9ice And Olamide Are Small Boys Who Began Their Music Career In My Room - Ajasa

Before the Late Dagrin,Olamide,Reminisce,there
was Lord of Ajasa.He popularised Yoruba rap
but now, he is bitter that he is not given
recognition. He told Punch
“I pioneered indigenous rap music and today it
has become lucrative and fashionable. Yet,
these young musicians shy away from that
fact. They try to hide it. If I don’t blow my
trumpet, nobody will do it. But I deserve an
award, recognition and endorsement because a
lot of people look up to me as their mentor...
“Look at Eedris Abdulkareem and 9ice, for
instance. I’m saying they should take care of
the pioneers, but what impact have these new
artistes really made in the society to deserve
all the endorsements they are getting? I mean,
they sing nonsense songs while we (pioneers)
do evergreen and clean music. Yet they keep
discouraging us. 2face is an exception I am
okay with his brand of music, because his
endorsements are well-deserved.”
On why he went under the radar
“I left the music scene after I got married in
2009 to delve into other business. I started
this movement long before these small boys
emerged on the scene and I paved the way for
many of them. When I began, I didn’t know
anything about music and entertainment. I was
simply making music for the love of it, while
9ice and Olamide were following my footsteps.
Whenever I made a mistake, they learned from
it and got better. I was just a naïve village boy
who came down to Lagos from Ondo State
with no guidance. I never knew the big names
in Nigerian entertainment at the time,”
When asked why he threw jabs at Olamide,
9ice and Seriki in the song, ‘Otalenu’, he said,
“I did not yab them on the track, they are all
small boys who all began their music career in
my room in Bariga. I was only trying to draw
them closer to myself and to let other people
know that I am their Baba. The jabs are just
part of the hip hop culture and they spice up
the lyrics.”