Nigerian musical artiste and skit maker, Oluwadolarz has opened up about how he once housed his colleagues, Sydney Talker and Lord Lamba, but none of them supported his career.
In a recent interview with Echoo Room, the skit maker expressed disappointment that his colleague in the content creation industry did not support his debut ‘EP’ despite his outreach to them.
Oluwadolarz described it as “pure competition” disguised by outward appearances, contrary to popular belief that there is friendship among skit makers in the country.
He specifically mentioned Sydney Talker nd Lord Lamba both of whom had previously lived in his home, as people who did not offer their support.
According to him, this experience prompted him to embark on a documentary project in which he hopes to showcase his life story and shed light on the lack of support in the content creation industry.
“I am working on a documentary. It’s going to be about my story; people that I’ve supported in the industry that did not turn up for me.
Oluwadolarz,Skit maker
“I dropped an EP and not one single skit maker or comedian supported it despite reaching out to them. Funny enough, I still support them when they reach out to me even after I dropped my EP and they didn’t support.
“When Sydney Talker came to Lagos, he lived with me for like three, four months. So Sydney is a friend of mine. We were close at the time but he didn’t support my music. Nobody supported my music.
“Bae U just posted it on his story that I just dropped an EP and that was all. Officer Woos shot a skit with me to promote the EP but I couldn’t post it because it would be the only promotional video as other skit makers weren’t ready to support me.
“I was supposed to shoot another skit with Shanks to promote the EP but I called and he said he was busy so I just had to let it go.
“Even Lord Lamba. Funny enough, he was living with me at that point. He came as a guest for my birthday and he started living with me. And I’m so happy for him now. Looking at him now, he is so big in the industry now.
Oluwadolarz started posting his comedy skits in 2014 on various social media platforms. Since then, he has mastered the craft and grown to become one of the top Instagram and YouTube comedians in Nigeria, and currently, he has over 4.8 million followers on his Instagram account.
Story: Asma’u Sani