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Vanguard (Lagos)
INTERVIEW
Lolade Sowoolu
He
barged in on us with upsetting lyrics yet he's remained in the
spotlight untarnished for years now. To remain endeared to millions in
different parts of the globe inspite of being down-to-earth and
controversial in lyrics, you need the skills of Ruggedman and the
personality of Michael Ugochukwu Stephens.
Only
then will speaking the truth in a fusion of grammar, slang and
mother-tongue set you free and place you among the blue-blooded. Ask
Ruggedman and he'll tell you as he proves witty, naughty, deep and
humorous, all at once, in this interview with Lolade Sowoolu. Enjoy the
excerpts.
Let's assume you keep a diary and someone stumbles into it. What details is one likely to find in it?
Just
special things that happen in my life on any particular day. Things
different from the norm like; buying a new car, getting an endorsement
or meeting someone special.
Not special as in
date-wise but maybe a particular business move like something that's
happening already but which I can't say now.
I am very adventurous and a spontaneous person too. I like the abnormal.
When was your first experiment with love and what was it like?
It
was in secondary school. I was toasting my younger sister's senior in
school. But wait... that was not the first. I wouldn't really call the
first one love but there was this girl living in my street then. I was
also in secondary school then.
She wasn't in
my school. I don't remember what class she was or her name but she was
Ibo. I liked her. She was cool, slim. I did my best to get to know her
for a week or two. So I went to ask her out and she said, 'yes.' The
time of day I asked her to go out with me was in the afternoon, going
towards.
We hung around each other a while and
the next morning, I don't know what I said wrong and we broke up
(laughter). I think it was one of the fastest dates in the world.
Are you sure you didn't ask her for something she wasn't ready or too early to give?
No.
I actually sent someone to say hi to her and she got angry so I
couldn't have asked for anything... When I saw her, I said, 'what's
wrong with you?' and she said, 'I'm not ready to talk about that' and I
went 'sorry o!' And that was the end.
What part of Lagos did that take place?
That was in Lawanson, Surulere. I was staying in my uncle's house then. That was the good old days.
What do you miss about those days?
Those
were growing up days. Then, at least in Lawanson, the houses didn't
have fences. You could move from your street to the next by just
passing near someone's house and you're on the next. There was no
police to harass you. You could be out on the street till three to four
in the morning without being afraid of anything.
But
now, we don't even know who we're more afraid of; police or thieves?
Some days ago, one of my friends said he feels safer among thieves than
police. That's sad.
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