An up and coming Artiste, Chidozie Nnamdi,
stage named ‘RUKIE’, has something to say to Mr. King (Of Epoh Music) about
himself.
Q: Hello, is good to have you today
Chidozie. Tell us about yourself.
A: Good morning sir. My name is Nnamdi
Chidozie a.k.a Rukie. I am a Nigerian songwriter and recording artiste from Abia State (South-East Nigeria); I’m 22 years of age. Brought up in Lagos State,
I attended CMS grammar school where I did my early, and mid school education.
I’m currently an undergraduate in a high institution in Abia State Nigeria.
Q: Very well, as you mentioned you are a music artiste, what kind of music do you do?
Q: Very well, as you mentioned you are a music artiste, what kind of music do you do?
A: The genre my music evolves around, are
mainly pop and hip-hop or what we call Afro pop, Afro fusion, and rap.
Q: Very well, you said your stage name is “Rukie” how did you come about that name?
A: Initially I went for ‘Dozy’, but when I
started recording I changed my stage name to ‘AR’ which is an acronym for
‘Armed and Ready’. Then ‘Rukie’ came much later in a funny experience I had on
Twitter; sometime in 2011, a schoolmate asked Don Jazzy for a follow back and
because it was rare for celebrities to follow random people at the time, I
replied the tweet with a comment: “If I hear”, but Don Jazzy followed my friend
back on Twitter, and my schoolmate replied my tweet with: “Are you a learner?”
And that was how everyone started making fun of me in school by calling me a
“Rookie” which means “A learner”, but I flipped it to ‘Rukie’ instead, for it’s
actually ironic because God has blessed me to be a fast learner at anything I
put my heart into.
Q: Hahaha, that is very interesting. So I can call you Rukie, that’s good. So Rukie, what inspires you as an artiste?
A: I am mostly inspired by real life
situations.
Q: Okay. So what have you done so far, what have you achieved as an up and coming artiste?
A: I have worked with 3 different record
labels so far; and in my course of work, I have been opportune to meet some
industry heavyweights like M.I, Falz the Bahdguy, Lynxx, and a host of others.
I do play to them some of my music, and I do get good recommendations from some
of them that hear my music. I’m presently working on putting out my first album
which is already mixed and mastered by Spyrit Mix; this sophomore album is an
extended play album containing 6 songs and 1 skit. The album features an
appearance by Brainee, and a host of others.
Q: Very well then. So how, do you intend to promote this soon to be released album?
A: Well, I have spent a lot of time
researching and following the music industry which makes it more viable for me
to draw up a promotional plan; So I plan to promote this album via Social
Media, and also shoot some videos on some of my tracks, and push them out also
via media means, which includes social media. I’m still also in search of a
good record management, which I would be willing to work together with any
solid record label, or music firm to realize my dream ad take my music to
greater heights.
Q: Wow, good to hear of your ambitions Mr. Rukie. We wish you well in your endervour.
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