Nigerian singer YCee has responded to criticism for his contentious remarks on the country’s current “brain-rot” content trend, which he called the “olodo uprising”.
YCee caused a stir when he used well-known TikToker Peller as an example of what he called the “olodo uprising,” in which Nigerians are increasingly turning to “brain-rot” content for amusement at the expense of edutainment.
He was criticised by some for using Peller as an example, claiming that he could have made his argument without mentioning Peller by name.
In response, YCee stated in a recent interview with Cool FM Lagos that he doesn’t owe anyone an apology for butteressing Peller.
He said, “Some people are saying I shouldn’t have called Peller’s name, but I said what I said. If you feel offended, you should check yourself.
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A lot of people are also taking what I said out of context. The olodo uprising is even worse than I thought because there are so many people coming out to defend it.
“My call is to people that are tired of brain-rot contents. There is no reason why intelligent people cannot be streamers or content creators.”
YCee has talked candidly about his battle with mental health. He disclosed that he received a diagnosis in 2020.
YCee revealed in a recent Afropolitan podcast episode that the circumstance also played a role in his decision to leave the music business.
The ‘Omo Alhaji’ crooner said he was hospitalised in London for three months after the diagnosis before later returning to Nigeria to continue treatment and therapy.
“In 2020, I got diagnosed with a mental health condition during the lockdown. I was in London for six months and was in and out of hospital for about three months.
“I had to return to Nigeria to continue treatment because of the type of Visa I was on. Coming back to Lagos and getting into the system of mental health in Nigeria, it was a very very long six years. I was on medication and had to be hospitalised several times and still dealing with therapies.
