morals in the younger ones and educating them.
    “For everyone depressed or going through a challenge, cooling off with music will help such individuals because music ministers to the soul, heals emotional wounds and proffers solutions to problems.”
    Ayuba attributed the cause of negative musical content from artistes to the fact that most Nigerian youth prefer music with obscene content as it sells faster than those with positive contents.
    He advised artistes in the entertainment industry to consider morals in their music so as not to derail the youth.
    “Our first task as musicians is to ensure that people learn from our music and stay conscious of the messages we are passing across so that the society can be a better place,” he said.
     

  • I am the only Nigerian artiste making money off my kind of music- Brymo

    Olawale ‘Brymo Oloforo’ has declared that he is the only Nigerian music who makes money off his music genre.
     
    The ‘Patience and Goodluck’ singer made this known in a chat on Rubbin Minds Show.
    “Because I am a musician and I found out that music is not just about making myself happy, music has become a tool for activism. I am the only Nigerian artiste making my kind of music and making money off it. Most people who do my kind of music leave to go and hustle elsewhere”.
     
    The ‘Heya’ crooner also revealed that his dream for the Nigerian music industry is for piracy to be stamped out.
    “Most importantly I care about the growth of not just the music industry but also the growth of my fans. I am the best performer alive, the best songwriter alive.Right now I want someone to totally stamp out piracy and just fix the price for our records.”
     

  • Why I won’t honour pressure to dump music for advocacy – Daddy Showkey

    Veteran musician and dancer Daddy Showkey has said he won’t his music career for full time advocacy despite the pressure from his admirers.

    In his words: “I have been an advocate right from time; music is inside me. I am always in the studio working, so it’s not as if I have left music for advocacy Showkey is still Showkey.”

    Before now, he was using his Instagram page to constantly express how angry he feels about the tankers and containers being parked within the residential areas in Ajegunle.

    He further emphasised and shared the reason behind his crusade against tankers and trailers parking around the major roads in Ajegunle. He said, “People’s lives are in danger and they are important to me. The tankers always obstruct the road and if there is an emergency, people will not find an escape route easily. Every business around Ajegunle is dying because people cannot access the area easily. I wanted the governor to see what the people are going through and I am happy that he has finally intervened.”

    However he didn’t fail to use his Instagram account to also call the governor’s attention to the container terminal in Ajegunle Donclimax, he said, “The container terminal in Donclimax should also be moved; it is high time we started showing concern over the welfare of ordinary people within Lagos State and Nigeria generally.

    “Why would they build a container terminal in a residential area? A container terminal is supposed to be close to a seaport. I will keep advocating for my people, because they are the ones that listen to our songs and buy my albums.”

    Showkey also added that he is currently working on his new single titled ‘Position’ targeted at addressing some of the major ills in Nigeria.

     

     

  • I don’t care about being liked – Seun Kuti

    I don’t care about being liked – Seun Kuti

    Afrobeat artiste, Seun Kuti has lamented over not having everyone’s support when he started doing music over 20 years ago.

    The talented saxophonist said from the day his father passed on, only a handful of people ever believed in him. He added that even family and friends gave his career a lifespan.

    A sober Seun took to his Instagram page to share his story.

    “Let me tell you guys how I started. From the day my father died, only a handful of people ever believed in me. In fact family friends and press used to give my career a time span, first it was 2 then it was 5 then it was 7 but it’s been 20 years now. So I have never been one who moved forward with massive support. Not from the public nor in private. I am a man that is propelled by conviction and responsibility. I don’t care about being liked and I surely don’t care about supporters club! I am proud of my dna. I am proud that the dominant gene in my parents union is that of my father. I am proud of his sacrifice and that of those before him. I am proud of all his characteristics and understand all his decisions. I AM MY FATHER’S son”, he said.

     

    Seun Kuti was born on January 11, 1983, to the music legend and Nigeria’s biggest music export, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. He was known to have always been around his father from his early age. His music influence began after it was reported that he told his father that he wanted to sing for him at the tender age of 9.

     

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  • Why Nigerian female artistes don’t get to the top- Waje

    Why Nigerian female artistes don’t get to the top- Waje

    When you think of Nigerian vocal power house, Waje what comes to mind won’t just be her obvious vocal dexterity but also her sensual figure.

    The popular singer has said there are certain things she won’t wear because they just don’t work for her.

    “There are certain things I won’t wear, not because I don’t like them, but they don’t work for me”, she told Accelerate TV.

    On what makes her music unique, she said:” What makes my music unique is who I am and my voice. I feel like I am the only person who can interpret a song the way I do and every musician has different elements that makes them who they are. What makes me different would be the thing that has influenced me growing up”.

    When asked why Nigerian female artistes don’t get to the top of her career, she said: ”It could be that they don’t work hard enough that is possible, It could also be about the perception, because perception is what drives the narrative. It could also be the perception of the media that female musicians don’t get to that point”.