- Nigerian rapper OdumoduBlvck expresses his aspiration to become the “Wizkid of rap” in Nigeria.
- He stated that despite his ability to deliver core hip-hop like Eminem, he has deliberately chosen not to.
- He argues that Nigerians are unable to comprehend hip-hop.
- OdumoduBlvck, in a podcast interview, stated that Nigerians favor melodic music, and to achieve commercial success, he decided to simplify his rap.
Nigerian rapper OdumoduBlvck expresses his dream of becoming the Wizkid of rap in Nigeria.
He added that, while he has the potential to deliver core hip-hop like American artistes Eminem, he has decided not to.
According to him, Nigerians simply do not comprehend hip-hop.
In a recent podcast interview, OdumoduBlvck offered his thoughts. He believes that melodic music is more popular among Nigerians, thus he opted to dumb down his rap to ensure commercial success.
He mentioned that his goal is to make Nigerian rap entertaining, similar to how Wizkid revolutionized R&B in Nigeria.
According to him, while some Nigerian artists have explored pure rap, they have failed to elicit the essential excitement from fans.
He said:
“Some Nigerians did pure rap but they didn’t make it exciting for people to gravitate towards it.
“People said my rap sounds like nursery school rhymes. I dumbed it down so I can sell these records, so you don’t have to think twice. When you listen to my rap, if you understand the lingo you get it once. You don’t have to go to any dictionary.
“It’s not hard core rap. It’s easy. I’ve made it exciting. Just like Wizkid, I want to make my rap sweet and exciting.
“I can rap like Eminem and all these guys but bro where I come from nobody is gonna listen to that stuff. They don’t understand it.”
