Mo’ Cheddah, a Nigerian musician whose real name is Modupe Oreoluwa Oyeyemi Ola, has shared information about her marriage.

The singer discussed how she endured criticism for having dated her spouse for more than a decade in an interview with podcast host Tea With Tay.

Mo’ Cheddah claimed that she was dubbed “Lord of the Rings” due to her long-term relationship with her husband.

Mo’Cheddah claimed that in order to maintain the privacy of the event, phones were not permitted at her wedding.

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She said;

I started dating when I was 17. I met my husband through music, Osagie introduced us, though at that time, I didn’t want to date.

They use to call me ‘Lord of the Rings’ because we dated for so long. That was my nickname at some point.

When I got to know myself, I was happy in real life. That’s what my husband taught me. I didn’t need to show people that I was happy. Didn’t need their validation.

Speaking about her personal life, she said;

I love my private life and I don’t share it. There was no phone at my wedding. We weren’t living together before we got married and we have been together for 10years.

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Mo’ Cheddah, a Nigerian musician and fashion designer, has talked openly about her three-year struggle with childlessness.

The businesswoman recently discussed how difficult it was for her to become pregnant and how, when it finally happened, pregnancy showed her “pepper” during an appearance on Tea With Tay.

Talking about how she felt when she found out she was pregnant, Mo Cheddah said:

“Let me tell you about pregnancy. That is another thing you think you know, you date, you marry, then comes babies, but baby didn’t come after marriage. 3 years. And I was trying! I was ready to go. I had dated this person for years, me I wanted that belle immediately, what are we waiting for? And from that month, I’m looking at myself like “ah ah, what’s happening?” But baby didn’t come early, and obviously it brought us closer, but it was for me, it was the hardest thing ever. And you’re like what’s wrong with me? And you’re like everybody can do this thing oh. E be like it’s me that can’t do this thing, what’s going on here?

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There was a time I was running some tests and I went to the hospital, at this point I was like 29 going on 30, and the nurse looks at me when I was getting dressed like “madam how old are you?” I said, “I’m 29”, she said “mscheww, you know when our mothers are begging us to get married early, that’s why you’re going through what you’re going through. If you would have gotten married by like 24, you wouldn’t be having these issues”. You know me I always have a clapback for anything, I was shocked! That was the first day something held my tongue.

So when my baby came, wow! The joy that was in my heart, I can’t contain, I can’t explain it to you. I was ready to take on this challenge, I said “yes, this is going to happen”. I had planned a trip, said I’m going to travel in two weeks. My sister said “Ah ah, are you sure?” I said what do you mean by am I sure? She said “you’re not feeling anyhow?”. I said what do you mean am I feeling anyhow, I’m not feeling anyhow, I’ll be good. She said “I don’t think you will be able to travel”, I said “Ah ah, what do you mean? I will travel.” 2 weeks after, I just woke up one morning and I felt like I was dying. I thought I was in the afterlife. I was like why do I feel this way? I called up my sister and she was like “yeah, that is morning sickness, now are you still going to travel?” Pregnancy, ah, it showed me pepper!”

The mother of one announced the birth of her child in an Instagram post on Christmas Day.

Watch her interview below;

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For some Nigerian Artists, 2021 was a momentous year as they welcomed their newborns and a few became parents for the first time.

Many musicians in the Nigerian music industry have already had one or two children, while others are yet to have their first child.

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Banky W

Well-known Nigerian singer, Banky W, and his actress wife, Adesua Etomi, welcomed their first child, Zaiah, in February.

The couple, who married in 2017, named their child Hazaiah Olusegun Wellington, who is also known as Zaiah.

After the birth of their baby, Banky and Adesua posted a video on YouTube outlining how she suffered two miscarriages over the four years of waiting and the difficulties she faced.

Kizz Daniel

On his birthday, May 1, Nigerian artist Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, better known as Kizz Daniel, announced the birth of his twin sons.

The Woju crooner named his twin boys Jelani and Jalil. In another announcement, he stated that his children were born as triplets, with one dying four days after delivery.

He did not, however, reveal the mother of his children.

Harrysong

Harrysong and his wife, Alexer Perez Gopa, welcomed a new baby girl in Malta. Earlier in the year, the singer wedded his wife in a magnificent wedding after years of dating.

He released a song with Fireboy DML and Olamide to celebrate the latest addition to his family.

Ladipoe

Ladipo Eso also known as Ladipoe the Mavin record rapper, became a parent this year after welcoming his first kid with an undisclosed lover.

The rapper hailed his new kid as his second number one this year when sharing the happy news online, and his fellow cel\brities congratulated him.

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Mo’ Cheddah

Modupe-Oreoluwa Oyeyemi Ola, known by her stage name Mo’ Cheddah welcomed a baby girl in December 2021.

In May 2018, she married her long-time boyfriend, Prince Bukunyi Olateru-Olagbegi in a private ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria.

The couple welcomed their first child who Mo’ Cheddah refers to as Baby T this year.

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In this article, we take a look at the personalities the Nigerian Music Industry had to their goodbyes to.

Celebrities are also persons whose deaths have a significant impact on their audience. It’s always heartbreaking to witness a formerly vibrant personality pass away, because it serves as a reminder that we’ll all pass away one day.

Many people, notably in the entertainment and showbiz industries, have had a difficult time in recent years. There have already been a handful of celebrity deaths reported.

We compiled a list of Music acts in the Nigerian Music Industry that have passed away in the past two years;

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Majek Fashek

Majekodunmi Fasheke, also known as Majek Fashek, died in his sleep in New York City on June 1, 2020. He had oesophagal cancer and was 57 years old.

Tributes flooded in from all over the world for the renowned singer, who had contributed tremendously to the country’s music landscape with singles like “Send Down the Rain” and “So Long for Too Long.”

Majek Fashek, also known as “The Rainmaker,” was an activist who used his music to fight societal injustices, particularly his 1988 album “Prisoner of Conscience.”

Victor Olaiya

Veteran trumpeter and highlife musician, Victor Olaiya’s music dominated many people’s hearts in the 1950s and 1960s.

Known as the “evil genius of highlife,”  Dr. Victor Abimbola Olaiya OOON died in February 2020 at the age of 89 after succumbing to an unidentified ailment while undergoing treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

Olaiya is credited with helping to shape Nigeria’s music industry, having established himself as one of the country’s first widely successful performers in the genre during the 1960s.

BigLo

Lotanna Udezue aka BigLo, a music producer, rapper, and singer, died after a long battle with kidney disease. BigLo is said to have died on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Olofin, a singer and jazz musician, confirmed his death on Instagram.

BigLo rose to prominence in 2004 thanks to the hit single “Delicious,” which featured 2shotz. In 2019, the rapper disclosed that he was suffering from kidney disease.

He revealed this on his Gofundme page, where he stated that he was diagnosed with renal kidney failure.

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Dokta Frabz

Ayorinde Faboro aka Dokta Frabz, a Nigerian producer, was purportedly killed in the United States in 2020. On February 27, 2020, news of his passing made the rounds on social media, with other celebrities expressing their condolences.

Dokta Frabz began his music career in Lagos, where he was born and bred.

He began his musical career as a pianist and drummer at Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral in Ikeja, Lagos.

He started off working for Don Jazzy and D’Banj’s Mo’ Hits Records before working with other artists, including Wizkid, Omawumi, Davido and the late Dagrin.

Through his collaborations with the late Dagrin on the song “Thank God,” “Joy” from Wizkid’s sophomore album Ayo, four songs on Naeto C’s sophomore album Super C Season, and multiple singles with regular collaborator Omawumi, he achieved mainstream popularity.

DJ Babus

Babatunde Bello aka DJ Babus, a Nigerian disc jockey, died on January 29, 2021, from COVID-19 complications. He worked for a number of companies before his death, including Four Points by Sheraton, where he was the resident DJ from 2014 to 2015.

He worked as a Talent Manager at KnightHouse, The Creative Entertainment Company, where well-known talents such as Mo Cheddah and Phenom came to fame.

Sound Sultan

Nigerian singer and actor Sound Sultan has died after losing battle with cancer at the age of 44 years old.

The singer passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021 and was buried the same day.

In the 1990s, he began his career in show business by hosting performances to collect funds for studio sessions. In the year 2000, he launched his first single, “Jagbajantis,” which became an instant hit in Nigeria.

He was signed by Kennis Music after independently releasing other singles and appearing in hit songs by other musicians. He released four albums under this label.

Aside from being a singer, Sound Sultan was also a rapper, actor and basketball club owner.

Kodak

On April 29th, 2020, Nigerian video vixen and dancer Kodak died after allegedly being electrocuted while charging her phone. The incident was said to have occurred at Capital Dreams, the production company belonging to popular Video director, Clarence Peters.

Kodak was a popular dancer who had appear in music videos for a wide range of artists.

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Obama DMW

Habeeb Uthman, popularly known as Obama DMW, was a close friend of Nigerian music sensation Davido and died after experiencing breathing difficulties.

He died in a hospital in Lekki, Lagos, in June, just a few hours after driving himself to the hospital for treatment.

Despite the efforts of the on-duty doctors, he died.

He was born in Lagos State and began managing future artists in his institution of learning, despite the fact that he was a science student.

Obama DMW was the founder and CEO of the Obama Music Worldwide (OMW) record label until his death. He was also an important member of the DMW crew.

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Nigerians were properly introduced to a young ambitious Wizkid through the song, “Holla at Ya Boy” in 2010, which was the lead single of Superstar, although e had been featured on M.I Abaga’s “Fast Money, Fast Cars” in 2008.

Produced by DJ Klem, “Holla Ya Boy” was a mid-tempo groovy tune that helped Wizkid build a following of young adults and teenagers which was the pioneer group of the biggest music fanbase in Nigeria, Wizkid FC.

“Holla Ya Boy” was heavily inspired by SE7EN’s 2009 teen pop record, ‘GIRLS’ featuring Lil Kim.

In the music video which was shot in a school setting, Celebrities like Ice Prince made a cameo in the video while wearing Ama Kip Kip shirts and riding BMX bikes while Sophia Alakija played Wizkid’s love interest.

The song was a critical success but it was only the beginning of what the EME team was about to drop.

Next came “Tease Me“, where fans got to experienced an edgier and mature Wizkid on the sensual and sexually charged song.

The song took Wizkid from the classroom to the strip club.

“Don’t Dull” was another single from the album to be released. The song opened another fanbase for Wizkid on the streets.

Another hit song that made the album a commercial success was “Pakurumo” which showed the owambe side of Wizkid and featured Funke Akindele who at the time had released her groundbreaking movie, Jenifa.

The video also featured cameo appearances from Pasuma, Ali Baba, Tee-A, Skales, Lynxxx, Davido, Banky W, Pope Da Hitman, Tiwa Savage, Mo’Cheddah and Ice Prince.

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Composition and Sound

The Beautiful part of the 17-tracks project was its versatile sounds. Every possible genre or sub-genre was explored on this album.

The production which was handled by the likes of Samklef, E-Kelly, Jay Sleek, Shizzi, DJ Klem, Masterkraft, Q-Beats, Banky W and Vebee made the album a gem.

The album wasn’t just a defining moment for Wizkid but for the producers involved most especially Samklef who produced a bulk of the songs from the project.

‘Superstar‘ was a fusion of Wizkid’s talent, adlibs, style, and demonstrated hunger alongside its complex and eclectic sounds.

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It could also be said that it was one of Wizkid’s most lyrically accomplished album, if not the best, and even when lyrics were enough, he used a lot of adlibs and subtexts to get his message across.

In fact, Wizkid’s famous adlibs, “Iyeh yeh yeh” or “Oh no oh oh” made him a template for upcoming artists seeking his kind of success.

The versatility of the album made it possible that no matter the crowd or audience, Wizkid had an appropriate song available. Pakurumo was for owambe and the parents, Love My Baby was a go-to for Weddings, songs like ‘Holla at Ya Boy‘ and ‘Wad Up‘ fitted the cool kids.

Impact

“Superstar” is one of the most successful Nigerian debut albums to date and could be considered the album of the last decade.

Even despite the fact that Wizkid has outgrown the success of the album, it still doesn’t mitigate the impact “Superstar” made on mainstream Afropop sound.

He alongside street acts like Timaya, Terry G helped propagate the culture of Lamba over intelligent lyrics.

Wizkid, in a sense, foreshadowed his own destiny with the record, which music fans have gotten to experience the fulfilment.

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“I go be number one, as a born champion no lele…” he brazenly declared on “No Lele.” and he was right. He’s now regarded as the best performer of his generation, a Grammy winner and global sensation with a Billboard No. 1 hit to his name.

 

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The Singer went from a young artist hungry for success to an international superstar who is seen as the face of Afrobeat in the global music scene.

There aren’t many albums that have achieved the level of success that “Superstar” has. Many of the artists who rose to prominence around the same period as Wizkid have since slipped into obscurity.

All of the songs on the album, even those that didn’t have singles, branched out and became hits over time. It was the start of Wizkid’s flawless three-year run, in which he became the Nigerian Midas – gold was the result of everything he touched or even breathed.

Wizkid’s ‘Superstar‘ ambition, hard work, and humble upbringing were all echoed throughout the album’s songs, which he carried on his chest like Superman’s symbol.

Another impact of “Superstar” most especially “Holla Ya Boy” was The birth of Wizkid FC, Africa’s most powerful fan base and one of the most powerful in the world.

More importantly, ‘Superstar’ is one of the few uncontested classics to emerge from Nigerian music in the recent decade.

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