Nigerian music star James Oluwajuwonlo Edali, popularly known as Jaywon, In a recent interview with Hip Hop World magazine speaks about life after Kennis Music, his next studio album, the fakeness of the music industry, and entertainers going into politics.
Read excerpts from his interview:
On life after Kennis Music
It’s been awesome, it’s been great and I would always be grateful to Kennis music for Schooling me well. For now, we are trying to see what we can do for each other “we moved on to ‘Next World Music’ now, and we are doing great and I thank everyone who has been supporting”.
On his next album
My album is almost done. I don’t have too many artistes on the album, but I have Reminisce, Vector, Duncan Mighty and Phyno, MayD as well on the maddantin remix.
On the Nigerian music industry
The truth of the matter is the industry is fake. Everyone trying to say the next guy is fake. But we do stuffs in the industry that is extravagantly unnecessary. I have had instances when someone calls me up for a collabo, and am not available or booked for something else, then I apologize and turn it down, the next thing you would hear is, “Jaywon is fake, he cannot even support his fellow colleagues”. He went on, ‘You see someone buy a car, post a picture of the 2015 model, when you see him on the street, he’s driving the 2009 model why?’ I have seen a lot of artistes bad mouth other people because they are trying to promote themselves but the truth is its no news anymore and it is wrong. As a person I try to do what is right by my colleagues as well as my family. ”I would rather provide for my family than go and pop champagne at clubs and am not saying popping bottles is wrong o, it is just how I set my priorities as an individual. See, if you have listened to M.I featuring 2face and Sultan, ”Human Being” that song sums up the industry we are in.
On his opinion about the political scene in the country
It is a little bit confusing though. Some people want change, some people want transformation, while some want continuity. But individually we have our opinion and the right to vote for whatever candidate we want. In Nigeria we are so fund of talking and talking, let’s get our PVC and vote that is the only thing we can do as Nigerians before we criticize.” “Some people say our vote does not count, who tell una say vote no dey count, u don vote first? If u check na people wey neva collect their PVC na dem dey tlk say vote no count”. He added
On entertainers going into politics
Anyone can do anything they want. We campaigned for 9ice, my big bros D1, so if they could excel in politics why not.
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