Chocolate City budding act, Dice Ailes refuted claims that he recorded his hit single ‘Otedola‘ with the intention of getting the attention of billionaire, Femi Otedola, during a chat with Sunday Scoop.
He told Sunday Scoop, βWhatever you do, people will always have their reservations and opinions, but I didn`t do the song to get money from Otedola or to get close to his family. I was just having fun. Surprisingly, upon releasing the song, I got to meet Otedola and he gave me a lot of money. I am also close to the family members and I call him on the telephone whenever I like. I didn`t plan for all these as some people have said.β
On what inspired the song, he explained;
βLike I said earlier, I wasn`t paid to sing about Otedola. In the song, I was calling many names. I was just looking for iconic names that would bring out the best in the song. Since I was talking about money and Otedola is a billionaire, I felt I should use his name. Honestly, anything could have been the title of the song, but I settled for Otedola because it was one of the first names I mentioned while singing.β
Recalling his first meeting with Otedola, Dice Ailes, who also released a new song, Mr. Biggs, last week, admitted that he was very excited.
βBefore the song, I never had the chance to meet Otedola. But a few days after I released it, I saw him. I was just asking questions because I wanted to know many things. The first question I asked was how he made his wealth. He just laughed and told me that βΛif you are striving to get rich, you may never get rich`. Being with Otedola made me realise that you could be anything you want to be if you put your mind to it. The song is a blessing to me because it has brought me closer to some icons,β Ailes said.
