Following constant criticism lashed out at Terry tha Rapman‘s new track, ‘Gamusu’, the veteran
rapper has fired back with all cylinders through a long Facebook post that
accused fans and the media of hypocrisy.
In the hours and days that followed the release of the
‘Gamusu’, many fans have expressed disappointment at his switch from mainstream
hip-hop he was known for to pop. Some even accused him of straying into Tekno‘s lane.
Terry, who only last year announced that he would want to be
referred to henceforth as Lord TR, is not taking the criticism
lightly as he took to Facebook to defend his switch to pop music.
‘There is this issue I’d like to address as an artist which
boils down to the issue of ‘Be a hardcore rapper & don’t change’ and the
‘Don’t do pangolo music’ debate. Being in this game for so long, I can attest
there’s something ideologically hypocritical from so-called fans and media who
show you no support when you release consistent materials from your acclaimed
genre only for them to gnash their teeth at you when you go the other way,’ he says.
Continuing in that same tone: ‘Hiphop (rap especially) is
dead and long gone thanks to fake fans & media who do not support the
movement. The so-called fans we are accustomed to in this part of the world
only debate who’s a better rapper, who killed who bla bla bla on a song. And
this same hypocrites come out to shout ‘He sold out’ when they hear you switch
style.
‘For the records, apart from being an artist, I’m human and
if I cannot diversify (which I should have done years ago), then I’m in the
wrong planet. I don’t know where people get this debate of ‘Hardcore
rappers don’t sing’ or ‘Rappers don’t go commercial’. Says who?
‘Biggie did it with Juice, Pac did it with California Love,
Eminem/JAYZ have brought in the world’s best singers to sell their songs. What
about Drake? Kendrick? J Cole?. Right here in Nigeria, my friends Vector, MI,
Ice Prince, Reminisce, Olamide, Falz the Bahd guy,Phyno,Yung6ix have all done
that at various times.’
He concludes by saying, ‘For the records, as much as I
have an important legacy to leave, I also have bills to pay.’
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