I had the opportunity of interviewing Abj's number 1 rapper "Vinee" , Vinee who recently dropped a track titled oxygen feauturing Tunde (Styl-Plus) , i had alot to ask and he also had alot to say lol
enjoy!
What’s your full name?
Aboh Robert
What type of music do you make?
Rap
What’s your stage name?
Vinee
How did the stage name come about?
its actually an urban English word for
extraordinary individual so unique in his dids
What’s your background?
I am first from a family of 6 (including mum and dad) 2 boys and 2 girls all born and residing in Abuja,
When and why did you start making music?
I started in 2013 because I have passion for music and I love the life of a music celebrity
Do you play any instruments? If yes which instruments do you
play?
I play the drums
Which famous musician(s) do you admire? Why?
Ludacris, J-Cole, Mi abaga & 2baba (I love
them because of their intelligent lyrics)
Were you influenced by any old records & tapes? Which
ones?
I was always inspired by 2 baba and Mi
abaga..I always felt like they were talking and always making sense with their
music
What’s your most embarrassing moment as an artiste?
I really don't think I have any most
embarrassing moment, I am mostly careful about embarrassment, lol..
When was your first performance? How did it feel?
I have always been a performer, secondary school I was a dancer and mimer of rap music
How do you handle mistakes during a performance?
I don't believe there is a mistake in a performance cause I will make it an advantage, there was a time I was performing and the light went off I continued free-styling until the light came back on and got a standing ovation for that
Do you get nervous before a performance?
Nervous? I think I have performed in stages
enough for me not to get nervous again (saying this in the most humble
form)
What advice would you give to beginners who are nervous?
Being nervous is a good thing take it that you're being cautious not to make a mistake and That's good
Most people complain about 90% Nigerian music sounding
alike? What’s your take on that?
They are not lying and we are not arguing lol its called trend of music and genre (which is suppose to sound similar not the same)
How do you balance your music with other obligations? Like
relationship and family
Relationship is life, music is just a part
of life (relationship and family always comes first)
How is your personality reflected in your work?
I believe I am an intelligent person so I always
try to sound intelligent in my lyrics (even if its a party song)..
What does “being creative” mean to you?
Being creative in my line as a musician to me
means ability to jump on any kind/type/style of music without sounding wack
How do you overcome creative blocks?
I just tell myself (what would MI Abaga do)
this is the truth
What are you trying to communicate with your art?
I always try to communicate intellect and
creativity that's why I do English, pidgin, Yoruba, Igala and most recently
Hausa rap
What’s the best advice you ever had about how to be more
creative?
The best advice I ever had was "always
follow the trend, it keeps you relevant" ..
Which Nigerian artiste would you like to work with?
The best advice I ever had was "always
follow the trend, it keeps you relevant" ..
Which foreign artiste would you like to work with?
My name sake Robert Kelly (R.Kelly), J Cole and
drake....I just graduated from school about to serve (music is all I do for
now)
Why Music?
Why music? Why not Music
What memorable responses have you had to your music?
When I was live on a radio show and my dad
texted me to say "I am proud of you boy and I like your song (that was
when I did my song " oxygen ft Tunde of styl-plus)
What food, drink, song inspires you?
I eat anything (good is bar, I don't do
alcohol, my best kind if music is RnB & blues (funny enough)
What do you dislike about the music industry?
I don't dislike anything tho, I just want
the industry to get bigger and provide more platforms for growing acts
What makes you angry?
Angry? Any talk that doesn't involve money
#OwoNiKoko
What is your dream project?
My dream project is: go international and shoe
those guys that Nigerians are good in music not do an international collaboration and still
sound like we don't value lyrics over here just rhythm and beats
Name three artists you’d like to be compared to?
Compare me with 2 PAC (cause of my voice), compare
me with Mi abaga ( cause of my lyrics), compare me with Myself cause I always see
myself as my biggest competition
Professionally, what’s your goal?
Professionally, my goal is to be the greatest of
all time from this part of the world
If you could advice upcoming artistes, what would you say?
My advice is, always know what you want,do good
music, sell yourself regardless of who's buying, you can take yourself for granted
but never take your music because people will judge you by what they hear you
say
Where do you
see yourself in 5 years?
5 years is too much to see myself where I wanna
be, by Gods grace in the next 2 years I want to be the first name that would be
called when you talk about rap music from Africa (amen)
Thanks for having me and giving me this
opportunity, special s/o to everybody listening to my music and following me on
social media @iam_Vinee God bless you all...its the one and only V I N double E
(Vinee) aka Abj's number 1 rapper and Igala boy
Niyi Bernard: Thanks for taking the time out to talk to me and i wish you all the best.
You can get Vinee's latest tracks below
