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Sensational Fuji artiste, Abass Akande Obesere has said he would leverage on the buzz his trending song, ‘ Egungun be careful’ has been generating.
In his words:“Firstly, I thank God. Being able to be relevant over a long period is what professionalism is about. There is something we call ‘playback’ in the music industry— that is a song that has a long lifespan and is still relevant years after its release. Any song that doesn’t have ‘playback’ is not good. In my song, Overthrow, I sang that I, Omo rapala, had taken over. That record is still being played and other albums such as Mr Teacher, OBTK, Asakasa are still relevant. Many of my albums are like that. It’s just that Egungun Be Careful is the most trending at the moment. It is God that made it so and He told me that He would promote me from generation to generation. It is a big plus for me and I appreciate everybody associating themselves with me
“I would soon release a remix of that song (Egungun Be Careful). You know it was the restriction of motorbikes and tricycles by the Lagos State government that led to its resurgence of the song. The song was basically used to tell motorcyclists to be careful on the expressway”, he told Punch.
Asked why Fuji artistes hardly collaborate with one another, he said: “The entertainment industry in the days of yore is different from the one of today. There is no love and unity among us and some people don’t want the progress of others. Giving chances to up-and-coming artistes should be encouraged because we do not know who could help one in one’s career. I am ready to sing with up-and-coming artistes because I know that we can benefit from one another. Even if I have to make the remix of Egungun Be Careful more than 20 times, there is nothing wrong with that because people are enjoying it.”
On why fuji artistes rarely collaborate with one another, Akande said, “It is because there’s is no love and unity amongst us. As for me, I love everyone. I also appreciate people and try as much as possible to relate with a few.”