By Osagie Alonge
The popular talent manager and estranged wife of popstar 9ice, Toni Payne has reportedly dropped young rapper oLamide from her Toni Payne Concept management outfit.
Sources say Toni Payne allegedly terminated the management deal because she had once or twice caught the young rapper performing at shows without her consent. oLamide was said to have been collecting performance fees also.
We’re told the last straw that broke the camel’s back was when the rapper was said to have attended a gig sponsored by Coca Cola alongside his record label mates at CODED Tunes after Payne had boycotted the show and instructed him not to go only to find out on Twitter that he indeed attended.
‘I don’t want to talk about it. I won’t say anything about it’, Toni Payne said when our reporter reached her on her mobile phone.
Several attempts to reach oLamide himself proved abortive as his phone was answered by a certain Labo who claimed to be his manager. ‘No comment’, Labo said when he was confronted with the matter.
oLamide who is signed to ID Cabasa’s CODED Tunes records and known for his street anthem ‘Eni duro’ released his debut work ‘Rapsodi’ in March 2011 and has received four nominations at the forthcoming The Headies awards.
In related news, Toni Payne has been said to have relocated to her new house in Magodo, Lagos.
Payne who used to live with her grandmother in Surulere area of Lagos is still furnishing her 2-bedroom flat which attracts a one million naira yearly rent.
26 comments
Will everybody nw leave payne!
to hell to the both of them, who gives a damn about payne and olamide’s music?
As a fellow manager , toni payne is very right …. U̶̲̥̅̊ don’t break rules of a contract cos of little money when the mangement runs around promoting u
If Olamide did accordin to wot Payne said,i wud say its a breach of contract bt i think dis issue can stil be resolved.
Managing an artiste aint an easy task. Understand matters most. Wishing them all d best.
Managing an artiste aint an easy task. Understanding matters most. Wishing them best of luck.
Well, Toni Payne is right bcos to me that is breach of contract which can lead to fee if there is concrete agreement between the two.
It’s a pity dat Naija artists don’t know d import of ‘artist management’. Olamide shud not think dat he can make it without Pyne coz without a proper management (professional), an artist no matta how talented, will be heading into oblivion.
If na true talk,olamide you don f**k up oloun.
if say na true, ah! olamide, you don mess up.but try to settle scores with payne o,cos she has helped you a lot
olamide should try to settle scores with payne,cos she’s helped him a lot amd i believe she still has a lots more for him.hm,olamide be wise oooo
Well, if ‘t is true then Olamide you have burst real things up, everybody deserve 2nd chances, you just have 2 make things straight and hope Payne will give u dat chance, cos ‘t costly, but u just have 2 make ‘t up 2 her some how………
Olamide pls don’t fcuk up oh coz u are bext rapper i have ever seen, try and settle it. MAY GOD HELP U.
Am a raggae artise
Dats 2 bad,Olamide dnt run down d drain,jus settle tins wit Toni
Ola e no gud as u do Toni ,u are not pruvin loyal
Ola witout payne bariga bois wil not be proud of u,so pls reconcile.
opportunity cames at any fuking time you need to grap it well everybody noes no payne no gane she is always tried for up coming artiste may God continue to bless him in life pls, I want you to forgive an forget what olamide do to you, if I can see this chance to be your artiste I will be happy, this is my phone number 08066453452 focus nubia
Olamide pls go nd apologize 2 tony caz she has try alot 4 u.Just 2 prove dat u av realize ur mistake pls.(caz we don’t want ur down fall now nd 4 ever.)MAY GOD LEAD U 2 where u r going.
Tony please forgive and forget what OLAMIDE did please.
hi olamicoded pls try and settle the matter wit tony cuz we all know dat no payne no gaine cuz many other artist like i myself are eager 2 be in coded but i pray 2 GOD 4 me 2 share the gain even 4rom payne big shout out 2 tony id cabasa 2phat olamiluminati and other coded guyz
Olamide just apologise 2 payne she deserve it if nt 4 anything she had help u towards ur music career,am also a up comming artist,a big shout 2 payne ,ola wel done,i b warri boy 2much sabi boy i nor sabi form i b kpako 2 dl call i nor b morris wen dey fuck janet dorris. Is ur boy FLOURISH on d building
Olamide was my best rapper since the dealth of evergreen a.k.a chief executive omoita…. Olamide go and apologise to tony payne witout her ur carrer is die
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