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Hardcore rapper Michael Ufuoma Ogilo, aka Kultcha has revealed why he switched to signing. According to Kultcha, the move was to appeal to a larger audience base.
“Had to switch because I realised I could connect with more audience than limiting my self to just hardcore,” he said.
“I won’t lie, I lost couple of my hip hop fans. But I ended up gaining more fans than I had being a hardcore rapper. A small fraction of the hip hop side related to the switch and wished me well. While the others couldn’t relate, they want that hardcore core raw lyricism.”
The Delta State born and Lagos-based artiste recently dropped his latest song, ‘Physical’, which features former Rudeboy records signee, Muno. He said that although it wasn’t easy, it has been a great experience switching genre, saying that his sound engineering background has helped him adjust easily.
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“The song demanded avenue for not just rap alone,” he said.
“I had to connect to the song firstly, then give it the right kinda vibe.
“Singing is a craft on its own. It was hard, I can’t even lie. But being that I’m also a sound engineer, I’ve mixed a whole lot of songs from RnB to Afro and so on, it didn’t take me much to pull it off. Shout out to Muno by the way, dude told me I could do it and I did it.”
Kultcha has been in the industry for six years now and has worked with the likes of Wizkid, MayD, PSquare to mention a few.
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