Tell us about your EP‘ This is love’ is a bunch of songs and some of them were like 10 years old. I felt like I have recorded all this music and it was time to put it out. There are 7 songs on the Ep. It’ s very soulful, it’ s about relationships and love, my favorite topics. I was finally excited to get it off my chest.
What song has been your best collaboration song? The word to describe it wouldn’ t be best but most surprising. In 2008 I was watching a TV channel and I saw this very eccentric female singer. I noticed that she sang in English but she had a very serious Igbo accent specifically a Warri accent. I just liked how she was. I liked her sound and vibe. It was Nneka and I was like I would like to do something with her when I moved to Lagos, however, I never had the liver to talk to her about it. She was working with this producer Kid Konnect who lived behind me and that’ s how we connected. I played the song for her, she liked it and she was supposed to record it the next day. I went to watch Femi Kuti perform and she just called and said she wanted to record the song now. That’ s how passionate she was. When she heard the song, she was like she’ s ready and she’ s in the zone. It was just very nice.
Who’ s your favourite artiste? It’ s really hard to pick but Tuface is definitely on the top of the list because he started this movement and because of him I’ m here.
Female; Yemi Alade. I remember in 2012 I put together this all-girl event and she came begging to perform, even when I told her it was full, that babe is a hustler and 5 years now she’ s mama Africa, it’ s no wonder.
What’ s your favourite song off your EP? It depends on how I’ m feeling. I would pick‘ No no no’ because of the story-line and how I felt at that period.
Your favourite actor: Bimbo Akintola – female RMD – male
Nigerian fashion entrepreneur? Jewel by Lisa, she’ s a bonafide international designer, not just a Nigerian designer. She’ s taking the whole Ankara and African style to a whole new level.
Where is your go-to place and thing to do for inspiration and how does the process starts? My mind … I don’ t talk a lot or emote a lot, so whatever speaks to me, I do try to put it together.
How do you write your song? Your experience or gist from people? People always come to me for advice, I’ m just like doctor Ruth. I’ m fascinated by relationships so I’ m always reading stuff and sometimes I get a flashback and I want to write from it. Also sometimes, it’ s just about the struggle, being an artist is tough and I just want to take something from the experience and sing about it.
Define your style: Classic with a modern twist. I’ m not a fan of trends and wouldn’ t kill myself for it. I get stuff that I can rock for a long time.
Best fashion item: Jeans. You’ d always need it.
In your kale Ni video, there was a cat. What was the idea behind it and its significance? The director just saw the cat and shot it, I didn’ t even see it until I got to the end of the video. He likes to just use random stuff and it was just really nice and cinematographic. I don’ t do no voodoo, it was just a cat that was at the venue and we shot it.
What message do you always try to pass in song? Of course it necessary to pass a deep reflective