C’s three year old marriage has slowed down his career, well you should read this!
rapper and father of two who
hasn’t released a song as great as 10/10, since he got married in 2012 says the hiatus has nothing to do with
getting married.
I got married in July 2012. Later that year, I released Tony Montana.
The song did a lot for me. I have released songs with Phyno
and Flavour. At least, I release two, three singles every year. The
truth of the matter is that, I am a Nigerian artiste not a Lagos
artiste. We have fans all across Nigeria.
Sometimes you will realize
some songs are bigger in the East than in the West because of that, when
you are getting an opinion from someone from the West, to have a
holistic view you need to understand that some songs are big in the West
and they might not be big in the East.
After
I got married, I was a Glo ambassador for two years. I am now Yudala
ambassador. I have always had stuffs going on. I think if people say
that marriage has affected my career, I think what they mean is that
since I got married, I have not released a song like 10/10. But the
truth of the matter is, you cannot do a song like 10/10 again. 2Face
cannot do African Queen again. Wande Coal cannot do Bumper to Bumper
again. That is the way music works. I am happy that 10/10 made a lot
of impact on my career. My job is to continue to work hard, make more
music.
How did they react when you announced you were getting married?
I got text messages showing disappointment. A good friend of mine who is
also a musician told me that when he got married, he lost some fans and
also gained some. Some didn’t want you married. They want to fantasize
on the possibility of being your woman. I got married because I found a
friend, a companion that I want to spend the rest of my life with. That
was the best decision I made. It made me a better person. I take
pictures with my female fans, I sign autographs with them, anything
outside that is inappropriate.
No, people intentionally want baby mama for their own reasons. At times,
it is accidental. Part of the reasons I decided to get married when I
did was because I didn’t want to find myself in that situation. I don’t
believe in raising kids out of wedlock, it is not easy. It is very
difficult. If I wasn’t married, I would be more concerned about
settling down than having a friend who will give me a baby.