Eedris Abdulkareem in an interview with Hip TV has demanded that young artists respect him and his ilk.
He stated:
“Without the old artistes, the new artistes won’t make money, because we fought for the life that they are living right now.
“We put food on their table because of what we fought for, and we are very happy, and that’s why we are legends, you understand. But if anyone of them tries to disrespect, we will put them back to where they belong.
“All of them, from Don Jazzy and all of them, they lived in London, how come the British government never gave them opportunity, they had to come to Nigeria because we made it happen,” he said.
While there are elements of truth to his claims, one can’t help but wonder why his efforts didn’t go into making a better career for himself.
The older generation no doubt fought to make Nigerian music mainstream in Nigeria but the younger ones holding the fort didn’t ride on this wave alone. Their efforts, hard work and talent of course helped the growth of their careers.
Check out the interview below:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BR887i2hJjG/
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