Reekado Banks Also Had Back To Back Hits, So Did He Deserves Everything He Gets – Korede Bello

Mavin artiste, Korede Bello , recently sat
down for an interview where he addressed
a lot of topics. From his career to the
Headies controversy.
The ‘Godwin’ crooner, also revealed that
he and his team have recorded new songs
that will blow the mind of all and sundry.
Read the interview below.
How do you feel being a recipient of the
Headies award?
It shows that God answers prayers and He
proved that He was right when He said
that we shall always be the head and not
the tail. God’s word is beginning to
manifest in my life. I feel greatly honoured
because I was placed in a category that had
other industry heavyweights and musicians
that I revere.
It is a great privilege and accomplishment
to win the Headies and it means that I am
on a path to greatness like my boss, Don
Jazzy.
Honestly I did not think I would win
because my song, Godwin, was put against
some of my favourite songs of 2015 but
then again, I expected God to win in the
situation. I did not plan for it and I was
short of words when I was called on the
stage.
I did not even get to appreciate all the
people I wanted to acknowledge. It was
when I got off stage that I began to
remember some names I should have
acknowledged. I appreciate everyone who
has been and would be blessed by my
songs.
You were also in the category for the
contentious Next Rated category that sprang
up some controversy. What is your opinion on
the drama that happened over that award?
The next rated category is one that is
highly rated among singers and being
nominated alone is a big deal to me
because past winners have done very well
for themselves after the awards. However,
winning does not guarantee your success
or showmanship as a musician.
Firstly, I am grateful to the organisers of
the award for nominating me and I I’m
extremely happy.
Regarding the controversy, Reekado Banks
had a good year in 2015 and he is a hard
worker. He deserves everything he gets.
Kiss Daniel also did very well last year; he
had three hit songs last year and some of
the songs are my favourite.
Lil Kesh, my brother, also had back to back
hits last year. It should be a big deal for
anyone who was nominated, but it is only
one person that would take home the prize.
It is a voting category and I guess the fans
chose their favourite.
Do you think the whole rancor that sprang up
as a result of that award was necessary?
Certain situations spark up spontaneous
reactions. I am sure the parties involved in
the controversy would be remorseful after
the event because nobody wants to be
associated with something negative.
It was a spur of the moment reaction
because we are humans and we have blood
running through our veins. We have
opinions to express; it is just the way that
we pass our opinion that matters.
People have a right to be angry and they
have a right to express their opinion. They
have a right to defend themselves, their
friends, and their songs. I think everybody
just wants to be better and they want what
is best for their team. That is all I can say.
How come you did not tweet about the incident
like some of your label mates?
I am studying Mass Communication at the
Nigerian Institute of Journalism. I know
better than to speak while a controversy is
at its peak.
It is better to just keep quiet and let
everything play out. I actually tweeted
before the event where I wrote that,
‘tonight we celebrate together’, and we
actually celebrated together. The best thing
to do in moments like that is just to remain
at the background and not react to
criticism immediately.
What is your reaction to Etcetera’s negative
article about your song with Asa?
I don’t think the article was objective. I
read the article and Etcetera is a freelance
writer who does not speak the opinion of
the people. He says what he feels.
I have read some of his past articles and
they are the same, he says what he thinks
and feels is right and I feel everyone has a
right to their opinion. Etcetera, being a
musician, might feel that there are some
certain elements missing in a song, but I
see tweets from fans, I hear my song being
played across radio stations in Africa and
people tell me that they love the song and
feel blessed by it.
That is all that matters to me. I am not
doing music for it to be anaylsed, I am
doing music for people to feel blessed and
inspired to do great things. I do music for
my message to impact on people’s lives and
not for people to say that I did not sing a
particular note properly or spell a word
right.
That is not my goal. My goal is to make
people happy and as long as people are
being blessed by my songs, that is all that
matters.
Do you think you can do a song that would be
as impactful as Godwin again?
Godwin is a very powerful song but I want
to assure my fans that we have recorded
some very fantastic songs. We even had
song that were ‘Godwin worthy’ before we
recorded Godwin.
But you can’t deny the fact that there are
some elements in Godwin that cuts across
all demography. Everyone can relate to the
song and you don’t get those kinds of
songs easily. Even if you do a song that is
better than it, just because some segments
of people cannot relate to it, they might
feel it is not like Godwin.
Godwin was divinely inspired and it was a
God project and I pray God blesses my
other projects too.
You tried inventing a dance step for Godwin
which many people believe was a flop. Do you
agree with them?
It was not a flop and to set the record
straight, I did not invent the dance step. I
saw a little boy do the dance step on
Youtube so I incorporated the dance step.
I felt it was a funny dance step and a
hilarious way to express oneself.
I also wanted people to talk because it took
us a while to release the video. It was a
risk that we took because people already
had in their mind what they wanted the
video to look like.
I needed them to talk about something and
take their minds away from the fact that
we released the video late. I did not invent
the dance and I would love to meet the kid
someday.
I found the memes on the internet
hilarious and that meant that more people
went to watch the video online. People
actually do the dance step especially when
I am performing the song. They can relate
with it.