Blakk Rasta told Roselyn Felli on Joy Prime that many songs fail to endure the test of time because musicians tend to follow trends.
“I remember Lucky Dube once saying that he never went into the studio to record hits. He went into the studio to talk into the microphone, and if the songs come out and become hits because people connect with the message, that’s another story,” he said.
Blakk claimed that whenever he committed to create a hit song, he lacked the necessary resources.
Citing the explanation for this, he stated that “hits come with trends unless it happens and then becomes the first out of a chain of trends.”
He observed that, while he expected Stonebwoy’s ‘Jejereje’ to go viral, its popularity faded within a few days.
“With no disrespect, love, I mean Stonebwoy is my brother, and I love him. He understands how much I love him. ‘Jejereje’ came out. We were all banging on it. I was in Nkroful when it was released. I said ‘wow’ because this is a fantastic tune. I adored the song. After a week, ‘Jejereje’ had fallen asleep. “I love it; I want to see ‘Jejereje’ reach the top,” he remarked.
To back up his claim, he stated that King Paluta’s ‘Aseda’ and ‘Makoma’ were dethroned by Stonebwoy’s ‘Jejereje’, which similarly failed to maintain popularity.
The song, which was published in September 2024, sparked a lot of interest among music fans, with many social media users generating a variety of content around it.
Since its publication, its lyrical matter has sparked a lot of criticism. While some have interpreted it as a shot at Stonebwoy’s rival artists, others have seen underlying political connotations in it.
Meanwhile, the video of ‘Jejereje’ has received approximately 1.3 million views on YouTube.
