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About Timaya’s Gratitude Album
Even though Timaya has released bigger albums, “Gratitude” Album is his most introspective project for 14 years. The Nigerian super star and veteran singer has been in our face producing hit after hit and nailing his impact into the consciousness of American Grammy winner, Cardi B.
He has told his true story as a ‘plantain Boy’ with immense faith in God, he has spoken about life Anagaga and showed ‘Gratitude’ for his journey and he has told ‘Malonogedi’, while inspiring us to shake our ‘Bum Bum’. He has also rebranded from ‘Dem mama’ to DM and became papichulo or chulo for short.
All the while, his ploy has been to make us feel good Afro pop music the best way he can. His story and style of music is also one of the least criticized because Timaya is never going to change and there is no reason to expect him to change, but here, there is a slight change.
His latest album Gratitude comes on the heels of welcoming his third child with the stunning Dunnie. On L.O.V.E, it seems Timaya makes music for Dunnie aboard a Reggae beat.
“Gratitude” is a Timaya album filled with feel good Afro pop music, but this time his topics are from a more mature, calmer introspective and inspired Timaya. The music is enjoyable and calmer. In that spirit, Timaya sings “me I no de do gra gra”.
Commendably, he also bravely goes through the tracks by himself, while the album has some vibes, Timaya stands tall and speaks resonant truths into the entire spirit of his album. He is still energetic but his experience and veteran status shows in his music and he openly projects that.
Timaya articulates the right stories and shows the reason for his gratitude. This is a story of residence, Providence, pain and success from a veteran Nigerian super star. Even though Timaya has released bigger albums, Gratitude is his most introspective. It adequately reflects Timaya’s current stance in life and largely reveals a different side of him.
The album contains the following tracks:Born To Win, Don Dada, Something Must Kill A Man, I Can’t Kill Myself, Iberibe and L.O.V.E others are Local N Bougie, Gra Gra, Chulo Bothers Nobody, The Mood, No Limit and Okaka.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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