Posted by Amarachi on Thu 31st Oct, 2024 - tori.ng
In an Instagram post, Silverdam pointed out that Flavour himself often borrows from other artists’ songs, suggesting that many of his tracks are actually samples.
Controversial vlogger, Tosin Silverdam has reacted to the ongoing rivalry between highlife star, Flavour and KCee.
The conflict started when Flavour accused KCee of copying his music style, leading KCee to fire back with criticism of his own.
KCee warned Flavour to stop gatekeeping Igbo culture as he is not the sole custodian,
In an Instagram post, Silverdam pointed out that Flavour himself often borrows from other artists’ songs, suggesting that many of his tracks are actually samples.
“Do you know that most of Flavour’s songs are not original? They are copied, they are samples,” Silverdam stated.
He further noted that although there’s nothing inherently wrong with sampling songs, Flavour shouldn’t criticize others for doing the same.
In Silverdam’s words, “There’s nothing wrong with sampling songs but for the fact that he was even saying someone is copying him whereas you yourself, you dey copy. Most of his songs, most of his discography, they’re all copied.”
In his video, Silverdam also included snippets of several songs that he says inspired Flavour’s hits.
These include ‘Sawale‘ by Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson, ‘Naomi‘ by Okoro Bobo, ‘My Sweety‘ by Bunny Mack, ‘She’s My Choice‘ by Sweet Breeze, ‘She’s Gone‘ by Bob Marley, and ‘Osondi Owendi‘ by Osita Osadebe, among others.
Watch a video of him speaking below: