Nigerian Rapper OdumoduBlvck claims he is capable of performing classic hip-hop like American artist Eminem, but he declined since Nigerians “don’t understand” the genre.
He said that since melodious music is the only genre that Nigerians enjoy, he “dumbed it down” in order to increase the commercial success of his songs.
Speaking in a recent podcast interview, OdumoduBlvck revealed that he wants to make Nigerian rap exciting, just like Wizkid did with R&B in the country.
In his words;
“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.”
