Death Doesn’t Scare Me – Falz
Falz has stated that he is not scared of dying, so he will continue to use his art to criticize the inefficiency and failure of the government.
In a recent interview with Arise TV, the rapper and actor stressed that living in Nigeria is meaningless and that this is why he makes confrontational music.
His remarks follow the release of his most recent song, “Mr Yakubu,” with Vector, which was aimed at Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Arise TV’s “Music as a Socio-political Tool” featured Falz, who said that he would rather die fighting for justice than remain quiet and perish as a result of the nation’s broken system.
Falz, who joined the show from the United Kingdom via Skype, continued by saying that he was not travelling because he feared conflict with state actors over the contentious song.
Falz said; “I knew that was going to come up when you announced that I was doing this from London. Like I said earlier on, this is not the first time, this is not the second time, this is not the third time.
“I have released tons of records that are very confrontational. And I was on ground. I’m always on ground when I released these records.
“It is not to say that I’m running anywhere. Absolutely not. Everyone know where to find me. If anyone wants to find me. But I have no reason to fear anything. And I always say this when people ask me ‘how do you do these things without any fear of consequences?’
“And this is the same answer that I always give: the kind of life we are living already is one which we are more or less fading away already. It’s not a meaningful life what we have in Nigeria as a country.
“What’s the worst that could happen? It’s death. I don’t fear death. I would rather go down fighting for a just cause. I would rather be remembered as someone that lived a life that was meaningful rather than someone that for example was walking down the road and got run over by a danfo [bus] because he was driving recklessly.
“Or, someone that got a heart disease and could not save himself because there are no hospitals capable of saving him in Nigeria”.
