A popular DJ. Timmy, 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, Timmy decided to
take on all parties involved in the imbroglio, including the award
organizers.
“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 dont 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.
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 Morgann to rush
down there.”
You be the judge !!!!!
