If you are an upcoming artist reading this and you are currently a “gangster” or a revolutionary with street credibility and plan to maintain that status when you blow, it is a very bad idea to chase an upfront cheque. And worse when you chase the upfront cheque from Oyibo.
This is the situation most of your Afrobeats favs have found themselves in, and that’s why many of them are fast becoming shadows of themselves at an alarming rate. All this unnecessary beefs and humiliation rituals are the prices they pay to maintain Oyibo cheque (or repay Oyibo debt).
This dude wasn’t always like this. Just 3 years ago, during the inauguration of Bola Tinubu, he openly rejected an invitation to perform at the inaugural party. Few months after, he signed to Def Jam records, and everything changed. This same Odumodu, the famous crooner of “I can do without their policy, I know” started hanging out with Seyi Tinubu. Ever since then, he has been a shadow of himself.
This same thing happened with Burna Boy, before and after Oyibo deal. Davido hustled like he had never seen a kobo in his life all these years, including advertising betting and crypto because he wanted to buy himself out of the Sony deal, which concludes this year, btw. Tems is now twerking on stage.
You see the pattern?
There’s a price for Oyibo upfront cheque. Once you sign up, it goes beyond your art, nothing about your life is controlled by you anymore. Sometimes you don’t even know you are being controlled.
The choice is yours!
THIS NIGGA @BlaqBonez BUZZED ME WITH THE INTENTION OF TELLING ME THAT HE WAS FRIENDS WITH BENEFIT WITH MY GIRLFRIEND A LONG TIME AGO,THINKING I AM UNAWARE.
WHO DOES SUCH A VILE THING?
WHAT IF SHE NEVER TOLD ME?
WHAT IF THE GIRL WANTED TO TELL ME THE NEXT DAY?
WHAT IF SHE NEVER EVEN WANTED TO TELL ME.
WHO ARE YOU TO TAKE AWAY HER LIBERTY TO TELL ME IF YOU NO WAN SPOIL HER LIFE.
AFTER YOU DON THREATEN AM, BULLY AM, HARRAS AM.
YOU STILL COME MY PHONE DEY ASK ME WHY I NO COME JERIQ SHOW
YOU LUCKY SAY I NO COME. 😂