The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, Ossai Ovie Success, has criticized popular musician Asake, also known as Ololade Mr. Money, over his newly unveiled tattoos and hairstyle.
A few days earlier, the former signee of Olamide’s YBNL Nation label revealed tattoos covering parts of his face as well as most of his body.
Responding through a detailed post on Facebook, Ossai faulted the artist for embracing what he described as Western lifestyles, claiming Asake had lost touch with his cultural identity and forgotten the struggles that brought him to prominence in the music scene.
In his words, “Asake is exhibiting def*rmity and I’m disappointed in him. Asake was a poor boy whom God raised from grass to grace. Today, look at him and what he has become because of western exposure. Since he relocated from Nigeria, he has tattooed his whole body and exhibiting pride.”
“I don’t know what he’s feeling like with these low-key signs of midlife anxiety. I wonder what the motivation for so many tattoos is. Cos, what is all this? People like this grow up frustrated and unhappy. This is why God doesn’t bless some persons because He knows they will be worse in the future with fame and money. Indeed Asake is lonely at the top. I am really disappointed.”
See reactions below:
@Chichi Ogonna Mba, “Let’ his God be dat disappointed ,cos u are not perfect.”
Felix Anasiudu, “A very successful athlete took off from the blocks and dumped many behind and got to the summit of race! When the journalists cornered him with the question, How do you feel getting to the top? His response will shock you, he said, “I wished some body was there from the start, to tell me not to run” They asked him, How do you mean”? …He said, When I got to the top’ I saw nothing THERE”!…..There is nothing to see at the pinnacle of stardom’, but vanity, regret; and anguish!”
@Sam E Oscar, “Is not every one who left grass to to the top was lifted by God. The d3vil ift people too..👌 Moreover don’t judge a book by its cover, many of these kind of people if you get closer you’ll understand that they are very kind and generous people.. naso LIL Wayne deh.”
@Chinedu Eze: “God is not the source of his wealthy. Not every money is gotten from God. People should stop deceiving themselves.”