defunct Afro-pop singing trio, Plantashun Boyz, Ahmedu
Augustine, widely known as Blackface, who called out
fellow musician, Wizkid in a recent track has opened up
on his ‘rift’ with the star boy.
Blackface who spoke exclusively to Saturday Beats
earlier in the week, said the young hip-hop artiste had
been copying many of his songs for a long time but he
decided to keep quiet just to let peace reign.
The Benue State-born performer however said he
decided to speak out now because he could no
longer sit and watch someone else take the glory for his
efforts.
The latest controversy follows the release of a new song
by Blackface titled Killa where he was believed to have
taken a swipe on Wizkid for allegedly copying many of
his songs especially two tracks from his Dancehall
Business album released in 2010.
“If you check properly, you would realise that
Wizkid’s hit, Ojuelegba, sounds exactly the
same as the track 13 on my dancehall album
released as far back as 2010. You need to
listen to that album to know what I am
talking about. The song is so similar that I
think it shouldn’t be that way.
“Well, in Killa, I sang that “they tried to copy
my melody,” and the bloggers got a hint of
the gist and put their reports out. What I said
is the truth and I am going to get to the root
of this matter because I deserve justice.
“The Ojuelegba song has made so much
revenue for Wizkid. I am not bothered about
that but I want the industry to be in a
position whereby people will understand that
some of the artistes and the songs they are
cheering is someone else’s efforts, especially
fellow artistes that they are doing everything
to bring down. All they are doing is to bring
down Blackface and to say that he is not
relevant in the industry. Some people are
bent on killing my legacy. I believe there is
definitely a gang-up against me in the
industry and this has been going on for a
long time,” he said.
Asked if he had taken on Wizkid personally on the
matter, the dancehall artiste said he did his best in that
regard but that the response from the Star Boy act
shocked him.
To get justice on this issue, Blackface disclosed to
Saturday Beats that he could seek legal redress if
Wizkid or others do not refrain from stealing his
intellectual properties.
“There was a time Wizkid followed me on
twitter and I told him that I don’t want him
taking my songs and that if he wants to do
any of my rhythm, he should let me know. I
told him that because I was just being a big
brother to him. I told him that our songs
can’t be sounding so similar and that if he
wants anything, he should let me know.
“But after some time, he ‘unfollowed’ me and
it was shortly after then that the Ojuelegba
song was released. I don’t have any problem
with Wizkid or any other person, all I am
saying is that they shouldn’t be tampering
with my songs because those are my
properties.
“Wizkid and I do different kinds of music and
he doesn’t have my type of skill. I don’t have
a problem with that. I am only bothered when
somebody takes my song and tries to turn it
around into theirs without giving me due
credit,” he said.
Efforts to reach Wizkid to react to Blackface’s claims
proved abortive as his phone numbers were switched
off. His manager, Sunday Are, couldn’t be reached as
his line was switched off as well.
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