Paschal Uche Ejikeme, a soft-rock musician, better known as
Etcetera, has described some of his colleagues in the Nigeria
entertainment industry as gigolos.
Etcetera in a chat with popular blogger, Rose Peters-
Graham, said many of Nigerian male entertainers now
engage in what he described as artistic sex to survive.
“It is so appalling how some Nigerian men in the
entertainment (industry) are becoming enslaved to women
because of money. How can a man be so emasculated?
Where is our pride?” Etcetera queried.
According to guitar-loving singer, there are a lot of Nigerian
male celebrities all over town searching for older women
with connections to the corridors of power to take as wives
or sugar mummies.
“Each time an entertainer boards a flight to Abuja, you begin
to wonder if he’s going for a public event or a private one.
Our male celebrities are unashamedly becoming intimacy gadgets
and pleasure gadgets to female senators and Alhajas. What’s
happening to Nigeria men?” he asked.
He continued: “It is so appalling to hear talks of how a
former Senator has so many male celebrities on rotation for
her weekly pleasures. Even the supposedly gospel musicians
are at the fore front of this ridicule…Also, a man knows that
his wife is sleeping with politicians and other societal big
wigs for money and he closes his eyes to all the insults.
What’s going on?” Etcetera asked.
The singer’s peculiar music style has over the years put him
in a class of his own. With popular songs like ‘This is not a
Song’, ‘Michelle’, ‘Biafra’ and ‘Ring the alarm’, Etcetera has
carved a niche for himself, wining multiple awards and
topping charts with his songs.
He once frowned at some younger entertainers whose lyrics
he considered too explicit and called for positive vibes. “To
think that some people are expecting me to sing about pants
and bras, or Hennessey when my house is on fire? It is a
trying time for our nation, that is why we have to be very
careful about the things we say in our music, in order to
avoid spreading negative influence to the younger ones,” he
said.Paschal Uche Ejikeme, a soft-rock musician, better known as
Etcetera, has described some of his colleagues in the Nigeria
entertainment industry as gigolos.
Etcetera in a chat with popular blogger, Rose Peters-
Graham, said many of Nigerian male entertainers now
engage in what he described as artistic sex to survive.
“It is so appalling how some Nigerian men in the
entertainment (industry) are becoming enslaved to women
because of money. How can a man be so emasculated?
Where is our pride?” Etcetera queried.
According to guitar-loving singer, there are a lot of Nigerian
male celebrities all over town searching for older women
with connections to the corridors of power to take as wives
or sugar mummies.
“Each time an entertainer boards a flight to Abuja, you begin
to wonder if he’s going for a public event or a private one.
Our male celebrities are unashamedly becoming intimacy gadgets
and pleasure gadgets to female senators and Alhajas. What’s
happening to Nigeria men?” he asked.
He continued: “It is so appalling to hear talks of how a
former Senator has so many male celebrities on rotation for
her weekly pleasures. Even the supposedly gospel musicians
are at the fore front of this ridicule…Also, a man knows that
his wife is sleeping with politicians and other societal big
wigs for money and he closes his eyes to all the insults.
What’s going on?” Etcetera asked.
The singer’s peculiar music style has over the years put him
in a class of his own. With popular songs like ‘This is not a
Song’, ‘Michelle’, ‘Biafra’ and ‘Ring the alarm’, Etcetera has
carved a niche for himself, wining multiple awards and
topping charts with his songs.
He once frowned at some younger entertainers whose lyrics
he considered too explicit and called for positive vibes. “To
think that some people are expecting me to sing about pants
and bras, or Hennessey when my house is on fire? It is a
trying time for our nation, that is why we have to be very
careful about the things we say in our music, in order to
avoid spreading negative influence to the younger ones,” he
said.Paschal Uche Ejikeme, a soft-rock musician, better known as
Etcetera, has described some of his colleagues in the Nigeria
entertainment industry as gigolos.
Etcetera in a chat with popular blogger, Rose Peters-
Graham, said many of Nigerian male entertainers now
engage in what he described as artistic sex to survive.
“It is so appalling how some Nigerian men in the
entertainment (industry) are becoming enslaved to women
because of money. How can a man be so emasculated?
Where is our pride?” Etcetera queried.
According to guitar-loving singer, there are a lot of Nigerian
male celebrities all over town searching for older women
with connections to the corridors of power to take as wives
or sugar mummies.
“Each time an entertainer boards a flight to Abuja, you begin
to wonder if he’s going for a public event or a private one.
Our male celebrities are unashamedly becoming intimacy gadgets
and pleasure gadgets to female senators and Alhajas. What’s
happening to Nigeria men?” he asked.
He continued: “It is so appalling to hear talks of how a
former Senator has so many male celebrities on rotation for
her weekly pleasures. Even the supposedly gospel musicians
are at the fore front of this ridicule…Also, a man knows that
his wife is sleeping with politicians and other societal big
wigs for money and he closes his eyes to all the insults.
What’s going on?” Etcetera asked.
The singer’s peculiar music style has over the years put him
in a class of his own. With popular songs like ‘This is not a
Song’, ‘Michelle’, ‘Biafra’ and ‘Ring the alarm’, Etcetera has
carved a niche for himself, wining multiple awards and
topping charts with his songs.
He once frowned at some younger entertainers whose lyrics
he considered too explicit and called for positive vibes. “To
think that some people are expecting me to sing about pants
and bras, or Hennessey when my house is on fire? It is a
trying time for our nation, that is why we have to be very
careful about the things we say in our music, in order to
avoid spreading negative influence to the younger ones,” he
said.

Coldfeet:
Etc failed musician? thats a lie. etcetera pulls mature classy and elite crowd with his kinda music! mi in a million years you wont get the prestige Etc got! so shut it support anything that puts food on your table? even arrant nonsense? NO WAY!!! etcetera spoke the truth address the issue he raised and stop whinning about.

What truth? That Saka jump from one telecom giant to the other? Didn't Etcetera jump from music to journalism when it wasn't working for him? Telecoms endorse whoever has the right crowd for their brands. Its marketing, he should go and sit down, I wonder why Kim K keep getting endorsement or even Kelvin Hart. Etc does not have the crowd because of his kind of music, now he is about to turn to Linda Ikeji.

sauceny:
M.I ABAGA can't deny the fact he copied DRAKE'S "Worst Behavior" video concept to shoot his "Bad Belle" video as well.

is allowed

tuffgongjo:
MI sounds like typical naija celebrities,they hate the Truth,what ETC said is the plain "truth",even if you want to reply him do so with Facts not a personal insults,I use to think he is intelligent but this proved me Wrong.

m.I fall hands big time. Etcetera didn't even call his name. The truth is a bitter pill to swallow. M.I is a dumb fellow for coming out in that manner

MI should attack the Issues raised by Etcetera and not the man.
What MI is doing is called Argumentum ad hominem ...that's if MI understands the law of logic

Truth234:


What truth? That Saka jump from one telecom giant to the other? Didn't Etcetera jump from music to journalism when it was working for him? Telecoms endorse whoever has the right crowd for their brands. Its marketing, he should go and sit down, I wonder why Kim K keep getting endorsement or even Kelvin Hart.

have you finished booking space?

I posted what et cetera said about these artistes yesterday but MODs gallantly ignored it for front page... Mtchheeewww

Oh etcetera I love your music, I'm one of your few fans. What you need to realize is the nobody is born politician name them Jonathan,tinubu,fashola,obasanjo all these people just became politician so if any musician choose also to play politics they have every right to do so cos this country belongs to them also, I'm still enjoying ur album "etcetera" mitchel,photograph of my thought,last bus to nowhere,only one for me,land of the rising sun,miss Hiv,daughter of eve, I'm expecting another great song from u soon cos your own song is different and classy than all those joyful noise we call music out here

Afroconnect:
MI you re wrong Etcetra has awesome songs...he is just a bit too conscious for this terrain I think.

Etcetra is right,Artists are now political prostitutes-MI are you one of them?

Etcetra left the music game cos he didn't want to compromise on his style and genre I guess.

Can anyone send me a link on where to download michelle by Etcetra,one of the best slow songs from Naija ever-just love the sound and lyrics.

Michelle by Etcetera - http://m.stafaband.info/download/mp3/-wa52kk9_Ik.html

Here, M.I got it wrong.
A lot of fans look up to him, he should campaign for a man he thinks will do the people which includes his fans good, not because of the money he will receive.

MI don vez

hmmmmm........

M.I is a monkey....
Artist should be promoting unity and not aligning with 1 party or politician because of cheddah.

2undexy:
Anybody fumble with Abaga is good as dead

I swear bro ,, that guy has bad mouth abi Na bad hands... He dealt miserably with Kelly handsome sometime ago... Na since that day I don dey fear am

mikketech:
Lols M I the chairman.

If you dey play nairabet or bet9ja or even merrybet.

Hurry up and visit the link on my signature for tips on how to predict and win. No waste time enlarge ur wallet

sharp guy! Looking for who to scam

Dude's album was not the worse o. Matter of fact I still have and play it quite regularly. I just wish he would pay more attention to his art.

2undexy:
Anybody fumble with Abaga is good as dead

i tell u bro,d guy's mouth is worse dan 50 cent's wen it coms 2 beefin mara

Coldfeet:
Etc failed musician? thats a lie. etcetera pulls mature classy and elite crowd with his kinda music! mi in a million years you wont get the prestige Etc got! so shut it support anything that puts food on your table? even arrant nonsense? NO WAY!!! etcetera spoke the truth address the issue he raised and stop whinning about.

He's a failed musician, compare him with others in the same genre

Coldfeet:
Etc failed musician? thats a lie. etcetera pulls mature classy and elite crowd with his kinda music! mi in a million years you wont get the prestige Etc got! so shut it support anything that puts food on your table? even arrant nonsense? NO WAY!!! etcetera spoke the truth address the issue he raised and stop whinning about.

confam.m r u minding that dwarf like fin? Over hyped and over rated.

tuffgongjo:
MI sounds like typical naija celebrities,they hate the Truth,what ETC said is the plain "truth",even if you want to reply him do so with Facts not a personal insults,I use to think he is intelligent but this proved me Wrong.

I'm deadly sure if GEJ offers you just $10,000 to just feature in his campaign video, you'll most definitely turn it down. Right? Right??

espn:
confam.m r u minding that dwarf like fin? Over hyped and over rated.

And very rich...you omitted that

I disagree with M.I
Etcetera is way too talented musically to be talked down by M.I
His songs will be recognised internationally than M.I and the rest of them singing commercial music only for d Nigeria populace
Etcetera winning the RECORD OF THE YEAR at the 2009 Headies Award is no mean feat.
Di bobo Na very good musician but
E be like say writing naim passion
So make M.I think of anoda curse

LaPink:


Michelle by Etcetera - http://m.stafaband.info/download/mp3/-wa52kk9_Ik.html

Thanks much,appreciate dis...this is arguably one of the best love songs ever, from naija.

Coldfeet:
Etc failed musician? thats a lie. etcetera pulls mature classy and elite crowd with his kinda music! mi in a million years you wont get the prestige Etc got! so shut it support anything that puts food on your table? even arrant nonsense? NO WAY!!! etcetera spoke the truth address the issue he raised and stop whinning about.

I dey tell you....ETC is one of the Nija music art I respect a lot....he sings with a class...writes with a class...infact I miss him with Djinee...

Afroconnect:
MI you re wrong Etcetra has awesome songs...he is just a bit too conscious for this terrain I think.

Etcetra is right,Artists are now political prostitutes-MI are you one of them?

Etcetra left the music game cos he didn't want to compromise on his style and genre I guess.

Can anyone send me a link on where to download michelle by Etcetra,one of the best slow songs from Naija ever-just love the sound and lyrics.

MI all your songs put together no reach just one of etcetra's hits...know your level,not cos u got a couple of mils.

I have the song, which do you want, the AUDIO or the VIDEO?

If MI wants to react, he shouldnt base it on etcetera's album at all. The first Etc album I saw was around 2008 at a viewing center, just because he's an alternative artiste shouldn't give MI the guts to spew rubbish, anytime I hear Ring the alarm, Mitchell, land of a rising sun and more, I still bop my head. for the records, he was signed to X3m music owned by Steve baba Eko. if the short black boy wants to pickup issues, he should pick normal issues and not on career

Etcetera sha wan make i know am....Congratz oo,i finally know who you are.I will expend some megabytes to download some songs from your supposed 'trashy' album....Isssokay

The man mentioned a host of other artistes, did not insult but made observations. This personal attack from MI who 'i think' is not an above average talent but fortunately made it to an extent in a developing industry shows how low he is. He should grind axes with his fellow pangolo music makers he avoids confrontations with and not a refined artiste cum writer that is Etcetra

hatux:
The short devil don vex!

MI like to beef, no wonder him short.
As if he's d only 1 d guy referred to

bosun11:




he is your my centrepiece,the lovely image dat depicts your life,you re a BAD B!TCH,and you will rule his WORLD

mmmmmm I don't understand

Tosyn007:


And very rich...you omitted that

something u can't prove.. all that glitters ain't gold.. dats why dey end up seeking for financial assistant in times of trouble.

Coldfeet:
Etc failed musician? thats a lie. etcetera pulls mature classy and elite crowd with his kinda music! mi in a million years you wont get the prestige Etc got! so shut it support anything that puts food on your table? even arrant nonsense? NO WAY!!! etcetera spoke the truth address the issue he raised and stop whinning about.

Etc pulls kini.? Most of that his articles are born out of jealousy. He does not cash in with his music neither is he recognized when we talk quality music.