Last week’s emotional outburst from rapper Mode 9 “I released an album and nobody cared” has gotten a blunt reply from fellow-rapper Rugged man… ‘Get another job or adapt’ he tells Mode 9.
Rugged Man was speaking on Hot FM’s breakfast radio show and did not mince words. He said “Mode 9 is not the only one that does the non-commercial kind of rap. Basically if you are an entertainer you can’t do music for yourself that’s why you are an entertainer.
‘Even in America at a point it was all Eastside …then Westside, you can’t do anything about it, if you can’t shape up, you shape out’
‘I actually started writing ‘ehen’ song in English but paul play advised me ‘you are in Nigeria, make music for Nigerians, add the local language so people could understand, I put a little comedy to it by bringing in Normoloss,
‘It’s not about how good you are but how smart you are. I have said it ‘i don’t want to be ‘he can rap kinda artist’ but ‘to be a successful artist’. ‘Switching your style doesn’t make you any less of a human cos at the end of the day ‘what you have achieved is what would be asked.
Mode 9 had recently lamented the neglect of his type of non commercial rap saying that He dropped an album ‘alphabetical order’ earlier this year and no one cared. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Like seriously,Mode 9 & Rugged man have past their prime & I don't think they fit in 2 this contemporary Nigerian music. If u are a musician in Nigeria you need to listen & know what people like & that's why P-suare are very wise; they're so flexible & easily blend with d current trend. If u're so stiff, you'll easily fade out. Go & ask EEdris & Tetuila
ReplyDeleteRugged man is saying the truth sha......Mode 9 take note...seriously get ur pen and paper and take note..... LOL
ReplyDeleteTrue talk from rugged man. Many rappers like mode 9 are so good and intelligent but they don't make good commercial music. People are not too keen on listening to intelligent stuff. In fact d more street or real a song is the more d attention. That is what mode 9 needs to do .make music dt people don't need to think to listen to.
ReplyDelete..... Then PSquare must be doing something right....Mode 9 please stop wining...
ReplyDeletehe should lern from Rugged ma who said he was almost grounded like Nigerian Airways bcos he wanted to do only oyinbo songs. no bdy tell to start adding native dailects. and i think it paid off. so MOde Nine, you are good but you have reached the Nigerian deal
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