Popular music executive, Ubi Franklin has revealed that popular music duo, PSquare (Peter and Paul Okoye) desired to sign Iyanya at the exact moment when his music career was about to take off.
The head of Triple MG said that himself and Iyanya were called to the music group’s villa for a record contract by Jude Okoye, their manager, but that they instructed him to wait outside while the ‘Kukere’ crooner entered the house.
During an Adesope Olajide-hosted episode of The Afrobeats podcast, Ubi Franklin told the tale. He said that day’s actions by PSquare damaged his ego, and he swore he would turn down any offer of 50 million dollars for Iyanya.
He claimed that when PSquare requested their email address and promised to give the contract later, he never got back to them.
He said that when Iyanya inquired as to why they had not heard from PSquare, he advised them to launch their own record label, as that was the only way that they would be taken seriously in the music business.
The talent manager revealed that Eldee, a hip-hop celebrity, made a greater offer to Iyanya around the same time, but they first preferred to sign PSquare because of the accompaniments.
Ubi said;
“We got there, Jude, Paul, and Peter told me to wait outside and called Iyanya into the house. I was boiling outside. Iyanya would have gotten that deal with PSquare but the fact that they said I should wait outside, my ego was bruised.
You know what I said to them, ‘Even if I was offered $50 million, I would reject the deal.’ Guess what Eldee’s deal was actually better than theirs.”
Watch him speak below.
