Alade reveals the stories behind some of the singles on
the album amongst other interesting tidbits.
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Yemi Alade stops by on The Drop Spot radio show to
chat about her “Mama Africa ” album.
In response to Rexx's question about how long it took
to record the album, she said the songs were picked
from songs she had recorded from 'last year (2015)
February' till the body of work was released.
Ife went for specific songs like 'Dorcas' and 'Ferrari'
trying to find out the stories behind them and Yemi
Alade didn't hesitate to defend her position. On 'Ferrari'
she said, “My male counterparts, Wizkid, Davido... 'are
always talking about the girl being 'very voluptuous'
'but some get, some no get' so 'it's high time we told
them too that all we need is Ferrari in the backyard,
salary in the hand ” .
Rexx expressed his appreciation for the album's music
direction and the fact the producers held their own
especially Selebobo bringing out Yemi Alade's playful
side. Then he went in, and asked if 'Ferrari’ was not a
tad bit portraying African women as materialistic'. She
answered by saying, “I'm not a vain person, I like the
simple things of life...It's not about being materialistic,
it's about saying what you want when you want it. ”
Rexx proposed that since Yemi said there was a second
part to the album, it should reflect 'problems African
women are facing'.
Check out the video to find out how the album got its
name, what Ife thinks of the album as a whole, how
Rexx and Ife got her to reveal that she's in a
relationship and more.