Sent a video of Michelle Williams
- Say Yes (ft. Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland) to my colleagues and got a shocking
response from two of them. One exclaimed “Hypocrite”! while the other sent me a
mail containing “what is this Illuminati girl doing in this video”? she a referring
to Beyoncé. This same people few weeks ago were chatting about most of these
artists and how good they have been over the years. I was literary shocked as these responses were coming from people who
were well enlightened and are supposed to be “people from this age and time”. But
then I remembered the issue that came with the MAVIN team’s “Dorobucci”. Where some
people one social media (including some of my colleagues at the office)
insinuated that the song is a song for a “god” somewhere.
Personally speaking I am always flabbergasted
and overwhelmed when such things come out from peoples mouth. When people sit
in the comfort of their homes and inscribe/ attach meaning to things that
should not be left as what they are; “entertainment”.
Nigerian youths have so much popularized
the Illuminati so much that I still wonder if it is still a “secret cult” as it
is tagged. Every celebrity both within and foreign that is successful is
definitely a member of Illuminati (sarcastically speaking). We take time to see
how much these people earn from tours and shows yet we have a war of believing
that these artists/celebrities have other means of increasing their wealth. Ironically,
we buy their movies, download their songs and even follow them on all social
media. For example, our own Nigerian artist turn singer, Tonto Dike, was
seriously criticized when she released her first song. In less than a day the
song generated more than 1million hits on various online music sites. Imagine how
much she must have made from trending on twitter, hits on YouTube etc. same
goes to lady gaga, Justine Bieber, Rihana etc. who have the highest followers
on social media platforms. Guess who made them achieve this feet? You and I. The
same people who criticize them daily. The same people who call them Illuminati.
The same people who call them bad role models (yet watch their movies and/or
listen to their music). The same people we claim worship false gods. The same
people we now dress like and even name hairstyles by their names.
Let the truth be told, we are all
“Hypocrites”. We are worse than most “unbelievers”. It is because we believe we
can never be like them. We have this
mindset that we can never achieve what they have achieved. Let us step back for
a while to see how myopic we can be. These celebrities that dress half naked on
stage and on red carpets, do they wear those clothes outside events? If we were
smart enough we should have known that as a celebrity, your selling point is
being able to attract attention to yourself so people can see what you have in
your “goodie bag” (what you have to offer). If you cannot attract attention to
yourself, who on earth will sign you up as a brand ambassador? No one will
listen to your song and your videos won’t get air play. How then will you gain
the status that you want? Come to think of it, if we really see these people as
bad, why then do we attend their shows, hum to their songs, buy their videos
etc. In the first place, we shouldn’t even be talking about them.
I don’t know about you all but I like
my John legend, Rkelly, Akon, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Drake, Nicky Minaj,
Kelly Rowland, 50cent, Eminem, PSquare, Phyno, Don Jazzy (Mavin), Davido, Tiwa
Savage, DrSid, Omotola Jalade, Jim Iyke, Adam Sandlers, etc (just to mention a
few). I don’t care if Nigerians think they are all Illuminati. They know what
they are doing and the do it perfectly well. Their movies are wonderful and
their songs are sweet to their ear. I like gospel music from Mary Mary, Kirk
Franklin, Samsung, Resonance etc. They do music the way I like it.
We are different and as such
should not impose our private (most times selfish) reasons on others believes. Let
us take what we want to take from entertainment and leave the rest for others.
I rest my case.
----I am not a professional writer, just a layman
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