Popular DJ reveals why he makes music about women, parties (Video)
– Celebrity DJ speaks on making music based on what the audience want to consume
– Explains how it could be pretty difficult pleasing the consumers in Nigeria
DJ Xclusive has talked about his music and why he does not release RnB songs.
In an exclusive with Hip TV, the celebrity DJ explained the reason for this saying the audience determine what artistes put out in the market.
DJ Xclusive and wife Tinuke.
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He also revealed that he had done an RnB song with a singer who won a major reality show in the past. Xclusive obviously said this to reiterate that he is an all-round musician as against misconceptions that he is stereotyped.
But he emphasized his love for making up-tempo songs because of the consumers.
He said: “It’s what Nigerians want.
“If I give them love music, they won’t buy. If I give them hip hop, they’ll complain. So what they want here is pangolo music so we give it to them.”
On his album, According To X, which dropped in 2015 the radio host/ DJ said it has received a great reception since its release.
He talked about featuring most of the A-list artistes in Nigeria on the album, adding that it was not easy to complete the record.
Xclusive said it took him almost two years to get done with the project, even as he talked about big plans for 2016.
See full interview below:
Rotimi Alakija more popularly known as DJ Xclusive is a prominent British-Nigerian DJ, radio host and recording artiste. Rotimi is a nephew to Nigerian industrialist Folorunsho Alakija. He got married to Tinuke Ogundero in 2015.
He is signed to EME records under the tutelage of Banky W.
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His career as a DJ has seen him play with American celebrities as Mario Winanas, Neyo, Fat Joe and Rihanna to name a few.
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