Ace Nigerian rapper, Modenine has opened up on his financial
status.
The rapper who has been referred to by many as the King of
Rap music in Nigeria, revealed music only got him fame and
not fortune in an interview with Punch Newspaper.
In his own words, “Music has got me fame but not fortune. The
kind of song I do is hip-hop in its pure essence and the truth is
that most Nigerians do not like it. I can eat three times in a
day; I am not hungry but I am not as comfortable as I would
love to be. However, the book has not ended, so let’s see what
happens. Music has got me more fame than fortune.”
On his not being nominated for any award at the recently
concluded Headies where he lost his usual ‘Lyricist on the roll’
spot to Jesse Jags, the rapper revealed, “I don’t feel bad that I
was not nominated in the Lyricist on the Roll category during
this year’s Headies because even the sun and moon rotate the
time they are meant to. I don’t do music with awards in mind;
I just try and make good albums. I don’t mind if I am not
nominated again for the next Headies because I was getting
tired of being nominated for the lyricist on the roll category
year in year out. I am even happy that I was not nominated.”
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