K-Solo Says There Is A Cabal In Nigeria's Music Industry

Beat maker , K - Solo, was popular in the Nigerian music industry in the early 2000 s and has produced evergreen songs for singers like Timaya , the late Kefee , among several others.

But recently, not much has been heard about the music producer . During a chat with Saturday Beats, K - Solo said it was wrong for people to assume that his career was dead simply because he had not had a hit song recently .
“ At a point , people said that my career was dead and I told them that if you assume that my career is dead, it means that Don Jazzy ’ s career is also dead as well . Some people misinterpreted me , but what I meant was that if you check the list of producers that are making hits currently, I am sure you would not find his name on the list .


“ To the best of my knowledge , what people mean by the fact that my career is dead is because I do not have a hit song in the market. If you see me in that light , then assume the same thing for the likes of Cobhams Asuquo and other producers that have not had hit songs recently, and leave the likes of Young John , who have hit songs in the market.
“ I am trying to change the impression of people because the truth is that even if you do not have a hit song , it does not mean that your career is dead , ” he said .
The music producer also said that there was a cabal in the Nigerian music industry , but that luckily, their grip was no longer strong .


He said , “ There is a major cabal in the music industry but their hold is weakening now . There used to be a major cabal and the way they work is this; if you release a song and you are not based on the Lagos Island , most radio stations would not want to play the song. This happened to me when I took Timaya ’ s song to meet a top on - air personality ; he told me that it was not the kind of song that they played on their radio as it was not a hip -hop song at the time . Later , we were able to categorise the song into afro -music and dancehall and eventually , it became a big song.

“ So , if you do not reside on the Lagos Island or move with certain people , the cabal would be against you . Thank God for the likes of Small Doctor who broke the barrier . The cabal still exists but they aren ’ t as powerful and visible as they used to be .


“ The main reason why they are not visible is because the industry has passed the level by which you could force the public to listen to a particular kind of song. We have got to a point whereby the fans know what they want to listen to . If you had told me in 2015 that a diva like Tiwa Savage would collaborate with Slimcase for the song , ‘ Codeine Diet , ’ I would have argued with you .


“ The cabal has lost their grip on the industry and that is why everybody is going with songs that are doing well . That is what broke the cabal and they are no longer relevant. "
While speaking on his plans for the New Year , he stated that he intended to share his wealth of knowledge as a music producer with the younger ones because some of them seemed to toe the wrong path .

“ There are times that I hear some sounds that are distorted ; it is not as if the music producers want their sounds to be distorted but the reason why that happens is because some of the producers do not have the right quality .

“ When international artistes hear such sounds , the impression they have is that the sound is good but our production cannot match international standard . These are some of the things the new crop of music producers need to know . This is the major reason why I want to have a class for budding music producers .

“ I am a living witness of the positive impact music can make in the life of an individual . I have children and I take care of my family through the music that I do . Young men who have the vision to become professional music producers of international standard can do so, but they have to learn the ropes , ” he said .

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