One of the founding members of the defunct Plantashun Bois, Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo otherwise known as Blackface, on Saturday raised the alarm that he has been subtly blacklisted by the media and entertainment industry.
According to him, ever since he joined the entertainment world, he has never received an award, contribution or given recognition of any kind.
Blackface disclosed this in a recent interview with Chude Jidonwo on Sunday.
“The media has succeeded in bringing the brand Blackface Naija to ground zero.
“No Nigerian or any award-giving body has given me one award. I’m the one they don’t want to talk about; but it’s all good.
“I came into the music industry to make music for the fans. I did not come to the industry because I wanted to get rich.
“Well you know something, like I tell you, it’s all about the media, the way the media pushes the story. Y’know if I say “I gave you a song to sing and you didn’t credit me, why didn’t you credit me?” That’s not saying you stole. That’s not saying you stole! But the media will push on “you stole” just to make it seem like I’m sounding bad.
“It’s the media, that’s what I’m saying. It’s the media and they have an agenda. So it’s character assassination just to make me to look like the villain. But all I did was help, all I did was say “Whatsup, Howfa”.
