It is no longer news that the trio
of Shifi Omoefe, Zeal Onyecheme and Tunde Akinsanmi popularly called Styl Plus,
who hit Nigeria’s music scene in 2002 with the smash singles, Runaway and
Olufunmi, has gone their separate ways after nine years of doing music. But
what most people might not know is selfish ego, fear of the unknown and
dwindling musical fortunes, contributed to the group’s demise.
According to what
we gathered, the group for a long time knew their band was no longer formidable
but were not willing to go down without a fight. The uncertainty of life
outside the name ‘Styl Plus’ held them back briefly.
A source disclosed, “It was only
their first album that made an impact. The second album was barely felt and the
other singles they dropped just didn’t make any impact. These guys knew the
show was over long ago but they were scared of letting go. But now the sad
truth has hit them that the band is dead, they have all decided to go their
separate ways,” the source said.
Another source hints that the real
reason the group fell apart was because of pride: “They were so popular when
Olufunmi hit the airwaves and they were everywhere.
“Repeated attempts to get them to
relocate to Lagos where the action is, failed. Though, some members wanted to
relocate but one of them who was doing oil and gas and government contracts
refused and that is the real reason Styl Plus broke up. Right now, Zeal is
feeling very bad about it and is making attempts to revive his career.
“There is this rumor that he is
discussing with Don Jazzy to give him a shot at Mavin Records” the source
squealed.
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