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Maryam Apaokagi, the popular Nigerian skit maker, who is also known as Taaooma, has opened up about her career.
She revealed how enjoyable it was to have featured Canadian – American, King Bach and actor Terry Crews in her comedy skits adding that she has been grinding in the industry about a decade ago.
In an interview with content creator, Egungun of Lagos, Taaooma who is well known for her versatility in performing different parts in her skits expressed delight having worked with Terry and Bach on her recent comedy videos.
Expressing eagerness to film with more renowned persons, she promised to feature more international celebrities.
Speaking on the challenging part of her job, Taaooma said that dressing for each character she wanted to represent was one of the difficulties she had while playing her several parts.
The comedian claimed to have ten years of experience in the comedy industry, adding that she shoots and edits her videos herself.
In her words: “it’s already 10 years now. I shoot and edit my videos myself. It was very nice experience to shoot videos with Terry Crews and King Bach.
“I love it and I look forward for more. I’m looking on to shoot with a lot of people as it comes but I don’t want to start mentioning names”
Big Brother Naija reality star Chichi has announced her retirement from exotic dancing.
In a video shared via her Instagram story, Chichi revealed that she is now retired.
She disclosed this while bragging to her hair stylist after she rejected her offer to give her a free lap dance.
She said, “Let me give you a lap dance. Stay na. Free lap dance” to which the stylist replied, “I don’t want.”
Chichi fumed, “When I was an exotic dancer do you know how much I charge?”
Daily Post recalls that Chichi revealed in an interview last year that being a stripper saved her life.
She stated that one of the reasons she went on the Big Brother Naija show was to “let Nigerians know that stripping does not make you a h*e. It is just another way of making quick money. You don’t really have to sleep around to make money as a stripper. It’s actually a profession.”
Popular Nigerian actor, Tobi Bakre has shared an adorable photo with his son.
The former reality star took to the ‘X’ platform to share the cute image.
They both stood right in front of a large mirror in the living room.
The father of two captioned the picture with just two emoji symbolizing a father-son display.
Oluwadolarz, a Nigerian musician and content creator, claims that some of his comedy business peers have declined to help him in his profession.
He claimed that this was how he had previously assisted and accommodated them.
Oluwadolarz said added that there is no love in the industry as some want people to believe.
The sketch creator bemoaned in a recent interview with Echoo Room that, despite reaching out to them, his peers in the content creation sector failed to promote his debut EP.
He specifically stated that Lord Lamba and Sydney Talker, who had previously shared a residence with him, had not been supportive of him either.
He claimed that his experiences inspired him to begin work on a documentary that will highlight both the dearth of assistance in the content creation sector and his personal narrative.
Oluwadolarz declared that he was engaged on a documentary. It will center on my experience and the people in the industry who I have supported but who did not materialize for me.
“Despite contacting them, not a single comedian or skit creator backed my EP that I released. Strangely enough, even after I dropped my EP and they showed no support, I still help them out when they come out to me.
“Sydney Talker resided with me for around three or four months after coming to Lagos. Sydney, then, is one of my friends. Even though we were close at the time, he wasn’t into my music. No one bought my songs. I just dropped an EP, that’s all. Bae U just shared that on his story. To promote the EP, Officer Woos and I recorded a skit, but I was unable to release it because it would be the sole promotional video available to other skit creators.
Boy Spyce, a well-known artist from Nigeria, has praised Simi, a female colleague.
He said that despite the trolls’ efforts to minimize her skills, she is incredibly talented.
Remember how Simi was criticized by some fans who thought her voice was repetitive and demanded that she change it?
Boy Spyce, who seemed to be responding to the criticism, stated that Simi was an inspiration for a song he was creating and emphasized that critics were unaware of Simi’s true potential.
The Mavin Records musician posted the following on his X handle: “Writing a ballad tune right now in my car and listening to Simi’s Simisola album for inspiration. Oh my goodness, you guys are unaware of that woman’s talent!
Singer Korede Bello, from Nigeria, declared that he would rather make people happy than win a Grammy.
He claims that he values making people happy more than winning any accolades.
That’s what he said in a recent interview.
The Godwin hitmaker stated in the interview that Nigerian musicians shouldn’t base their legitimacy on international accolades like the Grammys.
“There is a common pidgin saying that roughly translates to ‘one will eat where they work,'” he said. As artists, validation for our work is something we “eat” in large quantities. It is fantastic to get your great art recognized. And that has the potential to greatly inspire others to create better art.
In my view, an artist is already a winner when they make it to the nomination list for a significant prize. Everything else is arbitrary. But I think that rewards should come before awards.
Returns on investment or commercial success are two possible forms of rewards. In this manner, one is assured that the quality of their efforts will determine their results. Honors are nice, but there’s nothing greater than knowing that your work brings joy to a large number of people.
Regarding the strangest location from which he has drawn inspiration, Korede declared, “There is no place that is too weird to draw inspiration from, in my opinion.” Everything can serve as inspiration because everything is art. An exquisite “place” to make art is in pain.
The well-known Nigerian musician Ayodeji Balogun, better known by his stage name Wizkid, is not an Afrobeats artist, as he has made clear.
The singer cautioned fans not to expect an Afrobeats version of him on the project, even as he announced via his Instagram story on Saturday that his next album was ready.
He urged fans of Afrobeats not to download his new album.
He wrote, “Album done! See you soon b*tches!
“And abeg if you like Pakurumo Wizkid, don’t download this new album. In fact, delete me from your playlist and your life!
“If you like Afrobeats, don’t download my album. I’m not a f*cking Afrobeats artiste. I am not Afro anything.”
He further stated that he was at a point in his life when he was actively seeking for love and did not want to be toxic anymore.