Nigerian singer, Inetimi Alfred Odom, better known as Timaya has explained why veteran artiste, Eedris Abdulkareem no longer commands respect in the music industry.
According to the ‘Cold Outside’ singer, the Kano born rapper is not respected within the music industry because he talks too much and lacks self respect.
Timaya shared his opinion of his former boss during a recent interview on Naija FM, Lagos.
He rejected the radio host’s attempt to compare his personality with Abdulkareem’s.
The host said, “You and Eedris Abdulkareem are among the artists that people are mostly afraid of picking a fight with.”
Timaya replied: “I don’t talk like Eedris. I don’t behave like him…. Nobody is afraid of him because he talks too much. He has always been talkative.
“I don’t even want people to be afraid of me. I respect myself so that people will respect me.”
When asked about his relationship with Eedris Abdulkareem, he said, “I have never had any problem with Eedris. It was just a relationship of the boss and apprentice. I don’t even think he knows my name at that time. I only give him shutout because he was part of my success story.
“We don’t have any reason to communicate. When I was serving in his band, he didn’t had any reason to build a relationship with me. When people are serving you don’t act like you’re tolerating them, treat them like family because you don’t know tomorrow.”
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