Naeto C has reacted to reports his marriage slowed down his career
.The rapper and father of two who got married in 2012 dropped his first
album in three years ''Festival' this month.He told Encomium though he
hasn't released a song as great as 10/10,it has nothing to do with
getting married.
I got married in July 2012. Later that year, I released Tony
Montana. The song did a lot for me. I have released songs with Phyno
and Flavour. At least, I release two, three singles every year. The
truth of the matter is that, I am a Nigerian artiste not a Lagos
artiste. We have fans all across Nigeria.
Sometimes you will realize some songs are bigger in the East than in
the West because of that, when you are getting an opinion from someone
from the West, to have a holistic view you need to understand that some
songs are big in the West and they might not be big in the East.
After I got married, I was a Glo ambassador for two years. I am now
Yudala ambassador. I have always had stuffs going on. I think if
people say that marriage has affected my career, I think what they mean
is that since I got married, I have not released a song like 10/10. But
the truth of the matter is, you cannot do a song like 10/10 again.
2Face cannot do African Queen again. Wande Coal cannot do Bumper to
Bumper again. That is the way music works. I am happy that 10/10 made a
lot of impact on my career. My job is to continue to work hard, make
more music.
Now that you are married, do you still have time for your female
fans? How did they react when you announced you were getting married?
I got text messages showing disappointment. A good friend of mine who
is also a musician told me that when he got married, he lost some fans
and also gained some. Some didn’t want you married. They want to
fantasize on the possibility of being your woman. I got married because I
found a friend, a companion that I want to spend the rest of my life
with. That was the best decision I made. It made me a better person. I
take pictures with my female fans, I sign autographs with them, anything
outside that is inappropriate.
If you were not married, would you be in the league of artistes with baby mama?
No, people intentionally want baby mama for their own reasons. At
times, it is accidental. Part of the reasons I decided to get married
when I did was because I didn’t want to find myself in that situation. I
don’t believe in raising kids out of wedlock, it is not easy. It is
very difficult. If I wasn’t married, I would be more concerned about
settling down than having a friend who will give me a baby.
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