Singer Baba Fryo has revealed that the Nigerian music industry is plagued by some issues which he has gone ahead to outline

Reggie Bush/ ghetto musician Baba Fryo.
Speaking exclusively to New Telegraph the
Dem Go Dey singer said the problem of
disunity formed a core of the reasons why
Ajegunle musicians who once dominated the
industry are nowhere in mainstream anymore.

Recall that Ajegunle was once known for star
names such as Nico Gravity, Daddy Showkey
and African China among others.
With the change in what used to be in
respect to the dominance in the music
industry the singer said envy and disunity
caused a lot of issues.
“There was no unity. You know that when people
fail to corporate or are back-biting one another,
you can’t get the best. Though they say ‘dog
don’t eat dog’, I don’t believe that. Ajegunle
people often backbite and are envious of one
another,” he said.
He also explained that he was doing his best
to leave a lasting legacy in the community
even though the younger artistes are
constantly showing a lack of being trusted.
He said: “The young artistes will get shows,
tells us lies that they didn’t collect any money
and we would later find out that they did. They
also engage in impersonation; they would call
someone to pretend like a particular artiste just
to collect his benefit.
“I have heard at different times that some
people used my name somewhere. This is the
level at which Ajegunle people have
degenerated. They would collect the money and
pretend as if nothing happened. At the end of
the day the artiste will get to know, but if you
challenge them they would deny it.
“Such thing kills creativity and causes problem.
When house is divided, it spoils many things
and all these bring Ajegunle music down. I am
worried and I am still trying my best. Some
artistes know me; if I have events I call them,
but the ones I refuse to call would go about to
rubbish my name.”
He downplayed rumours that he once quit
music owing to frustration and competiton in
the industry.
He however admitted that the system had
changed with the bulk of the sounds lacking
actual talent.
Fryo also explained that the music industry
has been disorganized by ‘yahoo and drug
boys’.
He said: “At present, we don’t have raw talent
in the music industry; people doing music now
are the yahoo and drug boys. They took over the
industry and the media. A yahoo boy could just
enter the studio because music is easy now
unlike before when you would have to pass
through many processes to bring out your
music.
“Then you would sing from the beginning of that
track till the end, but they cut corners nowadays
which also explain why their songs don’t last
more than six months. When they play some of
my songs like Denge Pose and Notice Me,
people still dance to it and remember the lyrics.
Many things have changed.”
The reggae singer has a single out now and
he titles Country No Send.

He talked about it saying his music is
intended to make people relieved from their
struggles.
“My latest single, Country No Send, means that
regardless of your status we are still in the
same journey of life. If you are using a big car
and I am using a small one, we are headed to
the same place and sometimes I can even get
there before you. So, my music gives people
hope and joy.”
Friday Igwe is a reggae/ dancehall singer
who is mostly remembered for his hit songs
Dem Go Dey Pose and Notice Me.
He goes by the stage name Baba Fryo and
was a prominent name in the ‘90s for his
style of ghetto music intertwined with the
reggae elements.