Promoting music in Nigeria is more expensive now -Zaaki Azzay

A pioneer of Hip-hop music in Nigeria, Zaazi Azzay have said music has become too expensive to promote. “There is a lot of influence from drugs and ‘yahoo yahoo’ money coming into the industry. Promoting music which should have been around N500,000 now costs N10m. They just ‘buy’ the airwaves and become stars”.
Zaaki Azzay Veteran singer

Last sunday in an interview with Punch, The Veteran singer says that those who think entertainers don’t have electoral value are making a big mistake.

“I disagree with that. Any political party that thinks that way will fail. Even the artistes who people believe have faded, still have numerous fans.

“Many celebrities have diehard fans. Politics is a game of number, and celebrities have substantial followership. Any wise politician should involve more entertainers for a large turnout to rallies, and votes at the ballot.”

Azzay however advised entertainers to work with politicians if they wanted to, but they should be apolitical.