Expectedly, artiste, Eedris Abdulkareem, wasn’t
going to keep quiet when Tuface Idibia called
him out via his social media handle earlier in the
week as he (Eedris) has blasted the singer,
claiming he influenced Tuface’s growth in the
industry.
Tuface had, in a series of tweets, responded to
Eedris’ rants a few weeks ago, where he said
Tuface should have helped his former label mate,
Blackface, to rise again in the industry.
Tuface eventually replied Eedris by saying, “Dear
Blackface and Idris. As na una sabi music pass,
make una do the music and stop talking
nonsense all the time. I’m too busy, so this is
the only advice and response u’re gonna get
from me. Una fit resume una nonsense rants.”
But in an exclusive chat with Saturday Beats,
Eedris did not take such a remark lightly as he
quickly reminded Tuface that he was the one
who introduced him to Kenny Ogungbe of Kennis
Records, the record label that shot him to
prominence.
He described Tuface as a “fake person who is
used to deceiving Nigerians.”
“Tuface is the definition of his name. He is a very
fake person but you would think he is a good
person. Life is not about competition but about
doing the right thing when God gives you the
power to do it. My problem with Tuface is this,
if he tells you good morning, go and check the
time. It was the same Tuface that took Nigerians
on a ride; he told them that we should protest,
he made so much noise but we all know how
that ended. He knows exactly who sent him to
do that and after everything, he backed out. So
his name is Tuface but he should not call himself
Tubaba, he should remain Tuface.
“Eddie Montana and Tony Tetuila are my
brothers. We all started together as Remedies,
so we have a story to talk about. Plantashun
Boys and Remedies are a family, we all started
together, we went on tours together and there
are a lot of things that I saw which prompted me
to do the song, Wackawickee MCs. The song was
talking about my experience during the
Rothman’s groove tour with the Plantashun
Boys. Whether you like it or not, we all have a
history together and I saw everything that
happened. I came back to sing the song. In the
song, I said that Tuface was the Plantashun while
the rest are the boys but he should not let it get
to his head. Today, God has blessed him but he
is still competing with the guy that wrote most
of his hit songs. Why isn’t he helping him and
forget about the past? Is that what life is all
about?
“The world will know about this in the songs that
I will drop very soon. The only way he can
become Tubaba is for him to become a good
person and he should stop lying to Nigerians. He
should go back to Blackface, show him love and
forget about competition. That is what I am
talking about. Besides that, I have no problem
with Tuface. I am showing Tony and Eddie love
the same way they show me love. I took Tuface
to Kenny Ogungbe, he is a stupid boy. He should
get it straight to his head, it is not about now.
Nobody is competing with anybody. He should
get his acts together. Also, we are different from
each other, I am a responsible man. Even if he is
a married man now, don’t forget he still has
about seven ‘wives,’ so when he is talking, he
should watch his mouth because we are different
people. Tuface should understand that it is not
about competition but speak the truth,” he said.
Eedris told Saturday Beats that he was not sorry
for his choice of words; neither did he regret
speaking the truth. He said that he was glad that
his utterance had made people talk. The singer
said, “I am happy I said all the things that I said
because it is very important you know where you
are coming from and where you are going to. It
is only you that can tell your story. They say
that it is only when you are dead that people
would talk about you, but it is not true. Speak
for yourself so that when you are dead, people
would not lie against you. The point is that
Eedris Abdulkareem added value to the lives of
Timaya and some other people. Even Tuface
himself, I am the one who took him to Baba
Keke for him to sign him under Kennis Music.
You can ask Baba Keke. I am saying this because
it is important that people know what is
happening, so, you don’t need to start making
unnecessary noise. We all make different choices
in our lives and the choice I made is that I don’t
want to kiss anybody’s ass to make money. I
want to speak my mind and say what I have to
say. I knew that after saying those things, they
would not love or appreciate me but I decided
to work hard and be successful. I don’t need to
make billions, I just want to be comfortable and
live a beautiful life, which is what I am doing and
I am happy about it. I love my life and I am
happy that they are all talking, this would make
them wake up and start adding values to their
songs and the people who buy their songs. We
live in a very sad reality but I would keep on
talking. Call me whatever you want to call me
but I know that I have added value to the lives of
people around me. I thank God that one of my
boys, Rafioso, has already spoken; so I don’t
need to talk to these people again. The most
important thing is for Nigerians to know all these
things. I am happy I have made my point.”