So nice! This here is the interesting thing about timelessness of great songs. ‘Olowo Laye Mọ’ by Ebenezer Obey, was released in 1968. The song is Yoruba-Juju adaptation of Jim Reeves’s ‘This World is Not My Home’ released 6 years earlier.
@thejidetaiwo …And if we cannot divorce the Street from Fuji (and we can’t), his access to K1 cannot be insinuated to be undeserving. That simulation you saw speaks to a culture - an offshoot of street life many might find repulsive. But then, it is what it is!
@thejidetaiwo Bruv, at this point, Tunde Perry is not just “this individual” with fortunate access to K1. As far as “the Street” is concerned, he has earned his stripes. I’ll not attribute the etymology of “DATIẸMỌ” to him, but he has surely owned it and made the viral sound mainstream…
@thejidetaiwo@gabbyraze1 Nelson Brown should share in the blame too. He was and has been elusive even at his peak. Nobody who has done as much as he has for the culture should be that bashful. He should be intentional enough to be out of his shell.
@thejidetaiwo He’s been doing more of helping talents to be stable in the genre. I know at least 7 under his mentorship. A couple are either in the studio or preparing to enter studio. These things are out there. In addition, those who take Fuji as seriously as KSO can’t be more than 2 😉
Happy birthday to one of my favourite humans in the world. @tundealuko, every land your legs touch favours you. Heaven & earth align to make your dreams & aspirations come to fruition by God's special grace. I love you bro.
@aphoe Afolabi, you know I don’t dissipate energies to give mileage to opinions of ignoramuses on Twitter! Nobody ALIVE treats Fuji lyrics as excellently as KING Saheed Osupa. Only the creator of the genre ranked higher; and he is no longer here. R.I.P. Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister!
@GbengaGOLD Yes, so big but if any state in Nigeria should be this severely challenged with insecurity (& none should), not Kaduna. I served in that state. I have mental images of at least 4 military bases in KD town besides those in Jaji & Zaria (less than 1h & 2hrs away respectively)