Rapper Odumodublvck caused a stir at the 17th Headies Awards held on Sunday at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos after refusing to leave the stage following his acceptance of the Next Rated award.
The rapper stormed the stage with his mother and more than 10 associates. During his speech, organisers cut off his microphone and asked him to exit in order to manage time. However, Odumodublvck declined to leave, prompting the organisers to reconnect his microphone and allow him to finish.
In his emotional speech, Odumodublvck said, “Against all odds, I have pushed against so many barriers like this. A couple of years back, there were so many feelings we could not express through our music. The world would clamp us down: ‘you can’t be this,’ ‘you can’t speak like this,’ ‘you can’t do this,’ ‘you can’t release music in this way.’ Me standing here today is proof that all those things are fallacies. It only would have been possible through my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, who has been there for me through thick and thin. Tonight, God has shown that God reigns.”
Odumodublvck triumphed over Shallipopi, Qing Madi, Ayo Maff, and Nasboi to win the highly competitive Next Rated category. The award, presented to him by Afrobeats superstar Davido, also comes with a brand-new car.
DAILY news online recalls that last year, Odumodublvck won the Rookie of the Year award at the 16th Headies, which was held in Atlanta, Georgia, earning him a house prize in Lagos.
