Nigerian singer Odumodublvck has commended fellow artists Ayra Starr and Tems for breaking into the music industry despite the challenges they face as female musicians.
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In a recent interview with Madam Joyce on her podcast, the singer reminisced about a moment when he encountered Tems during a flight to London and praised both her and Ayra Starr for their accomplishments.
He started, “There was a time I was coming to London with Tems’ manager. We were on the same flight so I told Tems ‘Big ups, you did it! What you and Ayra Starr have done is bigger than anything Wizkid has done or what Burna Boy has done. Quote me anywhere.”
He emphasized a prevalent issue faced by female artists in the industry, where they are frequently pressured for sexual favors by music producers or show promoters.
“It is bigger than anything Fela has done because as a female artist out of every 10 show promoters, five want to have sex with you. Out of 10 producers, five want to fuck you and out of 10 artistes you look up to or the people you want to help you, they want to knack you,” the singer posited.
"What Tems and Ayra Starr have done is bigger than anything Wizkid, Burna, and Fela have done"
– OdumoduBlvck pic.twitter.com/Jhc39GNlZg
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He expressed admiration for the female artists for their success in spite of the challenges they have faced.
“I can’t imagine being a babe and being in that situation, do you understand? So imagine after dodging all those things you still made good music,” he said.
He continued, “The number one hardest job in this world is being a woman, that’s the hardest job ever. Then the second one is being an artist because there are over like 100 million artistes and like 60,000 songs are dropped every day, so why should they listen to yours? There’s no guaranteed payment as an artist, you have to make it for people to pay you. It took me five or six years to get my first good check so imagine now being a babe and being an artist and you make it.”
Odumodublvck then broke into applause for the female singers who have achieved success in the industry.
Watch full interview below:
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