Sasha interviewed by NewsRealTime on Monday
Background
My name is Yetunde Alabi a.k.a Sasha. I am in my
20s and I have a degree in law from the University of Lagos. Rapping is a
talent and I just discovered that I could do it. Growing up in the 90s, I got a
lot of influences from hip hop. I love Lauryn Hill, Tupac, and Fugees to
mention but a few. It had an influence on my choice of music. Rapping came naturally to me because I also
started off writing poetry.
Why I went
off the scene
It was a deliberate decision because I needed to
take some time out to focus on my retail clothing line, ‘Eclectic by Sasha’. My
dream is very big; I want to be in every state in Nigeria. The fashion in
Nigeria was getting bigger and what I wanted to do had not been done. I had to
just focus on my fashion business. Even during that time, I made sure I
released one or two singles and collaborated with other artistes. We are still
recording but I am not going to announce any dates. All I would say is that we
are very excited about the new sound we are working on.
Fashion
business
Fashion has always been something that I did. I
have always made the clothes that I wore for performances. Also, I had dressed
other artistes and I had styled videos. My mother had a fashion house when I
was growing and she had loads of tailors. I had done music for about 10 years
when I decided to delve into fashion properly.
The unofficial debut was in 2011 at a multi-brand retail store but after
a year, I got familiar with the business and I did an official launch in 2012.
The brand has done very well. I wear my clothes and I have been invited for a
lot of shows in the last one year.
First Lady
of rap
That title was given to me by my fans .It was the
title of my debut album and everybody decided to call me the First Lady. As
much as I am not into titles, I think the reason why the name resonates is
because I have had a lot of firsts in my career.
Other female
artistes
I always say it is not about the competition. I
love music and I am excited about the success being recorded by all the female
artistes. The more, the merrier. All the divas are my friends and we have
helped and advised one another in some ways.
I don’t miss
Law
I studied law because I have always been very
opinionated. I am very inquisitive and I have an opinion on everything. I did not
go to Law School and the choice not to practise was mine. I did not have nine
months to go away just when my career was taking shape. Apart from that, there
is nothing you do in life that you don’t require legal knowledge for;
therefore, my degree in law comes in very handy. I am already taking courses in
arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Maybe when I retire from music,
I will do that as well.
Bad remarks
hurt
Everything that I do does not necessarily have to
be liked by people that are even my friends not to talk of people that don’t
know me. People are going to say a lot of things but figure out which is true
and if there is a lesson to be learnt , take from it and go instead of dwelling
on it. I won’t lie, I have been upset a lot and that is one of the reasons I
did that song, ‘Adara’.
Endorsements
I was not dropped by Samsung. My contract expired
and we did not renew. It is wrong to say I was dropped because you don’t even
know what was in my contract.
Style
I think style is being comfortable in your own
skin. Style also means confidence. If you lack confidence, you can’t be
stylish; you will be following every fad to make up for your inferiority
complex.
Marriage
I don’t talk about my personal life and when you
don’t talk about something, people are going to speculate and say all sorts of
things. I won’t even tell you the qualities my Mr Right must possess because
you won’t receive applications from prospective suitors on my behalf.
- NewsRealTime
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