On what he thought about the Next Rated Category at the Headies 2015 which sparked up some controversies, this is what he had to say:


The next rated category is one that is highly rated among singers and being nominated alone is a big deal to me because past winners have done very well for themselves after the awards. However, winning does not guarantee your success or showmanship as a musician. Firstly, I am grateful to the organisers of the award for nominating me and I I’m extremely happy. Regarding the controversy, Reekado Banks had a good year in 2015 and he is a hard worker. He deserves everything he gets. Kiss Daniel also did very well last year; he had three hit songs last year and some of the songs are my favourite. Lil Kesh, my brother, also had back to back hits last year. It should be a big deal for anyone who was nominated, but it is only one person that would take home the prize. It is a voting category and I guess the fans chose their favourite.


Talking about his reaction to Etcetera’s negative article about his song with Asa?

 I don’t think the article was objective. I read the article and Etcetera is a freelance writer who does not speak the opinion of the people. He says what he feels. I have read some of his past articles and they are the same, he says what he thinks and feels is right and I feel everyone has a right to their opinion. Etcetera, being a musician, might feel that there are some certain elements missing in a song, but I see tweets from fans, I hear my song being played across radio stations in Africa and people tell me that they love the song and feel blessed by it. That is all that matters to me. I am not doing music for it to be anaylsed, I am doing music for people to feel blessed and inspired to do great things. I do music for my message to impact on people’s lives and not for people to say that I did not sing a particular note properly or spell a word right. That is not my goal. My goal is to make people happy and as long as people are being blessed by my songs, that is all that matters. 


On dating DJ CUPPY and Zahra Buhari:

Cuppy is my friend and I love her. There was one that I was with Zahra Buhari as well and people began to speculate. They are my people and that is it.

A lot of Nigerian celebrities and showbiz personalities have been quite vocal politically, expressing their thoughts as regards the conduct of free and fair elections while some even campaigned overtly for candidates of their choice. Sadly, while every other Nigerian damned the elements to participate in the general elections , some celebrities decided to attend to other activities. Most of them were out of town to headline concerts in other parts of the world while some others decided to lie low and keep calm in their various homes. We bring you a list of celebrities that did not participate in the elections.

1. DAVIDO
HKN boss, Davido left the shores of Nigeria on Friday, March 27, 2015 in a private jet along with members of his HKN Gang which includes B-Red, Deekay and Kamal Ajiboye. He’s billed to headline the 5th edition of the Afrobeat festival in Kenya today, thus he won’t be voting either Buhari or Jonathan....

2. FLAVOUR
He departed Lagos on Thursday, March 26, 2015 to headline the Dance Afrique concert in London. On his arrival in UK, he’s been sharing pictures of his media rounds in London....

3. PSQUARE
Along with Flavour, Paul and Peter Okoye are also listed as headlining acts for Dance Afrique concert in London....

4. RUGGEDMAN
The veteran rapper embarked on a tour of China 2weeks ago where’s he’s been performing in a couple of cities in China. He’s however not returned to the country and won’t be voting in today’s election as well....

5. FUNKE AKINDELE
She’s a co-host of the Dance Afrique concert in London, so she joins Flavour and Psquare in London....

6. WIZKID
Starboy boss, Wizkid is yet to return from his trip to Dubai where he performed on Thursday March 26, 2015 at the Industry Nite, Dubai. After his performance on Thursday, he hosted a private Yacht party on Friday at the Dubai Marina Yacht club with his artiste, L.A.X....

7. ICEPRINCE
On March 12, 2015, the rapper left Nigeria for South Africa, he spent a few days there then he headed to the United States for the SXSW Festival in Houston. The rapper is currently in Atlanta....

8. DJ CUPPY
 Pretty female disc jockey, DJ Cuppy also arrived Kenya in a private jet yesterday for her performance at the Pan African Finale of the Airtel/Trace music star to be headlined by Senegal-born American superstar, Akon....

9. MAHEEDA
 Nudity queen, Maheeda doesn’t really care much about politics, she’s in Australia working out in her pants and highs heels and is nowhere near Nigeria’s borders to participate in the election....

10. DJ SPINALL
Fondly called ‘The Cap’, DJ Spinall is on tour of the United States. As recently as last night, he performed at Club Zanzibar in Houston and he won’t be voting surely...

Fast rising disc jockey DJ CUPPY graduated from the King’s College London today Monday 21st July 2014 with a degree in Business Management.The Nigerian tourism ambassador and daughter of business mogul Femi Otedola had 2.1 honours. She has also been admitted to New York University for her Masters program in Business Music Management.