Controversial rapper, Odumodublvck has claimed that the duo of Tems and Ayra Starr have done more for the Nigerian music industry than Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and Afrobeats megastars, Wizkid and Burna Boy.
According to him, being a successful female artiste is the
hardest job in the world.
Odumodublvck featured in a recent episode of the ‘Cocktails
& Takeaways’ podcast hosted by Madame Joyce.
He said, “When I was coming to London, I was on the same
flight with Tems’ manager, Don Awon. I told Tems, ‘Big up, you did it. What you
and Ayra Starr have done is bigger than anything Wizkid, Burna Boy and even
Fela have done. Quote me anywhere.
“Because as a female artiste, out of every 10 show
promoters, 5 want to have sex with you, out of every 10 producers, 5 want to
have sex with you, out of every 10 artists that you look up to and need help
from them, 5 want to have sex with you.
“I can’t imagine being in that situation. And after dodging
all those things, you still make good music. Remember, the number one hardest
job in this world is being a woman.
“The second hardest job is being an artiste because there
are over 100 million artistes. How are you going to make it out of the
thousands of songs that drop every day? Why should they listen to your own?
“It’s not like you’re doing a job that your payment is
guaranteed. As an artiste, there’s no guaranteed payment, you’ve to make it for
people to pay you. It took me about six years to get my first good cheque. So
imagine being a babe and an artiste and you still make it. That’s impressive.”
Ayra Starr and Tems recently released their albums, ‘The
Year I Turned 21’ and ‘Born In The Wild’, respectively.
‘The Year I Turned 21’ became the first album by a female
Nigerian artiste to debut on the U.S Billboard 200 while ‘Born In The Wild’
became the highest-peaking album by a female Nigerian artiste, charting at 56.
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