I Once Made Oge Okoye Cry In Public - Fresh

An except from a Fast-rising Nigerian artiste, Ngwoke Samuel better known as Samzy Fresh in  interview with Nigeriafilms.com, explains that up and coming artistes in Nigeria have piracy and exuberant fees charged by on-air-personalities to battle with.

What do you think are the challenges being faced by up and coming artistes in Nigeria? 

One of the challenges we face as up and coming artistes is getting our songs on air for airplay on radio and television stations. For someone who is not under any management, the bills are not encouraging at all but we must not give up.

Who charges this money and what is the price range?

The presenters, they charge from N100,000 upwards. That's if you want your song to gain good air play. I am not saying they should talk about you and play your songs for free, but they should also consider good music as well.

After making such payment, how long does song stay on air?

For about two to three months, but I think a good management solves the problems. That's why I am hoping for one.

Why do artistes now sing about booty and females rather than passing a message with their songs? 

There are different kinds of people in the world and they all see the need to do different genres of music, but I try to pass a message with my music. There was a time I performed my song ‘Tonight’ recently at Sheraton hotel in Ikeja and popular Nollywood actress, Oge Okoye, was crying on stage. I actually dedicated the song to her, and she couldn't hold her feelings, the next was for her to start crying.