“Music Videos Now Cost Me N30m, It Used to Be N7m”: Basketmouth Laments Over Country’s Economy
- Nigerian comedian and music executive Basketmouth is overwhelmed by the sudden price hike in the country
- In a recent media interview, the comic merchant shared how things have become more expensive in the entertainment industry since the inflation
- Bright recounted how much it cost to shoot a music video months back in comparison to the current amount needed for him to do another for his newest song
Popular Nigerian comedian and music executive Bright Okpocha, best known as Basketmouth, has lamented the rising cost of making music videos in the country.
Basketmouth noted that the typical charge in the sector used to be between 7 and 7.5 million naira, but at the moment, it is currently between 27 and 30 million naira.
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He chose a holdup video instead of a standard music video for "Party," the lead single from his upcoming album "Uburu," since he couldn't afford to spend more than N25 million on a traditional music video.
Basketmouth revealed as much in an interview with The Beat 99.9 FM radio station.
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Comedian Destalker shares details of misunderstanding with Basketmouth
Still on Basketmouth, Legit.ng earlier reported that Destalker took a bold step by publicly addressing a heated issue between him and the veteran comedian, Basketmouth.
During a chat on The Honest Bunch podcast hosted by Nedu Wazobia, Destalker shared how some of his senior colleagues hindered his progress.
He revealed that he wrote proposals to sponsors who would have to seek approval from some of his senior colleagues.
AY Comedian shares details on beef with Basketmouth
Meanwhile, AY Makun dished out information regarding his viral feud with his colleague Basketmouth.
AY spoke on an incident that led Basketmouth to call him after years of not talking to each other.
In an interview with Chude, the comedian mentioned that, in the history of his knowing Basketmouth, he would not stoop to the level of apologising for anything.
Basketmouth apologises to AY over 17-year-old beef
Basketmouth said he had forgiven his colleague AY for the things he did, intentional or not, to offend him and called for peace and harmony. The comedian said this in a recent apology video.
He asked AY to forgive him for anything he might have said or done during their 17-year-old beef that affected him.
Not stopping there, Basketmouth also tendered an apology to anyone he must have offended by his actions or words.
Source: Legit.ng
