Nigerian recording artiste, Oludemilade Martin Alejo, who is better known as Ycee, is currently at loggerheads with popular skit maker, Gilmore, on the microblogging site, X, following a difference in the perception of governance and ideologies.
According to the singer-songwriter, most Nigerians are unable to request better governance due to their inability to focus on what is worthwhile and progressive; instead, they turn serious issues into skits and jocular content.
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The conversation on the microblogging site, X, started when the musician quoted a skit shared by the foremost skit maker, Gilmore, who made a satire about the infamous ‘akara’ and ‘kuli kuli’ business suggestions made by the first lady of Nigeria, Remi Tinubu.
The skit featured the title, ‘Sell akara and get rich.’ Reacting to the video, Ycee made a quote about a nation of fools having something to laugh about.
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Here is what he said, “A nation of fools will always have something to laugh about.”
The conversation would quickly take a different turn after Gilmore responded. The skit maker and content creator would make a snide remark about Ycee’s now infamous ‘olodo uprising’ interview, saying, “I’m a proud olodo uprising abeg!”
Read the exchange below:
Following the exchange between Ycee and Gilmore, social media users called out the latter for failing to use his platform to create worthwhile content rather than crticizing those who are in power. Some commentators argued that Gilmore only wrote satire; hence, he shouldn’t be called out for ridiculing the first lady and the Nigerian government.
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Ycee vs ‘Olodo Uprising’ Generation
Below is a cross-section of comments seen by eelive.ng, read them below:
Meanwhile, this comes after Ycee stated during a recent interview that Nigerians enjoy platforming mediocre content creators, calling this practice an ‘olodo uprising’.
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Equally, Oludemilade Martin Alejo, known professionally as Ycee, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, and songwriter. He gained popularity after his single “Condo”, which features vocals by Patoranking, earned him two nominations at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.