Olamide has revealed he will never dole out cash for any international collaboration because his mentor, the legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti didn’t pay to get recognised abroad.





The YBNL boss said this in a new interview with HipTV. When asked if he would consider paying, like his contemporaries have done, he blurted, “Ogun kill international collaboration!”



“Because Fela no even do any international collaboration before dem recognise Fela for international market,” the ‘Bobo’ rapper said, adding that he remains in the spotlight because by God’s grace he works hard to represent the street. “We are not bothered because we rep the street, and the street is the majority.”

Recently, there have been major collaborative projects between Nigerian artistes and their international counterparts, the most famous being Wizkid X Drake’s collabo hit One Dance.



But while Wizkid’s international success was because of his excellent works like ‘Ojuelegba’ which Drake heard and remixed, Davido paid rapper Meek Mill a whopping $200,000 for ‘Fans Mi‘.



In an interview with Ebuka Uchendu on Rubbin Minds, rapper MI Abaga revealed how he feels about international projects, “I am very weird about the international thing. I am not interested at all. I am interested in building in Africa, in Nigeria. The biggest things we can do internationally is set up our business and our industry here,” he said.

Now, Olamide echoes a similar thought in his inspiring interview with HipTV.

“If I do my work well, My work go carry me reach where I suppose reach. If I no do my work well, e no go carry me go where I suppose reach. But me, Olamide Adedeji, wey mama born, I no go pay money for (international collaboration),” he added.

Source: http://celebrityvoic..com.ng/2016/08/fela-never-paid-for-international.html

Hmmmmm! Let your talent pay not the money. E clear.

Dust! Wizzy loke loke!

Olamide, you will forever remain my favorite Artiste...

He is most definitely/unarguably Nigeria’s most hardworking and prolific artiste with staggering six albums in the last four years. Rapsodi (2011), YBNL (2012), Baddest Guy Ever Liveth (2013), Street OT (2014), 2 kings with Phyno (2015), and now Eyan Mayweather...

Who don do am before?

"..No rapper, i say no rapper/
I repeat again i say no rapper/
D on do show inside eko hotel/
Shutdown everywhere if he lie i go tell./

Oshamo, filefun, baddo eyan mayweather...

"Ogun kill international collaboration..."===>

If Fela didn't pay for any collaboration during his time, that was back in the days. And by the your style of music and Fela's ain't the same now.
Anyways, it's your chops

Nonsense local rapper. You music too dull for my liking.. My IQ too big for your music. I listen to high brainy music not trash like yours. So keep you collabo money in your pocket bro

God bless your hustle olamide. I am 100% with you on this.

Well, he seems contented with the local fame he has. The rate at which we all pursue our passions is different.

I concor (in Timaya voice)

lo lo lo lo LOCAL MUMU

He has a good point. But he should never i mean never compare himself with fela never!!!

Continue to sit in Nigeria

Nectarbaba:
He has a good point. But he should never i mean never compare himself with fela never!!!

He didn't compare himself to Baba Fela, bro.He only meant if Baba could be know internationally without a single international collabo, he too can.

lol that doesn't stop him from being local