Mr Eazi is catching a lot of flak over his comment that Nigerian musicians are now adopting his style of music for quick hits.
The comment moved Runtown to give the ‘Leg Over’ crooner a clap back.
Patoranking is the latest Nigerian colleague to lash out at Mr Eazi for
dare saying he brought the Ghanaian influence on the Nigerian music
scene.
In a recent interview on Cool FM Lagos ‘Girlie O‘ crooner talked
about his venture to Ghana in search of greener pastures and also
weighed in on the influence of Ghanaian sound on Nigerian music.
Patoranking said, “Nigerians are very powerful people and if they
like your song, you are likely to be a success in Africa. There was a
point in my life that I travelled to Ghana in search of greener pastures
but I ended up trekking and sleeping on the streets. I decided to come
back to Nigeria. Then I released ‘Alubarika’ and ‘Girlie O.’ Both songs
were a hit and in no time, I was invited to perform in Ghana, Kumasi
Stadium to be precise. When they came to pick me, I counted the number
of cars and it was 13. I was very surprised but was grateful to God.”
He also disagreed on Mr Eazi’s claim of introducing Nigerians to the Ghanaian sound.
“We have been having this cultural exchange with Ghana way back since
the time Tuface sang ‘My love’ which featured VIP from Ghana. Tic Tac
and Tony Tetuila sang ‘Fefe ne efe.’ The musical cultural exchange
between Nigeria and Ghana has been going on even before I finished
secondary school. It is false for Mr. Eazi to say he started that style
of music because he did not help me sing my hit song, ‘My Woman.’ I did
it myself and the song is a global hit song. It is the biggest afrobeat
song in the Caribbean. I do not agree with his statement. It is wrong.”
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