A few weeks ago, Ruggedman had a new single released featuring, 9ice. This is the first collaborative effort that Ruggedman would be doing with 9ice since their popularized beef over allegations of Ruggedman sleeping with 9ice’s wife at the time, Toni Payne. 9ice and Toni Payne have since parted ways.
Popular OAP and commentator, Freeze decided to speak out on the collaborative song titled ‘Religion’ and threw some heavy shades at both the singers.
In a recent interview with KFB, Ruggedman talks about a number of things includingFreeze’s shade, his woman crush and more. Below is an excerpt from the interview courtesy of KFB:
What is Ruggedman up to lately?
Yeah! I released a song last week featuring 9ice. People never expected it. I really came as a surprise because I didn’t do the ‘Coming soon’ announcement. I just dropped the song and that my strategy is working to promote the song. Everybody was shocked when it dropped.
The song is titled ‘Religion’, just like what we did for the Nigerian music some years ago with the song Ruggedy Baba. Then, we preached a particular gospel and it became a trend. We are doing same thing this time with this song ‘Religion’.
In the song, 9ice and I made sure we didn’t talk about the issue we had because to me, I have let bygones be bygones.
So, since you have had issues with 9ice, why then did you feature him again in this new song?
Well, he has apologized for everything that happened, so I didn’t see anything wrong in featuring him in my song. He is still my friend, and I had known him for a long time, so I asked him if he would like do this song with me, he agreed and that was it.
Don’t you think people would see it like your tactics to hype the song; a reconciliation song between you two?
Well, this is not the first time we had done songs together, although this is the first one since after the whole controversy.
We have done a song before and it was a hit, so I believe we can do it again not necessarily because of the drama.
I have done songs with Eedris too and it was a hit, it wasn’t because we wanted to use the drama to sell the music.
It’s just part of life though, what ever we do, people would still assume all sorts. Even if we do a song and title is ‘Love and Peace’, people would still criticize and say a whole lots. Life goes on my dear. They should continue.
Freeze was one of those who throw a shade at you guys over the song, do you have issues with him before?
(laughs) No! Not at all. Lot of things happen in life; people will insult you, talk about you, point accusing fingers at you but how you react about it makes you who you are.
If you don’t react fine. That’s why I chose to remain silent. It’s not everything that i should respond to.
But Freeze is my friend, I don’t take whatever he said or wrote at heart. Don’t worry i’ll catch him and deal with him too, make em no worry (laughs).
Have you ever had any issue with him before now?
No! Everybody is doing his or own thing to get his or her own business moving and gathering traffic on social media. Just like people always insult Linda Ikeji and calling her all sorts of names but she’s making her money and building her empire.
So, I am taking the positives out of the while shades and criticism and ignore the rest. It’s has been working for me in a positive way, people has been calling to ask me about issues with Freeze and as well journalists like you also asking me same questions, so you see, it’s all helping me promote the song in a way.