Here’s Why Contemporary Artistes Didn’t Perform At Ruggedman’s Concert

Veteran rapper, Micheal Stephens, also known as  Ruggedman, recently staged a concert titled “The Foundation Concert”, where he honoured veterans who have contributed to the entertainment industry, as well as other sectors.

Many fans expressed their dissatisfaction to why contemporary artistes didn’t show up for the show.

But in a chat with The Punch, the rapper stated that contemporary artistes did not shun the concert.

He said, “Obviously, not everybody can be in one show and we couldn’t have brought all the contemporary artistes on one stage. Doing that would take us three days.

“So, we just resorted to bringing a few of them. It will happen again in 2020 and there will be more artistes coming on board. I am one person who believes in giving back and giving honour to whom it is due. I hope that by organising the concert, the younger ones can learn that there are people who paved the way in the industry and they deserve to be celebrated. 

“For this edition, Mr Real was there. Seyi Shay and Ice Prince were also supposed to be there but they had other engagements outside the country, and I cannot stop anybody from going for a paid show. Also, I wanted to fly in 2Shotz, Freestyle and Eldee, but because there was no corporate sponsor, we couldn’t do that. Everything I did was on me; thanks to God and a few friends.”

By Tobi Olusola