naijaXclusive: sasha

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Background

My name is Yetunde Alabi a.k.a Sasha. I am in my 20s and I have a degree in
law from the University of Lagos. Rapping is a talent and I just discovered
that I could do it. Growing up in the 90s, I got a lot of influences from hip
hop. I love Lauryn Hill, Tupac, and Fugees to mention but a few. It had an
influence on my choice of music.  Rapping came naturally to me because I
also started off writing poetry.

Why I went off the scene

It was a deliberate decision because I needed to take some time out to focus
on my retail clothing line, ‘Eclectic by Sasha’. My dream is very big; I want
to be in every state in Nigeria. The fashion in Nigeria was getting bigger and
what I wanted to do had not been done. I had to just focus on my fashion
business. Even during that time, I made sure I released one or two singles and
collaborated with other artistes. We are still recording but I am not going to
announce any dates. All I would say is that we are very excited about the new
sound we are working on.

Fashion business

Fashion has always been something that I did. I have always made the clothes
that I wore for performances. Also, I had dressed other artistes and I had
styled videos. My mother had a fashion house when I was growing and she had
loads of tailors. I had done music for about 10 years when I decided to delve
into fashion properly.  The unofficial debut was in 2011 at a multi-brand
retail store but after a year, I got familiar with the business and I did an official
launch in 2012. The brand has done very well. I wear my clothes and I have been
invited for a lot of shows in the last one year.

First Lady of rap

That title was given to me by my fans .It was the title of my debut album
and everybody decided to call me the First Lady. As much as I am not into
titles, I think the reason why the name resonates is because I have had a lot
of firsts in my career.

Other female artistes

I always say it is not about the competition. I love music and I am excited
about the success being recorded by all the female artistes. The more, the
merrier. All the divas are my friends and we have helped and advised one
another in some ways.

Staying power

It is God. When God blesses you and you do what you are supposed to do, He
will grant you favour.

I don’t miss Law

I studied law because I have always been very opinionated. I am very
inquisitive and I have an opinion on everything. I did not go to Law School and
the choice not to practise was mine. I did not have nine months to go away just
when my career was taking shape. Apart from that, there is nothing you do in
life that you don’t require legal knowledge for; therefore, my degree in law
comes in very handy. I am already taking courses in arbitration and alternative
dispute resolution. Maybe when I retire from music, I will do that as well.

Bad remarks hurt

Everything that I do does not necessarily have to be liked by people that
are even my friends not to talk of people that don’t know me. People are going
to say a lot of things but figure out which is true and if there is a lesson to
be learnt , take from it and go instead of dwelling on it. I won’t lie, I have
been upset a lot and that is one of the reasons I did that song, ‘Adara’.

Endorsements

I was not dropped by Samsung. My contract expired and we did not renew. It
is wrong to say I was dropped because you don’t even know what was in my
contract.

Style

I think style is being comfortable in your own skin. Style also means
confidence. If you lack confidence, you can’t be stylish; you will be following
every fad to make up for your inferiority complex.

Marriage

I don’t talk about my personal life and when you don’t talk about something,
people are going to speculate and say all sorts of things. I won’t even tell
you the qualities my Mr Right must possess because you won’t receive
applications from prospective suitors on my behalf.

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