According to popular Nigerian singer Enitimi Alfred Odom, famously known as Timaya, while speaking in a new interview, Innocent ‘2baba’ Idibia is the only Nigerian singer that can call himself a Legend among the several artistes in the Nigerian music industry.
Timaya who stated this while reacting to the habit of of artistes referring to themselves as Legends after making music for a decade during a radio interview with SoundCity FM, stressed that he wouldn’t even refer to himself as a ‘Legend’. In his words in the interview he said;
“In this part of the world, many artistes when they get to 10 years, they start shouting ‘I’m a legend’, ‘legendary’.
“To me, in this industry, the only person that can call himself a legend is 2face. The others shouldn’t. Even if people call me a Legend, I don’t like to be seen like that.”
While arguing in the interview that he is still the king of commercial music in the country, the 38-year-old singer said;
“The crown never leaves. I am Timaya anytime any day, 13 years is not three years.
“People don’t understand that making a hit song doesn’t mean you are a star. Stars always shine, some people can make a hit song and you will never hear of them again. There’s no year I’ve never dropped a hit song.
“I don’t want to be number one. I just want to be a musician. A lot of people have come and gone but I’m still here.”
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