- Kcee pays a visit to Igbo Highlife legend, Mike Ejeagha
- The singer gave Ejeagha a token of appreciation during the visit
- This marked a trend of artistes visiting Ejeagha, who rediscovered fame courtesy of Brainjotter and his social media challenge
Following Mike Ejeagha’s newfound fame occasioned by Brainjotter’s social media challenge with the former’s Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo song, Nigerian singer, Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo, popularly known as Kcee, has visited the veteran highlife musician.
In a video posted on social media by the musician, Kcee visited the legend to appreciate him with a token. He also reminded the singer of his prior visit to get permission to use his songs.
He captioned the video: “Be sure of your source of information before you become an agent of fake news! With all due respect to the living legend Mike Ejeagha and his family, I want to state categorically that in 2018 I got his consent before using his intellectual property and every paperwork to that regard was officially engaged. To whom it may concern, kindly take note! Meanwhile, my album ‘Mr Versatile’ drops on Friday July the 26th. Kindly stream on all platforms.”
In the video, Kcee said he came back to thank the singer after he had visited in 2018 to the legend’s consent. He also played his song for the musician, and the latter blessed and prayed for Kcee.
Netizens react to Kcee’s visit to Mike Ejeagha
Some Nigerians were glad that the legend is finally getting the recognition he deserves and thanked Kcee for his generosity while others called him out for not compensating him well.
Here are some of the reactions that followed Kcee’s visit:
@iamlyzob posted: “It does not matter when yall remembered him, the important thing is that yall remembered him while he's alive. Everybody's time is different. I'm proud of all of y'all reaching out to him or promoting his songs or helping him financially, it is all a good thing. Let's learn to appreciate good thing, umunne. Stop discouraging others from helping with negativity. I applaud you at Kcee.”
Iam_lisabby posted: “When God wants the bless someone he uses a man. God brought him this far to be remembered in a day like this.”
@onwanike posted: “Whoever will use this man’s song must pay him well. No more packaging.”
@Rinzbounce01 posted: “He went there to seek consent of someone's work, without even adding royalties to it, Even if it 5%. U can imagine now…”
DavidMpopo01 posted: “This is inferiority complex and disgusting....... where's KC before the song was sampled?”
@Temi_vibes1 posted: “Did he give the man his royalties for the song on the album?”
@Hmp2million posted: “Them sample person song then carry one light envelope dey come lol that man suppose dey sign royalty deals so his children can enjoy it too.”
“Intellectual theft or unpaid promotion?” Brainjotter faces backlash over gift to Gwo Gwo song owner
Meanwhile, TheRadar earlier reported that Nigerian skit maker Chukwuebuka Emmanuel, popularly known as Brainjotter, had come under fire for creating a dance trend to an old song and offering the owner of the song N2 million.
The comedian created videos that went viral and started a trend by dancing to the ending part of a song titled Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche by veteran Igbo Highlife singer Mike Ejeagha, which he released in 1983.