“Stop Calling Me Or Anyone Indigenous Rapper” – Reminisce Warns

Over the years we have seen the
emergence and growth of
indigenous rap music in Nigeria,
many have been praising the artistes
that made it possible. The long list
contain rappers who throw
punchlines with Nigerian languages
and make it meaningful to their
teeming fans.
Notable among these rappers is
Reminisce popularly known as
“Alaga Ibile” meaning (Local
Chairman) in an exclusive interview
with HipHop World Magazine, the
rapper clears air on the indigenous
or local rapper tag on them when
asked to talk on how the
endorsement has been coming for
him and his fellow indigenous
rappers.
He said, “Stop calling us indigenous
rappers there is nothing like that, a
rapper is a rapper, calling myself,
Phyno, Olamide, Seriki, BaseOne, Lil
Kesh and couple of others coming
up local rapper is a way of
suppressing or make us feel inferior,
because Sarkodie is a rapper no one
refers to him as indigenous rapper.
If you cannot call him a local rapper
then don’t call any of us local or
indigenous rapper.
Over the years, we’ve been able to
overturn the rap game, we’ve been
able to change perception as regards
if you cannot rap in English you
cannot be a rap god or king and it’s
been a collective effort. Things has
really change people can now know
who the real hiphop guys are unlike
before when if you can rap in
English you won’t get endorsement.
And we feel very proud to be the
rave of the moment”.