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Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha,
popularly known as Basketmouth, yesterday in an interview on Rubbin Mind,on
Channels TV, cleared the air
surrounding an alleged beef of ego battle of who is better between him and
Julius Agwu, while responding to a question thrown at him by the show’s host,
Ebuka O'Chendu.
Basketmouth who was the celebrity
guest denied the rumor, stating clearly that there was nothing as such between
both comedians.
“I am not trying to be political
right now, but we are friends. We have never had an issue. People have this
perception that when you are not hanging with someone for a while they believe
there is a beef. We are cool; infant I’m actually owing him money” He said.
The comedian who also doubles as a
rapper, address the jealousy in the comedy industry, saying there is a truth in
it. “I would not say that I am happy, but I’m proud of my achievements, so
people that think this way are people that are intimidated by my
confidence”......
Explaining that rich people don’t
have time for that, “You would never hear Mike Adenuga talk about Dangote like,
that guy too dey feel. Rich people don’t talk about that kind of crap, do you
understand. You will never hear Chris Rock talk about Kelvin Hart like, he’s
feeling too much; only when you are intimidated by someone’s confidence, growth
and success;”
“And for me, I love the fact that
people beef. You can only judge your success by the amount of beef you have”.
With the Comedian hoping the beef some comedians have for him will grow from
about 10% to 30%. “When you are up there, they try to drag you down, and trust
me, the view from the top is beautiful”
While answering some series of
questions, He revealed that truly there are clicks in the comedy industry and
he is not a fan of such life, “I am allergic to such, I stay with the real
people; the people that are friends that appreciate, the likes of Buchi and
Bovi, these are my friends beyond comedy”
“I know these people(that talk crap)
and I stay away from them and I move with people that are close to me like Oke
Bakassi, Julius Agwu, when you see us, you will think that we are brothers, so
the people that you don’t see me around with, I am allergic to them” He said.
The multiple award winning comedian
also spoke about his relationship with fellow comedian friend, Bovi. “My
friendship with Bovi is very unique. It started as a mentor, now it is like a
brother. And I’m happy with his career, I’m happy that I was there. He is
exceptional intelligent, and this is the type of person I love to hang with”
Basketmouth also advised up and
coming comedians not to emulate anyone and avoid competing with anyone in order
to be successful. “I don’t do competition, that’s why I tell the comedians
never to try to be like someone, because if you are aiming someone’s success,
you are limiting yourself; you don’t know your journey, you don’t know where
you are going to”
While responding to the popular
controversial joke about rape, the comedian said the uproar the joke caused has
taught him a lesson and that such jokes are now a no go area for him. “Most
people are hypocrites in this country. It was only a joke; I wasn’t trying to
make an abusive joke. And I am really sorry about it, but I didn’t let it suck
up my creativity, because I can’t stop talking about this or that”
Basketmouth pointed out the fact
that he crack jokes about his death and people laugh over it, and make it clear
that he would not venture into such jokes again, “I am not even going to try a
joke about rape again because I have learnt my lesson. I am not going towards
that part ever again and I am sorry. There should be a limit”
He also chipped in that, he was
happy that the controversial joke came because it helped him sale his shows
ticket. “I sold out my show and the London Guardian carried the news and they
compare me with, Jimmy Cow”
Meanwhile the comedian said he is
preparing for his next project, Basketmouth Uncensored: Dysfunctional
Mind which will feature, Bovi(The Host), Buchi, Salvador from Uganda and
some other foreign act, with 2face, Olamide, Wizkid and many more performing on
stage.
By Fakoyejo Olalekan
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