- Omah Lay has made headlines after he lost his composure via his burner account on Instagram
- In the past, Omah Lay had revealed during an interview that he delayed one of his albums because one of his colleagues stole his idea
- After sharing the full screenshots of his chat with the Mavin signee from 2023, fans were able to connect the dots
Omah Lay has accused a fellow artist of stealing his album concept, sparking controversy in the Nigerian music industry.
Although the Boy Alone crooner failed to mention the artist’s name directly, he shared screenshots of his chat with Rema, where he discussed his ideas, which seem to have been used in the Ozeba crooner’s album.
Omah Lay loses composure, shares chat with Rema.
Credit: @heisrema, @omah_laySource: Instagram
In a previous interview with Zach Sang, he revealed that an artist he respected and collaborated with stole his idea, forcing him to redo his entire album.
He stated:
“I had to go back and remake my album, which is going to be the greatest album of all time in Afrobeats history.”
Omah Lay claimed that he had shared his vision with this artist, who then released an album with a similar concept just four months later.
The Soso crooner believed that this experience ultimately led him to create something groundbreaking.
Using his burner account, he shared a conversation between him and Rema, where they agreed to collaborate on a project.
See the post here:
Reactions as Omah lay’s post on Rema goes viral
Read some reactions as compiled by TheTalk.NG below:
@demo__uk said:
“Una dey share idea with person wey steal hin guy laptop. Una get mind o 😂😂😂😂.”
@living_legend204 said:
“This Rema boy naso him steal him guy laptop that year😂😂.”
@bighugemindset said:
“Normally na Rema i first suspect because that was when he dropped “Heis” album and the sound was different. u dey use who don move him guy lappy play?”
@ubanah said:
“Sometimes you don’t share your ideas with just anybody!💡 people wanna know where you headed so they’ll try to steal your vibe and won’t even give it credit at the end!”
@hybridtheartist said:
“Ask alpha p about rema and this won’t surprise you.”
Omah Lay loses composure, shares chat with Rema.
Credit: @omah_laySource: Instagram
@ubanah said:
“Sometimes you don’t share your ideas with just anybody!💡 people wanna know where you headed so they’ll try to steal your vibe and won’t even give it credit at the end.”
@bigrex02 said:
“Rema first na laptop now it’s Omah lay music 😂😂.”
@pella_iyke said:
“As a creative don’t share ideas. Keep ‘em work on them, they are a gift from God. A scripture says “don’t give what is Holy to dogs”. Your ideas are a holy gift from God guard and protect them with your life!”
@iamcharming_1 said:
“So for una mind now say Rema get music idea pass Omah Lay? Like Omah Lay???????”
Omah Lay discusses being owner of Afro-Depression
Meanwhile, Nigerian singer Omah Lay was on Billboard’s News, where he talked about his upcoming album and the future of Afrobeats.
During the conversation, Omah Lay shared how happy he was that his fans were the ones who named his style of music and genre.
He noted that his style of music Afro-depression is so unique that every other artist now copy at least a thing or two from it.
Source: TheTalk.NG
