SINGER-SONGWRITER, and performer Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, simply known as Iyanya, has said that his latest album Once Upon a Cat wherein he featured a crop of emerging artistes was inspired by the comment of a social media troll.
The Kukere master made this known in an interview on Naija FM, where talked about the album, the motivation behind the album title and his decision to collaborate with emerging artistes like Moonlight Afriqa, Tee Dollar, Qing Madi, M3lon, Pawwz, and Young Duu among others. He stated that the decision to feature these talents was motivated by the desire to spotlight them.
Recall that last year, social media was agog after Davido classified Burna Boy as a new cat (new crop of Afrobeats superstars) along with Rema, and Asake. The statement polarised fans who attempted to classify who passes as a new cat and an old one.
Amidst the conversation, a social media user asked where would Iyanya be classified and another user replying in pidgin said “that one is once upon a cat.”
The 2008 MTN Project Fame West Africa winner revealed that he and his team had been brainstorming on the right name for the album and the comment of the troll was instantly selected as the right album title. He also revealed that he intends to make a remix of his classic hit songs and make them into an album.
