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Nigerian rapper, Ice Prince has said he doesn’t support anybody who puts down Nigerian hip-hop.
The revered entertainer made this known as a guest during a radio interview on Soundcity FM
In his words: “I am not in support of anybody putting down Nigerian hip hop or Nigerian rap because I believe that Nigerian rappers are doing quite well.
“We are not hip hop frenzy in Nigeria, to be honest. We have always loved pop music. Even before Afrobeats started popping, we were dancing Makossa.
“Hip hop artistes that are present now, we must give kudos to them, they are doing well. You can’t put any South African hip hop artist next to Ycee, Yung6ix, Dremo.
“These guys are doing worldwide stuff, probably even more than the South African rappers we keep comparing ourselves to. We are doing dope stuff.”
When asked how he feels being the most streamed African rapper on Spotify in 2018, Ice Prince said he “was surprised because, for a little bit, I have not gone hard as I should, so waking up to see that news was very inspiring, encouraging”.
The ‘Ole ku’ singer said he feels privileged to be among the crop of Nigerian artistes breaking boundaries globally with music.
He said: “What a time to be a Nigerian artiste. To even be mentioned as a Nigerian artiste at this time is a big honour. I am very happy with what our artistes are doing. Shout out to Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, Patoranking… There are certain artistes that are opening doors in certain places, Mr Eazi. To the ladies too; Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shay, Yemi Alade.
Ice Prince also noted that he will release a book called ‘The Nigerian Dream’ and a movie about his life, titled ‘Me vs Me’, in 2019.
I didn’t believe Ice Prince’s ‘Oleku’ was going to be a hit song- M.I