Bolaji Odojukan, a.k.a. BOJ, a Nigerian-British musician, has claimed that Rema and Fireboy are members of the Alté community.Information Guide Nigeria
In a recent interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos, BOJ, a member of the musical group DRB LasGidi along with TeeZee and Fresh L, made this assertion.JAMB Portal
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Alté is a fusion music genre that incorporates afrobeats, dancehall, reggae, hip hop, and alternative R&B. It refers to alternative, individualistic, and nontraditional ways of expressing oneself through music and fashion.
BOJ maintained that alté is a major influence on new generation artists such as Rema and Fireboy.
He said, “Santi has always been there from the get-go. Santi, LOS and us [DRB LasGidi] but Santi’s name was Oxy B back then. So, I would say we are the ones who pioneered alté.NYSC Portal
“And what is happening now was always bound to happen. We were the cool guys and there were a lot of young kids that gauged us and were like, ‘Okay, we want to emulate these stuff.’ Even if it wasn’t that we are doing exactly what they are doing, we are letting guys know that you could do things differently in whatever field you are in.JAMB Result
“Everybody in the alté makes different types of music. So, the music wasn’t actually called alté. It is everything else around it. I would say that the fashion is one of the things that translated the most into the mainstream in terms of the aesthetic of the mainstream. I feel a lot of the mainstream new cats are actually alté guys. I would say Rema is an alté guy, I would say Fireboy is. If you gauge the way they dress, the swag, the way they move [it’s all alté].”
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