Last updated on January 6th, 2022 at 01:28 pm
- He copied my lines without my permission, Eleyele says
- YAGI records yet to react
One of the hottest Nigerian secular artistes Keshinro Ololade populalry called Lil Kesh has been accused of using, without permission, one of the songs of a gospel singer, Busola Oke, aka Eleyele.
According to The Punch, Oke has alleged that Ololade infringed on her copyright with the release of his song, Undertaker.
Eleyele accused Lil Kesh of using her 15-year-old eponymous single.
Recalled that YAGI Records frontliner – Lil Kesh, drops his first single for the year 2019 and it is titled “Undertaker“. The song was produced by Runtinz, mixed and mastered by raving sound engineer – Spyrit Mix.
Check the lyrics of Undertaker below:
O Te Mi Lorun Baby Oh (Drop that)
Yagi LevelBaby mo, Mad for you
Darling mo, I dey fall for you
Se when I need you make I call on you (Call on you make we kolobi)
When you need me you can call on me too
Baby take me undertaker (Undertaker Under)
Baby roll it roller-coaster (roller-coaster, roller…)
I no go play you like Roger Miller (Roger Miller, Roger.)
And I no go lie to you my lover lover
You’re enough, You’re enough, You’re enough
O te mi lorun baby oh
You’re enough, You’re enough, You’re enough
O te mi lorun baby ohOlolufe n o ba e lo
Afori aforun kin ba e lo
Ife ti mo ni si e oma yato
Ejile Ife ani o ma yatosare o weyin wo ololufe
Eyin funjowo Eyin menu gun
Eruko lala ba ku ewa
Ololufe n O ba lo
Baby mo, Mad for you
Darling mo, I dey fall for you
Se when I need you make I call on you (Call on you make we kolobi)
When you need me you can call on me too
Baby take me undertaker (Undertaker Under)
Baby roll it roller-coaster (roller-coaster, roller…)
I no go play you like Roger Miller (Roger Miller, Roger.)
And I no go lie to you my lover lover
You’re enough, You’re enough, You’re enough
O te mi lorun baby oh
You’re enough, You’re enough, You’re enough
O te mi lorun baby ohI fit to pick you up or order Taxify because Yé
Na only you dey satisfy me
O de te mi lorun baje I can testify bae
Abi se odi gba ti ba 35 ni
Mofe gbori le e laya mofe fi se pillow
Moti gbadura dey church, gbadura dey Shiloh
Biko nu open the door to your heart make I enter
Or mark my words mo ma gba window
Baby finally
I foh for you totally (I foh for you totally)
Baby finally (Baby finally)
Na you I go wan marry oh ah (I go wan marry)
Baby finally (Baby finally)
I foh for you totally (I foh for you totally)
Baby finally (Baby finally)
Na you I go wan marry oh ha
Baby mo, Mad for you
Darling mo, I dey fall for you
Se when I need you make I call on you (Call on you make we kolobi)
When you need me you can call on me too
Baby take me undertaker (Undertaker Under)
Baby roll it roller-coaster (roller-coaster, roller…)
I no go play you like Roger Miller (Roger Miller, Roger.)
And I no go lie to you my lover lover
You’re enough, You’re enough, You’re enough
O te mi lorun baby oh
You’re enough, You’re enough, You’re enough
O te mi lorun baby oh
On the beat it’s RuntinZ o
I will sue YAGI Records and Lil Kesh, Eleye vows
Eleyele vowed to make a scapegoat of Lil Kesh.
“His manager called me and told me they wanted to use my song and I told them I didn’t understand. I told them that they should discuss whatever they wanted with my lawyer. Later, my lawyer told me that they had called him and that he told them not to use the song.
A week later, Lil Kesh’s song was released. I think they had already used the song before they called us. We have been trying to reach him since then. My lawyer wrote to them stating that we were ready to go to court, but we couldn’t find his office address; so, we had to post the letter on social media. Maybe he thinks I’m an illiterate that cannot do anything,” she was quoted as saying by The Punch.
The lines which Lil Kesh accused of stealing are:
“Ololufe n o ba e lo
Afori aforun kin ba e lo
Ife ti mo ni si e oma yato
Ejile Ife ani o ma yatosare o weyin wo ololufe
Eyin funjowo Eyin menu gun
Eruko lala ba ku ewa
Ololufe n O ba lo”
Eleyele said she felt very sad how Nigerians singers steal other peoples’ songs without permission.
“I feel very bad about it because it is getting too common. I think that’s what is in vogue now. But I’m going to end it. I will use Lil Kesh as a scapegoat; I will accept nothing but justice. He will meet me in court.”
YAGI Records reaction
At this time of compiling this report, YAGI Records was yet to react to the allegation.
We hope the matter is handled with care.
