Since she came into limelight in the P
Square monster hit “Do Me,” Waje has not left the spotlight. A woman of
great talent and a singer of unrivalled passion, WAJE (an acronym for
Words Aren’t Just Enough), whose real name is Aituaje Iruobe, is
acknowledged as one of the vocal powerhouses of Nigerian music. After
several years, climbing her way up the ladder in the very competitive
music industry, she is now ready to join the elite club of recording
artistes with an explosive album on the way.
In this forthright chat with Entertainment Express, the Sabon Gida Ora, Edo State-born artiste talks facts about her life. The Lady once regarded as the Whitney Houston of Word of Faith recalls one of the joys she derived from doing music even at an early age. “My parents didn’t have to pay my fees in secondary school because music got me scholarship,” she muses.
She is also candid about her life as a single mother and her close affinity with Chocolate City artistes, particularly her rumoured relationship with one of the artistes under the label, Nigeria’s current King of Rap, MI Abaga. She affirms: “We first met when I was in Enugu and he came for a show. When we met in Lagos, we hooked up and we have been doing music stuffs together.”
In this forthright chat with Entertainment Express, the Sabon Gida Ora, Edo State-born artiste talks facts about her life. The Lady once regarded as the Whitney Houston of Word of Faith recalls one of the joys she derived from doing music even at an early age. “My parents didn’t have to pay my fees in secondary school because music got me scholarship,” she muses.
She is also candid about her life as a single mother and her close affinity with Chocolate City artistes, particularly her rumoured relationship with one of the artistes under the label, Nigeria’s current King of Rap, MI Abaga. She affirms: “We first met when I was in Enugu and he came for a show. When we met in Lagos, we hooked up and we have been doing music stuffs together.”
This is a big interview that takes you into the wonderful and intriguing world of Waje.
What prompted your new song with DJ Caise?
DJ Caise is a good friend of mine, somebody I respect as an artiste. I listen to his mixes anytime I am driving. The first time he caught my attention was when he did the remix of “Implication.”
After that, he did a remix of “One Naira.” I am a house beat fan. So, he called me up and told me he had something we could work on. I listened to the beat and we wrote a song. It is basically a collaboration of everything; the arrangement and composition of the whole song.
DJ Caise is a good friend of mine, somebody I respect as an artiste. I listen to his mixes anytime I am driving. The first time he caught my attention was when he did the remix of “Implication.”
After that, he did a remix of “One Naira.” I am a house beat fan. So, he called me up and told me he had something we could work on. I listened to the beat and we wrote a song. It is basically a collaboration of everything; the arrangement and composition of the whole song.
The title of the song is Number One, who were you talking about in the song?
I was talking about my fans, for people like me who are very passionate and emotional with their music. I was talking about everybody in the industry, the producers, the fans, the media, the radio and TV stations who play our songs. I was telling them that I am their number one. I appreciate the fact that you guys listen to my music and like it, so I will try as much as possible to be your number one artiste.
