Nigerian singer, Simisola Kosoko, also known as Simi, clarified why relationships between female artists are not so cordial because they are often pitted against each other.
The “Men Are Crazy” singer said in a recent interview that their friendship was strained by fans who set female musicians against one another.
Simi said,
“Fans pit women against each other in the music industry. It’s so intense sometimes. Sometimes it can be really distracting because there are not as many of us in the [music] industry compared to the guys.
“When a new female artist breaks into the industry, they [fans] just pit her against us with all forms of comparisons.
“We can all thrive. I have spoken about women several times even in my songs. But because I’m an artist people assume that the only way my talking about women can be valid is by featuring women in my songs. It’s just so weird because there are women in different walks of life.
“They do pit us against each other a lot and I think sometimes that puts some pressure on the kind of relationship that we would have otherwise.”
In another story, Simi disclosed that the concept for her contentious track, ‘Men Are Crazy,’ originated from her husband, Adekunle Gold.
The song, which also features Tiwa Savage, received varied reactions, particularly from many male social media users who criticized its demeaning tone.
While speaking on Angela Yee’s podcast, ‘Way Up,’ Simi revealed that it was Adekunle Gold who suggested the idea for the song.
She said,
“My husband gave me the idea for my song, ‘Men Are Crazy’. He was like, ‘Babe, how about we do a song and you say men are crazy but I still want one in my bed?’
“I was like, ‘Oh yeah, no one is going to see that coming from me. So I made that song. I had actually finished the song, I did two verses but I felt something was missing. It just hit me and I was like, ‘I will love to have Tiwa on the song.’ We [our music] don’t generally go in the same direction but I was like, it would be so nice to find that balance and do something that would bring our synergies together. So I sent it to Tiwa and she did her verse and we shot the video together.”
