October 18, (THEWILL) – Otunba Dayo Adeneye, popularly known as D1, the co-founder of Kennis Music, has said it is now difficult for artistes to make conscious music because of the level of moral decadence in this generation.
In a recent episode on the Honest Bunch Podcast, D1 said music fans today prefer songs that make them feel good and ignore the ones that have a message.
He said, “Right now, the world is not ready to listen to anything conscious. Is it this generation that doesn’t know their gender that you want to preach conscious lyrics to?
“Today, someone with beards would tell you, ‘I’m Linda’. Is it that kind of person you want to preach conscious lyrics to?
“But they should also remember that the young ones aspire and look up to them so let us be careful what we rap and sing about. If you are singing about weed and Yahoo, you are also influencing young minds who will think it is okay”, he stated.
D1 also criticised Nigerian women who rely on their “physical attributes over intellect” to get ahead in life.
“Our women do not say I have brains, I can do this, I can do accounting, I can help you take your business to the next level. Rather they think of their physical appearance.”
