Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, highlighted that the Nigerian music scene is full of inauthentic individuals, which served as the inspiration behind one of the tracks on his latest album, “He Is.” The acclaimed Afrobeats artist expressed this view during the listening party for his second album in Lagos. He explained that the insincere nature of the industry influenced the creation of the song “Now I Know” on the album. Rema’s 11-track album, released on Thursday through Mavin Records, includes collaborations with Shallipopi and Odumodublvck.
In his words,
“There are a lot of fake people in the [music] industry, the industry is fake. So when people come and say ‘Yo, I love this guy,’ nobody should come at them that they’re chasing clout. No, it’s real.
“When somebody comes out it’s because they’ve seen someone that’s real among everybody in the crazy industry mixed with both the fake and the real. And that’s what this song [‘Now I Know] is all about. Now I know who dey for me. All those I loved turned enemies. Now I know who dey for me. All those I trust turned enemies,” Rema stated.
“There are lot of fake people in the industry, the industry is fake, now I know who dey for me”
– Rema pic.twitter.com/7GfgneKELl
— BASITO (@itzbasito) July 11, 2024