One of Nigeria’s hi-hop pioneers whose reign in the early 90s created
many club bangers, Rasquie believes that the younger generation of
artistes are the ones enjoying the fruit of their labour.
According
to the singer, he believes that there is nothing wrong with them making
all the fame needed only that they don’t give them the due recognition
as old artistes deserve.
He stated that the Nigerian music
industry is
big enough to accept everyone but only gives respect for the
reigning artiste and forget about those that paved way for the smooth
operation of things.
The ‘Soji’ crooner in a chat with Vanguard
said, “The industry only recognises and respects the reigning champions.
Once you’re no longer there, nobody cares about you again, and it
shouldn’t be so. In the United States, there are some Grammy
award-winning artistes that still keep making money from their music
even years after they were released.
“There’s more money now in
the industry. I do feel good seeing these young ones enjoying the fruits
of what we, the pioneers, laboured for. It’s just that they don’t give
us adequate recognition.”
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