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How Ayo Animashaun (hip TV CEO) Hurt Me - Akin Alabi by Anuoluwap(m): 9:20pm On Sep 27, 2013 |
You Are Not Doing Anything If No One Is Criticising You Dear Friend, I want to tell you a story about how one of my heroes, Ayo Animashaun hurt me. Ayo (I used Ayo here because this is an article. If I see him, I will call him brother Ayo as we do in Yorubaland because he is older than I am) is the publisher of Hip Hop World Magazine and the CEO of Headies awards. But before I give you that gist, let me say something sharp sharp. I know you like gist a lot so I will not tay with my story. A few years ago, I wrote a book titled 21 Reasons Why You Are Not Yet A Millionaire. As the title implies, the book reveals the things you do that is stopping you from being a millionaire and what to do about them. In the book I talked about those that are afraid of success. The point I was trying to point out (that doesn’t sound right) was that success comes with some “wahalas”. One of such “wahalas” is that you are going to be heavily criticized for your actions and inactions. Some of the criticisms will come from credible sources and it will hurt you. But rather than let it weigh you down, you should see it as a proof that you are making strides and people are noticing you. Anyone can be criticized. It doesn’t matter if you are… The Pope, Barack Obama or Pastor Adeboye. You are not immune from it. What am I getting at? You all know that one of my companies recently put up a concert tagged Night With The Masters. We brought together 6 legends of the Nigerian music industry to come together in a never before seen concert. Like I said in the press release promoting the event, everywhere you turn to, you will see events that target the lovers of hip hop music in Nigeria. While this is a positive sign that the Nigerian music industry is growing in leaps and bounds everyday, there is no doubt that a lot of people, especially the lovers and followers of the music of the grand masters of Nigerian music, are being left out. That is why we put together six legends of Nigerian music to come together to perform in a special concert, at Eko Hotel and Suites on September 13, 2013 to satisfy the yearnings of their fans. We did a lot of advertising and we had a successful night. Take a look at these pictures on Bella Naija. Anyway, the day before the event, my friend, Marcus, of My Celebrity and I showed me a tweet from Ayo Animashaun. I don’t use twitter much so I didn’t see it early. I have reproduced the tweet below. What brother Ayo (I don’t feel comfortable calling him Ayo) was trying to say in those tweets is that our concert, Night With The Masters is a copycat of his own event Veterans’ Night. I never knew about Veteran’s Night so there was no way anyone can call it copycat. After I saw the tweet, I searched online for it and eventually found out he does something similar to that. I know the Headies awards (formerly called hip hop world awards) but I did not know about Veterans’ Night. I was pained because bro Ayo is someone I respect a lot in the entertainment industry. Infact, I sent a special invitation to his office just before he tweeted that. He tweeted the day to the concert when we were making frantic last minute arrangement. If I wasn’t a tough nut, this would have probably affected our final preparations. Rather, I took it as a compliment. My friend Marcus was bullish about it and he replied him harshly. The lesson I took from this is that if I hadn’t done anything, bro Ayo wouldn’t have noticed and would not have criticized me. His criticism shows that I am doing something right. On a final note, I must mention that bro Ayo sent Hip Hop World photographers to cover the event which was mature and gracious of him. And yes, he posted the pictures before everyone else on his website. See maturity! Your Friend, Akin Alabi Aka The Guru www.incomeng.com/you-are-not-doing-anything-if-no-one-is-criticising-you/
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