by Anike Jacobs

Music act Jaywon while speaking recently to Hip-hop World magazine, said the Nigerian entertainment industry is full of fake people.

He asked the question of how people can come to terms with an artiste posting a photo of a 2015 car online and when he is seen in reality, he drives a 2009.

Read below, his words from the interview:

“The truth of the matter is the industry is fake; everyone trying to say the next guy is fake. But we do stuffs in the industry that is extravagantly unnecessary. I have had instances when someone calls me up for a collabo, and I’m not available or booked for something else, then i apologise and turn it down, the next thing you would hear is, ‘Jaywon is fake, he cannot even support his fellow colleagues’. You see someone buy a car, post a picture of the 2015 model, when you see him on the street, he’s driving the 2009 model, why??”

“I have seen a lot of artistes bad mouth other people because they are trying to promote themselves but the truth is its no news anymore and it is wrong. As a person I try to do what is right by my colleagues as well as my family. I would rather provide for my family than go and pop champagne at clubs and am not saying popping bottles is wrong o, it is just how I set my priorities as an individual. See, if you have listened to M.I featuring 2face and Sultan, ”Human Being” that song sums up the industry we are in.”

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