Afrobeats musician Michael Adebayo Olayinka, better known by his stage name Ruger, has voiced concerns about the rise of untalented musicians in Nigeria’s music industry as a result of widespread advertising.
He claimed that the circumstance has been painful for him since, with sufficient funding for advertising, an artist can become well-known even if they lack skill.
“The music scene has been hurting me because no matter how bad an artist is, once there’s money for hype, Otilo,” Ruger said on his X account.
He also bemoaned the fact that some performers, particularly while performing on stage, employ autotunes.
Let’s now discuss the damn autotunes that play on the microphone during your performances. The next time, instruct your engineer to turn it off just before you speak because you will be speaking in Tunez wahalaaaaaa. Well, Ruger don’t need that shit. thank you,” he wrote.
