The golden age of Afrobeats and Afropop has birthed a number of influential sounds and inventive minds that the world as soon as by no means anticipated to ever hear from. Their Willingness to hone their craft and present the world simply how far the style has come is illustrated by no apart from OG Fajey. OG Fajey is a textbook pupil of the music recreation and has {the catalogue} to point out for it. For OG Fajey it’s high quality over amount – his music by no means fails to mirror his personal private development, and present he’s perfecting all different elements of music creation that contribute to his ever evolving sound.
We sat down with OG Fajey to debate his early influences, industrial successes and inventive collaboration – all which ode to the unbelievable sound of OG Fajey we hear at present.
WHO IS OG FAJEY?
OG Fajey is the boy from Delta State, Nigerian with a giant ass dream and quite a lot of a Will and guts to go after that dream. And ( somebody who) thinks concerning the world while doing it.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ESE AND OG FAJEY?
Not a lot, My model is me, who I’m. I don’t faux or exaggerate something. I’ve been like this earlier than the music began popping. I assume the largest distinction now could be that I’m extroverted now as a result of I actually need to be.
AND HOW HAS THE PROCESS BEEN FOR YOU, UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU NEED TO BE COMFORTABLE BEING UNCOMFORTABLE?
I assume sooner or later in my life I knew (Music) is what I all the time needed to do, so I consciously started moulding myself into that- the intention has been to construct the final word terminator, which I’m within the strategy of constructing (Chortle).
AS AN ARTIST, YOU ARE VERY GENRE FLUID. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR SOUND.?
My sound is soulful, as soon as it’s put collectively, you’re listening to a soulful music when you strip it of it’s beat, the melodies are touching your coronary heart and the phrases are ringing in your ears Issues that make you, at instances query your self.
DESCRIBE YOUR JOURNEY FROM ALAYE TO TIME?
Between 2024 and 2025 it was once more nearly enhancing my craft and dropping music right here and there, once I look again at it, it actually did repay. I met many individuals and related with them alongside the way in which – all of the folks I work with at present and people round me are made up of people that took the same path of constructing loopy Shit. it’s all a part of the mission- do or die.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE CURRENT STATE OF AFRICAN MUSIC AND IT’S INFLUENCE ON THE GLOBAL MUSIC STAGE?
As time passes by. I do consider African music is right here to remain. I really feel like (African music) is the brand new soul style (at the least) what it was within the 70’s and 80’s. And one of many largest components of Afrobeat music is the soul. The way in which it makes you’re feeling. Numerous it’s stems from church music, which quite a lot of that music got here from. Now there’s a heap of tradition that now comes with it – the dances, the continent, the entire black motion. It’s about empowerment that represents a lot. We as artists are very lucky to be a part of the motion and push the style ahead. We’ve seen it develop ( from power to power) and it’s loopy ( to witness) ( as soon as upon a time) Afrobeats again – to – again was reserved for home events or ( that odd membership) evening devoted to Afrobeats. Even so, you’ d most likely solely hear the likes of Wizkid or Burna boy. Now there’s Afrobeats all over the place on this planet. Artists like Costa Titch from South Africa, There’s so many. And there’s no stopping it, it’s a complete continent! inside Afrobeats, there are totally different Sub- genres (rising) – it’s not a spark, it’s a wildlife.
WHEN IT’S ALL SAID AND DONE, WHAT DO YOU WANT THE WORLD TO SAY ABOUT OG FAJEY?
I would like the world to say I used to be one of many biggest artists within the historical past of music. Not simply the best African or Afrobeat artists, one of many biggest full cease. And I did issues in music that had by no means been considered earlier than that elevated the established order. Issues that different artists would draw inspiration from.
