Nigerian musician Eldee took to his Twitter page to sort of apologise for his role in the decay of moral decadence in the Nigerian society.
Eldee explained how he used his song to contribute to the decay in Nigeria.
He spoke about how his song Big Boy released in 2008 may have contributed to the issue on ground and as a result, he now knows better.
According to him an interviewer had called his attention to the song saying it is misleading; glorifying materialistic lifestyle.
“Without thinking deeply about what she said, I immediately responded that I wrote the song to motivate young people to be successful. I added that I don’t understand why anyone would try to suggest a negative meaning to this amazing song that is doing so well at inspiring young people to be everything they can be. We didn’t have time to talk any further because we had to move along quickly and do another interview and but I noticed as we walked away from that she looked disappointed. I didn’t think much of it at the time. I mean, she fell right into the category of the “haters” I was describing on the song, so I just moved on. There was a part of what she said though, that stayed with me and continued to echo in my head. It was the part where she asked how I was able to reconcile “big boy” with some of my previous more socially conscious music.
“The more I thought about what that interviewer said to me on the red carpet that day, the more clarity I had about the contradiction. I struggled with it for a while but I eventually developed a coping mechanism that helped me get past the feeling of guilt.”
