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Some music enthusiasts have noted that most songs being released border on themes like sex, use of illicit drugs and also the glorification of Internet fraud.

Some seem to have traced the history of this issue to 11 years ago when Olu Maintain released the hit song, Yahooze; a song many believed glorified Internet fraud.

But in a recent chat, the singer said he was not the one that began the trend. He stressed that his 11-year-old song was not meant to glorify Internet fraud and that the video he shot for the song passed the message across clearly.

“When you create a body of art, people can misinterpret it the way they see fit. I mean, Yahooze is 11 years old and if you watch the video of the song, it was centred around an upcoming artiste that got a million dollar record deal. That was the message I presented with the song. Does the music video in any way represent Internet fraud? The answer is no.

“I cannot be responsible for how people interpret a work of art. It is like a painting, a man would value a painting for millions of dollars but to the other man, it does not make sense. Art should be subjected to everyone’s interpretation. My interpretation of that form of art was made very obvious,” he said.

The Yahooze singer further told Saturday Beats why it was difficult to release another hit song that could rival, Yahooze, saying, “It is a different generation and a different era with a different demography. As an artiste; as you grow, your core demography changes.

“Yahooze came out in an era when there was no social media. Today, people’s patience to digest any material is very short; 11 years ago, it was not like that. If you had a hit song, it could last for about two years but these days you are competing with so many bodies of work and it would take something special for you to have the same kind of buzz that a song like Yahooze had.”

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Egbon maintain!!!....

Just forget, You won't understand.....

The seed you and your song planted about 13 yrs ago has germinated. Seed has grown into a very big tree, yielding evil fruits....The seeds of your evil tree has dispersed from lagos to Benin to Delta to Abuja.....If u know u know

It did

How you take know?

When you were busy enjoying the proceeds from the song

Yahooze O O Yahooze

this was a jam then

Kelly handsome and Olu maintain are the two musicians that made Nigerian youths to indulge in yahoo.


He sings," one million dollars, teba convertie si naira."


The other sings," maga don pay shout hallelujah ..." He even went future to tell us how it's been done where maga will send control number. .


Back then year 2005, On Sunday morning when going for early morning service, you would see lots of them coming out from cafe.

Kelly Handsome song about yahoo is just too raw, well explain The music alone fit teach person yahoo.

Kylekent59:
Kelly handsome and Olu maintain are the two musicians that made Nigerian youths to indulge in yahoo.
He sings," one million dollars, teba convertie si naira."
The other sings," maga don pay shout hallelujah ..." He even went future to tell us how it's been done where maga will send control number. .
Back then year 2005, On Sunday morning when going for early morning service, you would see lots of them coming out from cafe.

nelronaldo:
It did

Seconded... It did.

So also this WETIN WE GAIN song.


This country is finished.

Hmm

GOFRONT:
Egbon maintain!!!....

Just forget, You won't understand.....

The seed you and your song planted about 13 yrs ago has germinated. Seed has grown into a very big tree, yielding evil fruits....The seeds of your evil tree has dispersed from lagos to Benin to Delta to Abuja.....If u know u know

people should take responsibility for their actions jare

But kamaparo,kamasabosi broda yi ma shey yahoo but codedly otun GBE cocaine.awon ni pioneers awon ton korin fun awon tomata cocaine ati awon ton shey yahoo ati 419 in the 90s