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I go through depression to make an album, says Ajebutter22
Akitoye Balogun, the rapper better known as Ajebutter22, says he usually goes through “depression” to make an album.
In January, Ajebutter22 unveiled his highly anticipated 15-track album titled ‘Soundtrack to the Good Life.’
In the latest episode of #WithChude, hosted by Chude Jideonwo, the media personality, the rapper spoke on his struggles with releasing the album.
Ajebutter22 said he had a lot of “self-doubt” but decided to release the project as an “opportunity to escape.”
“EP is less pressure, it is a freeing experience, you just have fun and make the music. For me, an album feels like pressure, for me to make an album I must go through depression,” he said.
“There is self-doubt, ‘is this good enough?’. There is so much overthinking. But all that doesn’t matter, because, for all the questions you ask yourself, you will still not know the answer.
“The best thing to do is release it, it is better to fail fast, if you are going to fail, you are going to fail. I am trying to give us an opportunity to escape. It is an opportunity to japa.
“But you don’t have to physically japa, you can do it in your mind. The album is the ‘Soundtrack to the Goodlife’ from Butter Nation. Butter Nation is not just my fan base, it is a place I invented.”
The alternative music star also revealed how he overcame the temptation to switch to a different music genre.
“I have other options; I didn’t think that music was the end. I went to look for job, although I was still making music. But then, what worked for me in music, was me and my own style,” he said.
“So, I won’t go and try something else. As a musician, you will always go back to what works for you. If the first time I made a hit there were 20 people in the room, anytime I am recording I will want 20 people in the room.
“So, I just went back to what worked for me. Even at the time when music wasn’t working, I was looking for jobs, I applied to Oando, Total, I even failed a personality test.”
The Lagos-based rapper also spoke about how he maintains a peaceful mentality while living in the city.
“I have deliberately designed my life to be like that because I can afford to, when I couldn’t afford to it was first a mental state,” he said.
“My last album was called ‘What happens in Lagos’, the album before that was called, ‘Anytime Soon’, as per when I blow. All the energy I take I just pour into the music. Everybody in Nigeria has an escape.
“Some people’s escape is to be loud and aggressive, and some people are to be chill, it’s all about the personality, but everybody has their way to escape. At this stage I am now, I have tried very much to control my environment.”
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‘U-24, preferably a virgin’ — Speed Darlington searches for a wife
Speed Darlington, the Nigerian rapper, has taken to social media to announce his search for a wife.
The rapper shared thirteen criteria the lady must meet while disclosing assets he owns via his Instagram page.
In the list, Darlington mentioned he wants a lady under 24 who is financially literate, dark-skinned, 5 feet 8 inches tall, second school graduate, preferably a virgin, and fluent in Igbo and English.
The rapper also added that interested individuals should send him “three colour pictures”.
The musician, whose real name is Darlington Okoye, is always in the news for controversial reasons.
In June 2023, Darlington said men are not meant to marry one wife.
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Williams Uchemba quits public gym to focus on Heaven
Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Williams Uchemba, has expressed his concerns about women who dress provocatively at the gym.
He recently announced that he has stopped attending public gyms due to the temptation caused by such attire, as he aims to avoid distractions and focus on his spiritual journey.
In response to the issue, Uchemba has taken the initiative to establish a gym at home to maintain his fitness routine without encountering these distractions.
The Nollywood actor is publicly appealing to women attending gyms to dress modestly, emphasizing that the increasing trend of indecent dressing in such settings is troubling.
Taking to his social media platform, Uchemba addressed the matter directly, urging women to reconsider their attire choices for the sake of male gym-goers’ focus and spiritual well-being.
“Ladies, should all the men stop coming to the gym? Because your indecent dressing is getting out of hand. It’s becoming appalling. I’m tired,” he expressed.
“Please, try and dress decently to the gym. Some men are determined to make heaven, please don’t distract us. Every time one comes to the gym, he is forced to see what he didn’t intend to see.”
Uchemba humorously lamented the situation, indicating that he has taken the drastic step of setting up a gym at home to avoid the temptation altogether. He emphasized his commitment to maintaining a focused and spiritually-aligned lifestyle, even if it meant sacrificing the convenience of a public gym.
“You ladies have made up your mind to prevent Nigerian men from going to heaven but it won’t work because I’ve left the gym. I’ve set up a gym in my house because I cannot cope. I want to make heaven,” he concluded.
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I’m a warrior, says Nick Cannon amid battle with lupus
Nick Cannon, the American television host, has shared the medical treatment he undergoes for his lupus diagnosis.
Lupus is an incurable and inflammatory disease caused when the immune system attacks its tissues rather than the bad bacteria and viruses.
Cannon shared a picture where he is seen having a blood work via his Instagram story.
In the post, the movie star described himself as a “lupus warrior” while saying “health is the real wealth”.
“Constant reminder that health is the real wealth!!! #lupuswarrior,” he wrote.
Cannon revealed his battle with lupus in 2012. Since then, he has detailed his journey via his social media pages.
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