Nollywood actor Francis Odega has opened up about how his well-known catchphrase “Gerara right here” gained huge recognition and even earned him fee from Nigerian rapper Olamide.
Talking throughout an look on the The place Is The Lie podcast, the actor defined that Olamide reached out to him earlier than utilizing his voice and contours in a track by Lil Kesh.
In keeping with Odega, he was in South Africa on the time when he acquired the request asking for permission to make use of his voice within the monitor.
He stated:
“Olamide known as me and he paid me in greenback. For him to make use of my voice and line ‘Gerara right here’ and ‘You don’t know nothing’ in Lil Kesh’s track. Though at the moment I used to be in South Africa. In order that they requested whether or not they can elevate my voice. I stated YES. Who no name me when ‘Gerara right here’ was trending, even Bracket Yori Yori. Even Snoop Dogg and 50 cent reposted me.
I then acquired a complete lot of endorsements. I used to be as soon as Etisalat ambassador. For 3 years I used to be with them. I went to South Africa and did DStv adverts.”
Odega famous that the viral second opened a number of alternatives for him, together with model endorsements and worldwide recognition after international stars corresponding to Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent reposted the clip on-line.
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@firstmatemultimedia olamide known as me. He paid me in {dollars} for him to make use of my voice in Lil-kesh’s track. 50 cent and snoop dogg reposted me – Francis odega #interview #nollywood #firstmatemultimedia #podcast #whereisthelie
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