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Falz: 'I Don't Fear Death; I'd Rather Perish Defending The Truth.'

POSTED ON April 5, 2023 •   Uncategorized      BY Akinbohun Samuel

Falz, a well-known hip-hop performer from Nigeria, has explained why he makes confrontational music.

Falz stressed that life in Nigeria is meaningless in a recent interview with Arise TV when he said he was not scared of dying.

The multi-talented entertainer made an appearance on the program "Music as a Socio-political Tool" shortly after releasing "Yakubu," a song he co-wrote with Vector and named after Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the head of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

In the song, the rappers criticized INEC, its chairman, and other political parties for supposedly engaging in electoral fraud during the recently concluded general elections.

Falz asserts that he would rather die battling for justice than remain silent and perish as a result of the nation's broken system.

The rapper who joined the program via Skype from the United Kingdom explained that he was not overseas because he was scared of conflict with state authorities over the contentious song.

"I knew that was going to come up when you announced that I was doing this from London," he remarked. This is not the first time, second time, or third time, as I previously stated.

"I've put out a ton of albums that are very confrontational. And I was on ground. When I issued these records, I was always present on the ground.

"This is not to imply that I am running anywhere. Definitely not. Everyone is aware of my location. If anyone needs to locate me. But I have nothing to worry about. And I always answer in the affirmative when someone asks me how I handle these situations without worrying about the repercussions.

"And this is the same response I always give: we are more or less fading away from the kind of existence we are currently leading. What we have in Nigeria as a nation is not a fulfilling existence.

"What is the worst that might occur? It is death. I'm not afraid of dying. I would rather die standing up for what is right. I would rather be known as someone who led a meaningful life than as someone who, for instance, was walking down the street and was struck by a bus because the driver was operating it carelessly.

Falz continued, "Or, someone who developed heart disease and was unable to save himself because there are no hospitals in Nigeria that can do so."

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