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TAYE CURRENCY, ALABI PASUMA AND ABASS AKANDE (OBESERE)Keen followers of Fuji music have stepped into the controversy stirred by musician Taye Currency (Taye Akande Adebisi), who claimed that Pasuma (Wasiu Alabi Odetola) rose to stardom by copying Obesere (Abass Akande). Taye Currency’s assertion, despite being a junior to both musicians and fiercely loyal to Pasuma, sparked a lot of reactions.Interestingly, many argue that Currency, who initially performed under the stage name Taye Paso—basically as a Pasuma replica—actually has a point.You’ve got to understand the context. It’s true Taye Currency started as Taye Paso, singing exactly like Pasuma and riding on his fame. And yes, Pasuma did leverage Obesere’s popularity to gain recognition. Obesere was already an established artist who gave Pasuma opportunities to become better known.Checks revealed that Obesere, after years of being barely recognized, hit prominence by incorporating lewd, street-level slang into his songs. He dubbed his brand of music Asakasa (bad conduct), which he used as the title of one of his albums.Obesere, who turned his hair to a mass of curls, became curl-wearing whirlwind on the streets, even self-naming himself the “African Fuji Michael Jackson”—a Fuji version of the late King of Pop. His breakout album Introduction dropped in 1992, followed by Mr Magic in the same year. Obesere’s popularity was so immense that he consistently packed Stadium Hotel in Surulere, Lagos, while Pasuma, still struggling for recognition, was performing at Ariya Night Club.What usually happened was that Pasuma would come over to the Stadium Hotel, and Obesere would give him a chance to perform. Since Asakasa was what the audience wanted to hear, Pasuma would sing Obesere’s songs, and he gradually started adopting the style and slang elsewhere. So yes, Taye Currency is correct. If you listen to many of their live performances from the ’90s and early 2000s, you can hear the similarities.