Omah Lay Talks about Being Owner of Afro-Depression and His Colleagues Copying Him, Clip Trends

• Nigerian singer Omah Lay was recently on Billboard's News, where he talked about his upcoming album and the future of Afrobeats
• During the conversation, Omah Lay shared how happy he was that his fans were the ones who named his style of music and genre
• He noted that his style of music Afro-depression is so unique that every other artist now copy at least a thing or two from it

Renowned Afrobeats star Stanley Omah Dibia, better known as Omah Lay, recently spoke about his upcoming album and what his fans should expect from him this time.

However, during his conversation with Billboard News, Omah Lay fired a few jabs at his Afrobeats colleagues in Nigeria.

He noted that many of them have begun to lose connection with the core of what Afrobeats truly stands for and the originality of the sounds.

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Omah also talked about starting a new form of Afrobeats tagged as Afro-Depression.

"I fathered it" - Omah Lay

The singer noted that he was conscious about creating a new sound, and it wasn't that he stumbled on it.

He further talked about his fans naming it Afro-depression, noting that he is happy to have created something and that his fans are connected.

Omah Lay also took a shot at his colleagues, noting that his colleagues now copy different elements of the new sound he created.

This video is coming days after Omah accused one of his colleagues of stealing his idea for a new project and using it for his album.

Watch the viral interview below:

Netizens react to Omah Lay's viral interview

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Here are some of the comments that trailed Omah Lay's interview about creating a new sound:

@LonleyCharlie_:

"Omah lay dropping facts."

@Khriskubana1:

"I really wish some Nigerian artists would have the balls to call out people who steal their stuffs like their other colleagues in the US 🇺🇸 ..not just throwing unknown jabs."

@Riquelme1010:

"Where did he get the stuff he has from? Out of thin air? Didn’t he take a bit of some other people stuff to form his own? Ow he created it from scratch?"

@Talented_Aiseh:

"Lol... No be only copy. People have been making sad and conscious music long before you arrived sir."

@davidsarge71:

"No be you be the first to do afro depression na."

@Katerflamesz:

"Why is he suddenly talking about people copying is stuff?? I haven’t heard anyone sound like him lately fr he should stop with this Imaginary Enemy he’s creating."

@Thatchelseaboy:

"Omah lay I love you but just shut up abeg."

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@X_olokpa:

"Real talk. Asides Brymo, none of y'all dey practice Afrobeat."

@Yab_Them:

"Afrobeats died when Rema blew up in 2019. The entry barrer went too low."

Omah Lay shares disturbing message

In other entertainment news, Legit.ng recalls reporting how Omah Lay got his fans worried and confused after he shared a disturbing comment on his social media pages.

In a post on Twitter, the Godly crooner declared that he lost his way in what looked like self-appraisal of himself and was willing to return to God.

Omah Lay also said goodbye to an act he didn't mention in the tweet, raising concerns about what it could be.

Proofread by Kola Muhammed, journalist and copyeditor at Legit.ng

Source: Legit.ng