Olamide disagreed with Wizkid, insisting rap is not dead but on the rise because Nigerian rappers are doing well at the moment
By Kehinde Okeowo
Ace Nigerian singer, Olamide Adedeji better known as Olamide has finally responded to comments made by Grammy-Award winner, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun a.k.a Wizkid that Hip-Hop music (rap genre) is boring and dead.
Wizkid, during a recent interview with 10 magazine applauded the growth of the Afrobeats music in the international scene, but seemingly aimed a dig at rapper artistes.
The “Essence” crooner said he only listens to Afrobeats because most songs produced in other genres don’t catch his attention and went on to describe rap music as “boring” and “dead”.
He said, “I don’t listen to rap, that sh*t is boring to me. It’s dead now, it’s tired. These guys do the same sh*t, rap on the same beats, same flows”
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The controversial statement by Wizkid was greeted with mixed feelings, while some rappers welcomed the criticism, others disagreed and threw shades at him, while a few others concluded that the Afrobeat maestro has a right to his own opinions.
However, reacting after keeping mum on the contentious issue for a while, Olamide who recently performed at his signee Asake’s show in London, UK asserted that rap music is not dead.
Speaking further, the record label owner said contrary to what Wizkid said, rap is on the rise because there are notable differences now compared with what obtains before, insisting Nigerian rappers are doing much better at the moment.
Taking to his verified Instagram page, Olamide stood up for the rap music genre, as he wrote, “We ain’t never left, acting like we back, you should see us now taking pictures acting like we rap.”