Bullgod, a celebrity manager and entertainment expert, claimed that Piesie Esther’s song Waye me yie was inspired by Shatta Wale’s GRINGO video.
Speaking on TV3’s New Day program, Bullgod expressed worries about the similarities between the two videos, criticizing the lack of originality in the music video for her popular song “Way Me Yie” and claiming that the idea was influenced by Shatta Wale’s GRINGO graphics, which are dancehall art.
He claimed that Piesie Esther’s song Waye me yie’s prospects of winning the Best Music Video Award at the just concluded 24th VGMA were negatively impacted by its lack of uniqueness.
“That video is plagiarism, I told you that video was taken from Shatta Wale’s Gringo, go and look at the Gringo video. There’s no originality in that video, it’s the same video. How do you expect to win with such a video??” He probed.
He voiced dissatisfaction with the borrowed idea’s unoriginal video.
“We are looking for originality in the art. If the person is not original in whatever they delivered how do you award them?? Go and watch the two videos,”
“She might have spent a lot of money on the video but it wasn’t original,”
His comments have sparked debates online regarding the value of originality and creativity in music videos, with both industry insiders and fans voicing their opinions on the subject.
