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Okay! Make i just dey observing... i will comment later!

ecolime:
You no lie. This Isaac na perpetual mumu.

I dey tell you. I hate someone like him. Empty barrel, na em dey make noise like him dey do.

Look at this Second Portable.
Mr talkative... Must you talk always? You're confused.

Realists:
You have nothing to say because you know the bitter truth " Him Tu Lie" was from APGA then transferred to PDP & has now joined LP.

Me kẹh! I have nothing much to say. Just that...

You see! One thing you people don't understand in this country is that...

Look at them... Show wey never reach a week. Them don dey fight. Look at people's Role Model for TV. Na wetin our children go dey watch be this now. Another Redefine or make i even called them Rebrand Mercy And Tacha in season 7. That's spirit of Money controlling you people there.

You see...

You see. I can't talk too much. I hereby declares...

You see now...

Wayo people up and down...

You see...

Politicians that can do anything just for their own self intrest.

You see...

You see! I have nothing to say. Because, Buhari is here to defend their party. So...

Richardonald:
why you dey reply that guy, na boT. Account wey him open today werey dey disguise

You just nail him straight. You see he is just NairaLand attention seeker.

Ahmed0336:
Okay.

Can you return all the money made from that record? Including the fee you collected during concerts/ performance and you performed that song?

You sey wetin?

I'm coming... I will comment later.

You see now. This is the reason why you need to...

I can assist you. Just give me some minutes...

ekukeku:
Aswear
W love Nigeria but Nigeria no love us
But now, w r telling dem, it's belong to all of us

Yes oooooo...

My hit song, Free Madness, was a mistake –Terry G

Singer, Gabriel Amanyi, aka Terry G, tells BLESSING ENENAITE about his music career, controversies, current projects and other issues

In your heyday, you were known as the ‘king of the streets’. However, your fans have not heard any hit song from you for some time. Why is that so?
What influences your kind of songs?

My environment inspires the kind of songs I do. There was a time I was in a particular environment that did not suit my kind of music. In that area, one is not expected to make noise. However, my kind of songs have a noisy attitude. So, that killed my spirit for a while. That was when I realised that one’s environment influences the kind of songs one makes.

You once said that controversies did not allow you to enjoy fame. Do you think people had a wrong perception about your personality outside music?

Some people never knew me. They only knew the kind of artiste I became. Myt hit song, Free Madness, was actually a mistake. I was actually testing the microphone, but the song was released, and it went viral. Before I knew it, people wanted me to start doing that type of music. I did not plan to do the ‘crazy’ kind of music. It was divine.

What is the most controversial thing you have heard about yourself that is not true?

I love controversies but I don’t plan them. Controversy is one of the most interesting parts of showbiz. If music does not last, it is the news that will keep one active.

You once said your parents were not comfortable with your dreadlocks. Did they later accept it?

The acceptance is not yet 100 per cent. The question is, ‘Do I have a choice’? I had to let my mum know that a man can have earrings, and not be a bad person. People have different beliefs. Back then, before I went home, I had to wear a cap to cover the dreadlocks. I always hid my hair inside the cap then but I am now mature.

You have often mentioned that you regret your ‘wild’ controversies. What do you intend to do differently to right your past wrongs?

I am doing it already. I no longer get into trouble. My behaviour and the way I approach things have changed. Most of the controversies I was involved in were not deliberate. They were some of the things that came with fame. I was more talked about then. My controversies got more attention than my music. It was my fans that pushed me (in that direction), and that is how they are pushing the new guy now. No matter how my fans hail me, I don’t allow it get to me anymore. It does not get into my head like before.

You once had an issue with DJ Jimmy Jatt because of the way you treated one of his workers. DJs allegedly decided not to work with you again. How was the matter resolved?

It was actually settled the next day because I went to DJ Jimmy Jatt’s house. It’s just bad news always goes farther than good news. I actually apologised then.

The DJ in question did some things that I felt were not professional. If I had left that place in shame, it would not have gone well, considering what people know Terry G for. It would not have been good for my image.

I am still the king of the streets, even if I have not released any content in a while. It is deliberate. I had a court case which was going on underground. I could not release any content because of that. I had to use that time to focus on my family and business. I had the urge to release songs but I could not because of the contract I had. Presently, I am working on releasing more content.

What was the court issue about?

Please, I will rather not talk about it.

You seem to have a restless spirit and you are always energetic. Is it because of the kind of songs you make?

As an instrumentalist, particularly a drummer, I am strong and always active. I attended different churches as an instrumentalist which made me to have different ideas about music. I can act as a Mountain of Fire Church member or even a Celestial Church member. I play different musical instruments.

Aside from your persona as a singer, what side of you exists that your fans are not aware of?

Terry G, the artiste is the crazy one that many people know about. It is not everyone that knows Gabriel, the real me. I am actually shy though some people may not believe that. When I go outside, I react based on what people think about my brand.

You were recently compared to controversial artiste, Portable. How did that make you feel?

It is a good thing. I love Portable so much. Despite the fact that I did the ‘crazy genre’ of music, it does not mean that somebody else cannot be inspired and still unique. He is quite unique. There is nothing he has that can be compared to mine, musically and intellectually. I feel nobody should shut him out. He cannot be stopped.

If he stops talking, what else will happen? That is his style. It (controversies) did not just start from me. It started with different guys that represented the streets, and it will still continue. It is normal.

Do you have any plans of collaborating with Portable?

Yes. He has been to my house twice. But, we could not record our song that day because he had to be at a show in Akure, Ondo State. I am interested in working with anybody that represents the streets. I am a producer and singer.

It (my not leaving the stage when necessary) was a mistake but he (the DJ) should not have done what he did (playing another song which meant I should leave the stage). Telling me to ‘take it outside’ was an insult to me. That was what caused the issue between me and the DJ.

Some entertainers think that they need controversies to become popular. Considering your experience, what is your advice to such people?

I believe there are good and bad controversies. The fact is that one needs guts to sell one’s content. One needs promotion, which could also involve controversies. However, they should think of how it will affect them positively or negatively.


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That doesn't mean you people anything.

Please the video no complete... I just want to ask. Did he later do? I just want to know ni. Because, if you can beg for something like this and you didn't latter get that thing. It will pain you die. Just my thought. I mean!

You see now sey. True true sey Nigeria na Jagajaga everything don scatter scatter. Nigeria don change name and become Zoogeria.

Nigerians don dey para ooooo.

I can't understand! You sey wetin?

Let's see what will happen this time around... Now that Buhari is not contesting.
I will just be observing anyway.

I beg! Who be the Drummer? I need to see the person!