Ace Nigerian musician D’banj recently addressed the moral differences between his generation of musicians and the current wave of artists.
The ‘Koko Master’ highlighted the stark contrast in values between the era in which he and his peers thrived and the present day.
D’banj shared that he sometimes playfully teases his colleague 2Baba, who faced public scrutiny for fathering children out of wedlock in the past, for not encouraging him to do the same.
D’banj pointed out that in his time, such actions could have been detrimental to a musician’s career, whereas now celebrities are often praised for similar choices.
Speaking in an interview with The Beat FM, Lagos, the Koko Master said, “Our generation was so hard. If you had a child out of wedlock, your career could just end. But now everybody is just embracing it.
“I am angry. Sometimes I call 2Face to chide him for not encouraging me back then because it is something different when you now see them celebrating with their kids. They are in their 30s and their kids are teenagers.
“But I think it goes beyond people, it goes to your state of mind: Are you mentally and financially ready? You don’t have to have everything in the world, if you’re ready to embrace what is coming to you, I think that is the best.”
