Veteran Nigerian singer, SkyB, has said despite paving the way for Port Harcourt artists, the reigning crop of musicians from the city haven’t been supportive.
Speaking in a recent episode of the KAA Truth podcast, the ‘Pray For Me’ crooner said he assisted some Port Harcourt artists including Mr. 2Kay and Timaya when he held way but since he fell from grace, they have abandoned him.
SkyB said despite not assisting Burna Boy directly, he feels the Grammy-winning singer should have supported him to return to fame through collaboration or financial assistance.
He claimed that he would have received much assistance if he were an Igbo or Yoruba artist.
“I once gave a PA to the Governor an artiste’s number and he called the artiste and told him he wants him to perform with me at an event and the artiste declined that he doesn’t want to share stage with me. The artiste rejected the contract because he doesn’t want me to be part of the deal.
“These are brothers I have helped in the past. I helped many artists like Mr. 2Kay and Timaya. We made sacrifices for Port Harcourt music industry. We invested a lot of resources.
“What is annoying me most now is Burna Boy coming into limelight and not remembering me and those who paved the way for Port Harcourt musicians. He is supposed to support me financially or collaborate with me to rejuvenate my career. That is the problem I am having. Assuming I am a Yoruba or an Igbo man, maybe they could have considered helping me. But because I am from Rivers the envy is too much,” he lamented.
