Rapper and singer Oludemilade Alejo popularly known as Ycee has criticised society’s growing obsession with wealth, warning that the pursuit of money is weakening moral values in Nigeria. NigerianBusiness Coverage

Speaking in a recent interview, the ‘Juice’ hitmaker said the prevailing attitude of justifying wrongdoing as long as it leads to financial gain has become widespread.

He said, “I hate what the pursuit of money has done to us as a society. There are societies that are worse off than Nigeria. War-torn societies where people do not behave as badly as Nigerians. And the excuse is always so long as you make money”.

YCee also addressed the controversy that trailed his comments on the “Olodo Uprising,” a phrase that sparked debate online about class and education.

The rapper said he did not coin the expression and accused critics of misrepresenting his position.

The artiste further spoke about his academic journey, revealing that he holds only a secondary school certificate.

“The whole Olodo Uprising frenzy, I didn’t coin the phrase. I feel a lot of people missed my point and are trying to make it seem as though I was classist of elitist because I have some level of education. Mind you I just have my school cert o. I don’t have a university degree.

“It got to some point in SS2 when I couldn’t read anymore, I was like I’m done. I had wanted to study computer science, but I couldn’t meet the cut off to study in UNILAG but now they’ve reduced cut off maybe if I had written now I’d have gotten computer science”, he added.