Popular Nigerian indigenous rapper, Remilekun Abdulkalid Safaru higher referred to as Reminisce, has recalled the “first major” rejection he and colleague, 9ice bought within the trade.
Reminisce stated a preferred sports activities radio station in Lagos turned down the 2 of them after they took their demo CDs to play their songs.
He stated the radio presenter instructed him to go and be taught rap from Ruggedman, whereas they criticized 9ice for singing like a babalawo (herbalist).
In his phrases:
“My first main rejection was with 9ice on the Island at a radio station the place we went to submit our music CDs for airplay, and the suggestions we bought was that we might by no means make it.
“They stated 9ice was singing like Babalawo [native doctor] cos he sings in Yoruba. The different man instructed me: ‘why am I rapping like a buffoon, can’t I see Ruggedman?
“He said that we should both go back and look for something to do with our lives and be better. That was my first major rejection. I will never forget it, even 9ice I’m sure he hasn’t forgotten it.”
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