Blackface, a member of the defunct Plantashun Boiz group
formed in 2000 with 2Baba and Faze has said that he and his
legal team are working on taking 2Baba to court over intellectual property
theft. He made this known during recently during an interview with a media outfit
See excerpts:
What have you been up to recently?
My recent work is my 6th album, which I titled
DEFENDER VOL1. It took me over 6 years to finally put an album out again after
so long and this is because I wrote so many songs. So, because my fans have
missed me so very much, I am making it in two volumes; the first (Defender Vol
1) is out on iTunes and you can find it on some digital sites as well.
You have been somewhat quiet in the music scene
Yes, I have been quiet and this is because some
persons are plotting to make Nigerians turn their back on BlackfaceNaija
because I stand for what they don’t stand for. They are jealous and hence been
plotting for years over seven years to keep me out of the industry by labelling
me names and putting out false information about me so the corporate bodies
won’t engage my services. And hey, they are doing a good job at it so far, I
must tell you; that’s why you say I’ve been quiet. I say this because I remember
I had put some videos out like KILLAH and some other singles but no radio or TV
agreed to play my music for the fans. So, I hope you all know now why I’ve been
quiet all these while.
You have been very critical of your former band mate
2Baba of recent on social media. Don’t you think it’s better to reach out to
him in person rather than the social media outbursts?
The medium doesn’t matter. What matters is that he
and his people get my message.
Since you accuse 2Baba of intellectual theft have you
considered taking legal actions against him?
Yes, I have; and my legal team is working on
that, as that’s the best way to go. When I accused them, they lied and said
it’s “unfortunate.” I said they took my song and then even said maybe my
account was hacked. Well, if you thought so why didn’t you pick up your phone
and say “Yo black.. . What’s going on?” But no, they won’t because they wanted
to steal it and it backfired, and they trying to act ‘holy’ so they make flimsy
excuses. (2Baba) and his manager planned all of that. 2face sang my song (Let
Somebody Love You) and featured an American artiste Bridget Kelly. His manager
published it without my permission. Till today they haven’t deemed it fit to
tell the world that they tried to assassinate my character in the media but
that couldn’t be justice and they know. So, the court is our only option as
they keep avoiding meetings thinking that with time it will all fade off. But,
they know not what tomorrow holds and neither do I.
Do you regret the fact that Plantashun Boiz split and do
you think the group would have survived this long?
I don’t regret the music I gave to the fans during
that era. It was a starting point for me…a learning curve as I am still
learning a lot from all the stuffs they did to give me a bad name. But I was
born to do this (music) and I can’t stop and definitely not now.
Did you foresee the breakup?
For real, with all that I know now, I am really
surprised how we lasted that long and even made such records, Jah knows best.
As a renowned songwriter, will I be correct to say that
African Queen is your biggest song yet?
It’s a huge song and I always thought it will be
that big when we (Plantashun Boiz) used to sing it for fans under the trees in
201 road in my late uncle, Captain Moses’ retired, place in Festac Town. Nobody
had that sort of melody or style at that time, so it was bound to be a hit.
Are you enjoying royalties from it?
All the facts about those will be known soon
because there is so much unfinished business around the song since its release
till date. And all the royalties will have to be traced and paid to whom it’s
due.
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