In other news, the "olodo uprising" has officially become a national debate. And Superboy Cheque is not here for the name-calling.
The singer sat down for a podcast interview and decided to address the trending topic with the energy of someone who has had enough of the noise. According to him, calling people "olodo" when they are making money legitimately is nothing but bitterness wrapped in criticism.
(yimu like Nancy Isime)
"I don't think it's a good thing to... I think it's an insult to human beings," he said, not mincing words.
He argued that if you are constantly calling people stupid, it says more about you than them. "If you think somebody is doing something stupid, and you are saying it's stupid, it means you are part of being stupid because you are talking about it. Why don't you just leave it alone?" he asked like a man who has been waiting to drop that line.
(Sucks teeth like Toke Makinwa hearing someone defend TikTokers with a whole thesis)
Cheque did not stop at the general criticism. He went straight for the jugular, calling out anyone who puts others down for no reason. "Anybody who puts anybody down that is not doing any bad thing is a bad person. Take it from me, or a bitter person," he declared.
And then came the Peller question. When asked if the popular TikToker fits the "olodo" label, Cheque shut it down immediately. "Pella is a human being who is hustling hard for his family, too, like me. So if he's feeding his family, woe to me if I say he shouldn't do it!"
He insisted Peller is just being himself. "He's being himself; fortunately, there's a large number of people who love it, and they are dumping money in his pocket." The man basically said if people are paying, who are you to judge?
(yimu like Davido)
But here is what the blogs did not tell you.
Cheque's defence of Peller is not just about principle. Sources close to the singer have leaked that Cheque has been watching the "olodo" conversation unfold and realised that the same people calling Peller "olodo" are the ones who cannot explain how they make their own money. The critics are loud but their bank accounts are quiet. Meanwhile, Peller is out here securing ₦10 million wedding donations from Cubana Chief Priest and planning a wedding that has everyone talking.
The singer's point was simple. If someone is not stealing, killing, or robbing, why are you angry? Why are you bitter? Why are you spending your time calling people "olodo" when you could be doing something productive? He even warned that anyone who puts others down is either a bad person or a bitter one.
Meanwhile, Ycee, who started the "olodo uprising" conversation, is probably somewhere watching Cheque dismantle his entire argument with logic and a straight face.
(Laughs like Temi Otedola watching a rapper become a philosopher overnight)
The real tea is not about Peller or the "olodo" label. It is that Cheque just told the internet that calling people stupid makes you stupid too. And honestly? That is the most sense anyone has made all week.
Edgar doesn't lie.
Source: Cheque's Personal Assistant, Ayomide Owuru, who asked to be anonymous.
Let us laugh at Jamie Vardy avoiding Wilfred Ndidi's "juju cream" because he thought it came from a Nigerian witch doctor. Read here: Jamie Vardy Avoided the "Juju Cream" Like It Was a Red Card. At least that fear made sense. This one is just people being bitter for no reason.
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