Baddest DJ Timmy writes open letter to Headies Award organizers
Read the open letter from Baddest DJ Timmy to the Headies Awards organizers below...
"When i wrote my first open letter to Headies on December 29, 2013, the
majority opinions i got was that i was correct while others felt i was
just an “Attention
seeker”. Headies as an award should be credibile and not
just over hyped. We have hundreds of award shows every year in Nigeria
and they are not as controversial as this one. Headies as an award are
still not appreciating certain artiste, producers, entertainers and Dj’s
who work 24/7 to make sure they bring out the best. "
They give us the impression that once you are not nominated or you do
not win, you have not started your career;This is a BIG LIE. Over the
years, All Ayo Animashaun and HipTv family have proven that it is Money
over
Integrity and that is why he always ignores the choices of majority of
Nigerians or could it be that they innocently dont even know what they
are doing?
I am not here to analyse the faults of headies in full but you can read
the other complains on twitter with the hashtag #TheHeadies2015.
Firstly, I noticed your hall was half empty. Your live broadcast that
you always brag about had the picture quality of NTA channel 10 and your
technical crew were going offline every time things became awkward and
they immediately have to switch to “lyrics on the go” to cover up your
shame.
I watched BET African awards live and Mtv and i can see a very huge
difference in all aspects. You still have a lot to learn. Another
disturbing fact is that headies as an award is
creating bad blood among colleagues in the Nigerian music scene. Headies
is the reason why we have not seen collaborations among certain
musicians.
Tell me why Phyno,Davido, Falz, Solidstar and many other music producers
and artiste who have been topping charts this year where not
recognized?
Next Rated
Now Of all the categories, this is the only one worth arguing over.
Even though this is not a voting category, I stand by million of
Nigerians to say that Lil Kesh or Kiss daniel deserve the award. What
are the reasons? Lil Kesh has more hit tracks, Swag, Stage performance,
Composure and in the long run Lil Kesh may last longer for years to
come. Infact, i will rather invest N10m on Lil kesh career than
Reekado’s. That is not to say Reekado is not hardworking or he does not
have the talent but lil kesh has that special something.
In fact Reekado still does not have any Hit track to date. Yes !!!!! I
say that with all sense of authority. Songs like Corner, Sugar baby,
Catapult are NOT hit tracks, they are just popular and they could have
gone National but they are NOT hit tracks. Dont confuse a popular song
with a Hit track. Let me explain, As a DJ if i dont play “Gbese”
“Efejoku” “Shoki” “Reggae Blues” “Woju” “Laye” “Godwin” at any party, i
will have loads of people coming to request for them but people dont
disturb me if i do not play Reekado banks songs. Do you get the point?
In fact another proof Reekado still does not own a hit track is that an
average Nigerian parent who do not follow music still know songs like
“Woju” “Bobo”, “Ojuelegba” and “Efejoku”. While i was writing this, i
played reekado’s songs to the older generation and they claimed never to
have heard them.
YBNL VS MAVIN
This was actually the most interesting part of the show for those who
stayed awake to attend or watch the show.
Now the beef is official and it is part of the bad blood that headies
have caused. Olamide was not referring to anybody in particular during
Adekunle Gold’s acceptance speech but Don Jazzy had to mention
Olamide’s name and the beef became real on twitter with Olamide
referring to the Don as a “Bastard”.
Don jazzy should NOT have mentioned Olamide’s name in the first place
and saying “he should come and collect the car if he wants”. Now people
are taking sides and everyone saw when Olamide threw the microphone
away and his beloved “red cup’ he poses with in almost all his music
videos. In my own view, It shows how unruly and empty he is
intellectually.
Olamide wants to be a Kanye west so bad and he feels he can do anything
and go scott free. This was the same guy who cursed Linda Ikeji for
reporting a story about his “love child” and claimed it was a rumour
till we confirmed it was actually true.
Baba Miliano (Olamide) your alter ego Kanye west started becoming
responsible when he gave birth, when will you stop sounding like a thug
in your songs and be a role model for those who are watching you? You
refer to yourself as a Rapper but i say it to your face that you are now
a bloody singer so shut up. I wonder why you where not nominated in the
R&B category since you are now a professional singer.
Back to the Mavins, If we look at this from another angle, Reekado needs
the car more than Lil kesh since Olamide already bought Kesh a black
Range Rover sport around March, 2015. Instead of Jazzy to buy his
“children’ (as he refers to his label mates) a car, he will be giving
out free recharge card on twitter to buy peoples heart. At least
Reekado, Korede and Di’ja will stop going around lagos with Cabs.
It should be noted that Davido is also a major cause of this, he tweeted
it some months back that Lil Kesh should pull a “Kanye” on Headies if
he does not win. Kesh was probably too timid so his oga OluwaKanye
Olamide did the dirty job and refered to that as “Fighting for the poor
boy”
In conclusion
All Nigerian artiste and producers, do not place your hope on the
Headies which should now be referred to as “The Leggings”. Do not say
because you where not recognized it means you are not trying, keep doing
what you are doing and let the headies keep on doing what they are
known for – NONSENSE.. !!!
Do not forget to send your insults and blessing to the writer
@Baddestdjtimmy and tell me exactly how you feel. I also need someone to
clear this please, Don Jazzy said ” The organizers told him to call
Reekado to come…So he left Alibaba’s show” Does that mean he knew Reeky
was going to win that category? Cynthia Morgan was absent and i am sure
the organisers did not tell Jude Okoye to tell Cynthia Morgann to rush
down there.