Veteran Nigerian singer Alexander Akande, known as 9ice, uncovered that he used to sound like Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean when he began his profession.
He mentioned that numerous Nigerian singers were emulating Wyclef’s style, yet he accepted that he stood apart from them.
In a new talk with SPS, 9ice shared that he quit emulating Wyclef Jean once he viewed it as his special sound.
He featured the impact of his music on icons like Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Sway Marley, Ayinde Counselor, Kwan1, and Pasuma.
“My inspiration was Wyclef [Jean]. If anybody listened to me at the beginning, there was a time I was sounding like Wyclef 100 per cent. And there were other people that were sounding like him but they felt that I sounded better than them when it comes to sounding like Wyclef,” he said.
“And from sounding like Wyclef, I got to my own original sound. Bob Marley, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Ayinde Barrister, Kwan1, Pasuma and Obesere are the people that I listened to while growing up and they formed my blend in music.”
