not ready to be swept under the carpet.
His
music career may not be as commercially
successful as it used to be but the popular
artiste of the defunct Remedies group cannot
forget his contributions to the music industry
in Nigeria.
In a chat with Saturday Beats, the rapper said
he taught Timaya how to be a success in the
industry.
“Timaya served under me. My entertainment
outfit, Lakreem, did everything possible for
people like Timaya. He is my boy and he was
brought to me from the streets. I remember
him living in my house for four years and I
showed him how to be successful. I
remember asking him to go back to Bayelsa,
read about its history and do a song about it
for his people. He went and did that even
though now he praises himself in most of his
songs. He is my boy. He is a social crusader
because he learnt from me. He learnt
everything from me even though he never told
the press that he worked for me as an artiste.
He is my boy. There are more songs in
Timaya that are so powerful; you have not
heard the best of Timaya. If you graduate
from Lakreem, you must be successful
because of the training you get. Lakreem
does not sign anybody, instead we support
people’s career,” he said.
Abdulkareem explained that his entertainment
outfit is not the type to map out an
agreement with an artiste. He said that
instead of a contract, he has a gentleman’s
agreement with artistes in case there is any
unforeseen problem in the future, it would not
affect their relationship.
Eedris also claimed he contributed to the
success of KCee.
“I took KCee and Presh to Baba Keke and he
promoted them. I bought the Star Quest form
for KC Presh back then. There are a lot of
things that have happened that many people
do not know. I intentionally did not want to
blow my trumpet but I think it is time to clear
out some issues,” he said.
