"Rise & Stand Burna Boy And Timaya": Benkrezt Challenges Singers To Imitate Olamide, Help South-South Artists
- Young Nigerian singer Benkrezt has taken to social media to call out his senior colleagues Burna Boy and Timaya for not doing enough to support upcoming artists
- Benkrezt compared both musicians to their counterpart Olamide detailing how the singer has helped a lot of Yoruba artists and helped them become superstars
- He further noted that there are a lot of talented young artists in the south, especially in Port Harcourt, who only need a platform like that of Timaya and Burna Boy to become stars
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Young Nigerian singer Benkrezt has, in an uncharacteristic way, taken to his Insta-story to slam Burna Boy and Timaya for both not doing enough to support upcoming artists from the south-south region of the country.
Benkrezt, in his public statement, called out his senior colleagues to follow in the footstep of the famous rapper Olamide and use their platforms to help promote upcoming singers.
Source: Instagram
Olamide has been hailed by many for spotting talents like Fireboy DML, Asake, Lil Keh, Phyno, Naira Marley, Lyta, Zlatan Ibile, Viktoh, and Portable. And the truth is that these guys got their big breaks in the music industry only after Olamide took them under his wings and used his platform to promote them.
Benkrezt, a Port-Harcourt-based singer, has urged Burna Boy and Timaya to take up the challenge and help promote more upcoming acts.
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See the singer's statement below:
"Olamide has helped a lot of local content (artists) from the west (Lasgidi) rise & stand Burna Boy and Timaya, please do the same in the south (Port Harcourt), we use God beg una. Plenty talents dey for south but helpers far from us."
Source: Instagram
"Olamide changed my life & career till today": Zlatan Ibile speaks about Baddo's greatness, video trends
Nigerian indigenous singer Zlatan Ibile in a video that has gone viral, spoke about the goodness and greatness of veteran music star Olamide.
Zlatan Ibile listed the many lives Olamide has changed in the music industry, including his. He mentioned that Adekunle Gold, Pheelz, Young John, Fireboy DML, and Asake are many beneficiaries of Olamide's goodness.
The Zanku label owner, in a clip, also recounted how Olamide reached out to him via phone, adding that the YBNL boss took him to another state to record his first song.
Source: Legit.ng
