Apart from Nigeria, in which other African countries do you have lots of fans?
It is amazing. I’m usually surprised when I visit other African countries and I get warm reception. I recently went to Rwanda and I performed for the president of that country. I was amazed that the president knew my song. I’ve also been to Uganda, South Africa, Ghana, Cote D’ivoire, Benin Republic, and other African countries, and the reception is usually great.
It is believed that there is some sort of rivalry between you, Korede Bello and Di’ja; can you clear the air on that?
There is no form of rivalry among us and we see each other frequently; we only have healthy competition. Everybody is constantly trying to record the best song, and it’s not just between me, Korede and Di’ja. It is the same with the whole Mavin crew. Don Jazzy, Altims and Baby Fresh are always trying to produce the best beats. All the artistes also work hard to put out hit records. To a very large extent, that is even one of the things pushing the label.
Are you usually under pressure to put out hit songs?
Honestly, there is no pressure because I am not working with anybody’s time but mine. God has blessed me enough and making music comes easily to me. The pressure I am under is to restrain myself from releasing music as much as I want. I would have loved to release new songs often but I have to space them.
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