Popular Nigerian rapper CDQ has alleged that powerful cabals and gang affiliations wield significant influence within the country’s music industry.
Speaking in a recent interview with content creator JBrandy, the ‘Nowo Soke’ crooner claimed that it has become increasingly difficult for artists who are not connected to influential groups or networks to succeed in the industry.
According to the rapper, musicians who achieve success without aligning themselves with any gang, cult group or powerful clique are fortunate.
“The music industry has turned into a game of belonging to a particular caucus, gang or cult before anyone can actually help you,” CDQ said.
He added that artists who manage to thrive independently should be grateful for their success, given what he described as the realities of the industry.
“So, if you are able to achieve success in the music industry without associating with any cabal or cult group, you should be grateful to God,” he stated.
CDQ further claimed that some artists spend heavily on their careers without seeing results because they lack connections to influential groups.
“If you don’t belong to a particular cult group, you might probably spend a lot of money and not see anything in return,” he said.
The rapper, however, called on artists, record label executives and other stakeholders to discourage the association of gangsterism and cultism with the music business and work towards creating a more inclusive industry.
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