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An argument come up on social media within the week when a radio presenter, Misi Molu, stated during an interview that she would prefer Yemi Alade as a singer with a better vocal range to Tiwa Savage, who in her own mind set , just usually shouts.
During the same interview, Yemi Alade also stated that doesn’t believe there is a “number one” artiste in Africa as the acts were all doing great and could fill the same concert venues anywhere.
Days after a recording of the interview was posted online, Tiwa Savage made a series of posts to stating that Misi Molu had earlier begged her for money through social media shortly before opening her views about her talent. She wrote, “Wow! They beg you for money today and talk trash tomorrow because it’s not personal; they’re just doing their job, abi?”
In another post, she stated, “Celebrities are human o. You can’t beg for money then talk trash and expect me to not catch feelings. Like, are you serious? Next time you think of sliding in my DM asking for money or anything; remember your personal opinion and miss me with your BS.”
However, a chat with Sunday Scoop, Misi Molu charge Tiwa Savage to make available proof that she begged her for money. Reacting to Savage’s posts, she said, “Personally, I don’t believe she was talking about me. But if she is, she needs to show evidence to that fact. The situation has been blown way out of proportion than what the intentions of the discussion were actually meant to be. People are giving it way too much credence.”
On the propriety of comparing both artistes, especially when Yemi was in the studio with her, Imolu said, “The type of industry we are in; we are constantly faced with comparison. For example, I have a colleague I’m constantly compared to at work. I did my job by showing my personality as an on air personality. The only problem is that some people do not agree with my opinion and that’s fine.”
Meanwhile, the chat with Sunday Scoop, Yemi Alade refused to comment on her similarity with Tiwa Savage but she upholds her say that there was no number one artiste in the country. Speaking through her manager, Taye Aliyu, she said, “All of the top artistes in the country are blessed by God and they are all doing well in their various ways. We don’t need to always compare artistes because they have their individual beauty. Yemi is always focused on her craft; she have no time for competitions.”
