Legendary
DJ Jimmy Jatt has openly reacted to the saga that ensued after Jan 1 Headies
Awards that took place in Lagos.
Apparently
angry with the manner Olamide and Don Jazzy acted after Reekado Banks was
presented the coveted award for Next Rated, Jimmy Jatt decided to take on all
parties involved, including the award organizers.
Read
below;
When
i wrote my first open letter to Headies on December 29, 2013, the majority
opinions i got was that i was correct while others felt i was just an
“Attention seeker”.
Headies
as an award should be credibile and not just over hyped. We have hundreds of
award shows every year in Nigeria and they are not as controversial as this
one. Headies as an award are still not appreciating certain artiste, producers,
entertainers and Dj’s who work 24/7 to make sure they bring out the best. They
give us the impression that once you are not nominated or you do not win, you
have not started your career;This is a BIG LIE. Over the years, All Ayo
Animashaun and HipTv family have proven that it is Money over Integrity and
that is why he always ignores the choices of majority of Nigerians or could it
be that they innocently don’t even know what they are doing?
I
am not here to analyse the faults of headies in full but you can read the other
complains on twitter with the hashtag #TheHeadies2015.
Firstly,
I noticed your hall was half empty. Your live broadcast that you always brag
about had the picture quality of NTA channel 10 and your technical crew were
going offline every time things became awkward and they immediately have to
switch to “lyrics on the go” to cover up your shame. I watched BET African
awards live and Mtv and i can see a very huge difference in all aspects. You
still have a lot to learn. Another disturbing fact is that headies as an award
is
creating
bad blood among colleagues in the Nigerian music scene. Headies is the reason
why we have not seen collaborations among certain musicians. Tell me why Phyno,
Davido, Falz, Solidstar and many other music producers and artiste who have
been topping charts this year where not recognized?
Next
Rated
Now
Of all the categories, this is the only one worth arguing over.Even though this
is not a voting category, I stand by million of Nigerians to say that Lil Kesh
or Kiss daniel deserve the award. What are the reasons? Lil Kesh has more hit
tracks, Swag, Stage performance, Composure and in the long run Lil Kesh may
last longer for years to come. Infact, i will rather invest N10m on Lil kesh
career than Reekado’s. That is not to say Reekado is not hardworking or he does
not have the talent but lil kesh has that special something. Infact Reekado
still does not have any Hit track to date. Yes !!!!! I say that with all sense
of authority. Songs like Corner, Sugar baby, Catapult are NOT hit tracks, they
are just popular and they could have gone National but they are NOT hit tracks.
Dont confuse a popular song with a Hit track. Let me explain, As a DJ if i dont
play “Gbese” “Efejoku” “Shoki” “Reggae Blues” “Woju” “Laye” “Godwin” at any
party, i will have loads of people coming to request for them but people dont
disturb me if i do not play Reekado banks songs. Do you get the point? In fact
another proof Reekado still does not own a hit track is that an average
Nigerian parent who do not follow music still know songs like “Woju” “Bobo”,
“Ojuelegba” and “Efejoku”. While i was writing this, i played reekado’s songs
to the older generation and they claimed never to have heard them.
YBNL
VS MAVIN
This
was actually the most interesting part of the show for those who stayed awake
to attend or watch the show. Now the beef is official and it is part of the bad
blood that headies have caused. Olamide was not referring to anybody in
particular during Adekunle Gold’s acceptance speech but Don Jazzy had to
mention Olamide’s name and the beef became real on twitter with Olamide
referring to the Don as a “Bastard”. Don jazzy should NOT have mentioned
Olamide’s name in the first place and saying “he should come and collect the
car if he wants”. Now people are taking sides and everyone saw when Olamide
threw the microphone away and his beloved “red cup’ he poses with in almost all
his music videos. In my own view, It shows how unruly and empty he is
intellectually. Olamide wants to be a Kanye west so bad and he feels he can do
anything and go scott free. This was the same guy who cursed Linda Ikeji for
reporting a story about his “love child” and claimed it was a rumour till we
confirmed it was actually true. Baba Miliano (Olamide) your alter ego Kanye
west started becoming responsible when he gave birth, when will you stop
sounding like a thug in your songs and be a role model for those who are
watching you? You refer to yourself as a Rapper but i say it to your face that
you are now a bloody singer so shut up. I wonder why you where not nominated in
the R&B category since you are now a professional singer.
Back
to the Mavins, If we look at this from another angle, Reekado needs the car
more than Lil kesh since Olamide already bought Kesh a black Range Rover sport
around March, 2015. Instead of Jazzy to buy his “children’ (as he refers to his
label mates) a car, he will be giving out free recharge card on twitter to buy
peoples heart. At least Reekado, Korede and Di’ja will stop going around lagos
with Cabs. It should be noted that Davido is also a major cause of this, he
tweeted it some months back that Lil Kesh should pull a “Kanye” on Headies if
he does not win. Kesh was probably too timid so his oga OluwaKanye Olamide did
the dirty job and refered to that as “Fighting for the poor boy”
In
conclusion
All
Nigerian artiste and producers, do not place your hope on the Headies which
should now be referred to as “The Leggings”. Do not say because you where not
recognized it means you are not trying, keep doing what you are doing and let
the headies keep on doing what they are known for – NONSENSE.. !!! Do not
forget to send your insults and blessing to the writer @Baddestdjtimmy and tell
me exactly how you feel. I also need someone to clear this please, Don Jazzy
said ” The organizers told him to call Reekado to come…So he left Alibaba’s
show” Does that mean he knew Reeky was going to win that category? Cynthia
Morgan was absent and i am sure the organisers did not tell Jude Okoye to tell
Cynthia Morgan to rush down there. You be the judge !!!!!
Source: Jimmy Jatt
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