How Olamide inspired my debut album ‘Stubborn’ – Victony
Singer Victony has revealed senior colleague, rapper Olamide inspired him to turn his project, “Stubborn”, into a full album.
Initially, Victony said he had planned to release “Stubborn” as an EP, but a meeting with Olamide changed his mind.
Olamide, fondly called Baddo, advised Victony to capitalise on the momentum and release a full album while his fans were still eager for his music.
Victony recalled the meeting, saying: “Stubborn was supposed to be an EP. I felt like I was not album-ready.”
“Before the release of the single ‘Stubborn’, I went to Baddo’s house to seek advice like my big brother. The meeting had a different outcome. I went there with my guys, just to discuss with Baddo. He told me, ‘Look, you do not want to put out a body of work when your fans are no longer yearning for it.’
That hit me because I feel like I am a project artiste and that is how people understand me best. I thought about it and I am like, ‘Why not? What is holding me back?’ And then I tweeted a picture with Baddo.
“That very day was the day we decided to make this an album. I had announced Stubborn as my next project but as an EP.”
Olamide’s words resonated with Victony and he decided to expand the project into a 14-track album featuring collaborations with Asake, Shallipopi, Shorae Moore, Saint Jhn, and Teezo Touchdown.
