Nigerian musician Korede Bello has expressed his concern that the quality of music produced by emerging artists in the country has diminished.
The 28-year-old shared his views during a recent episode of
Hip TV's show Trending, which is hosted by reality television personality
KimOprah.
He noted that younger artists often lack the necessary
experience to create high-quality music.
Bello further asserted that as artists achieve fame at a
younger age, the overall quality of their music tends to suffer.
Bello said, “When you start to have young artists blowing
up, the quality of the music starts to reduce because they don’t have quality
experiences.
“They don’t know how to live yet. Young people don’t yet
know how to live, they just know that they are living. They want to live large,
so that’s what they’re going to sing about.
“If you listen to an African China, where he’s coming from,
he has seen things. Timaya, Fela—all have experiences. Their songs are
expressions of reality.
“We should not blame these young artists; you can only give
what you have.”