Naeto C the rapper and
father of two who got married in 2012 dropped his first album in three years
''Festival' this month.
The artist had a
chat with Encomium about rumour that his marriage had stopped him from
releasing a new song.
I got married in July
2012. Later that year, I released Tony
Montana. The song did a lot for me. I have released songs with Phyno and
Flavour. At least, I release two, three
singles every year. The truth of the
matter is that, I am a Nigerian artiste not a Lagos artiste. We have fans all across Nigeria.
Sometimes you will realize
some songs are bigger in the East than in the West because of that, when you
are getting an opinion from someone from the West, to have a holistic view you
need to understand that some songs are big in the West and they might not be
big in the East.
After I got married, I was
a Glo ambassador for two years. I am now
Yudala ambassador. I have always had
stuffs going on. I think if people say
that marriage has affected my career, I think what they mean is that since I
got married, I have not released a song like 10/10. But the truth of the matter is, you cannot do
a song like 10/10 again. 2Face cannot do
African Queen again. Wande Coal cannot
do Bumper to Bumper again. That is the
way music works. I am happy that 10/10
made a lot of impact on my career. My
job is to continue to work hard, make more music.
Now that you are married, do you still have
time for your female fans? How did they react when you announced you were
getting married?
I got text messages showing
disappointment. A good friend of mine who is also a musician told me that when
he got married, he lost some fans and also gained some. Some didn’t want you
married. They want to fantasize on the possibility of being your woman.
I got
married because I found a friend, a companion that I want to spend the rest of
my life with. That was the best decision I made. It made me a better person. I
take pictures with my female fans, I sign autographs with them, anything
outside that is inappropriate.
If you were not married,
would you be in the league of artistes with baby mama?
No, people intentionally
want baby mama for their own reasons. At times, it is accidental. Part of the
reasons I decided to get married when I did was because I didn’t want to find
myself in that situation. I don’t believe in raising kids out of wedlock, it is
not easy. It is very difficult. If I wasn’t married, I would be more concerned
about settling down than having a friend who will give me a baby.
Let them say
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