Popular Nigerian singer, Falz, recently released
his much-anticipated album, ‘Moral Instruction,’
which is a body of work that sheds light on the
social ills in the country. Amongst the guests
present during his album listening party were his
parents, Femi and Funmi Falana.
Saturday Punch reveals that during the event, his
mother used the opportunity to express her
concern about the fact that her son hardly goes
to church. While holding the microphone to speak
about his new album, she said, “Folarin, you
don’t go to church and I am bothered. I hope you
would start going to church this year.â€
In a chat with Saturday Beats, the singer said his
mother was right because he hardly went to
church; however, he gave his reasons.
“I have nothing against the church or going to
church; everyone has the right to practise the
religion they desire but personally, as a Christian,
it has been a while that I have been to church. It
does not make me less of a Christian.
“The most important thing is spirituality and your
personal connection with God. The reason I
haven’t attended a church service in a long while
is because I went to a few churches and during
sermons, I was put under undue pressure. There
was a time that a pastor called me to the altar
just to acknowledge my presence for being in
church.
“In my mind, I felt that the service was not about
me. I felt that everybody was there to worship
God, yet they were putting undue pressure on me.
The pastor gave me the microphone to address
the congregation and I was puzzled; what did he
expect me to say to the congregation? These are
some of the issues. I just want to go to church
and worship God like a regular member of the
congregation. I do not want that kind of
attention. I was hoping that I would go to church
on a Sunday and it would not be like any other
day I’m at a public place or doing a show,†the
singer said.
The rap artiste, whose signature was his full
beard, shocked his fans when he shaved it off.
Speaking on why he shaved off his trademark, the
rap artiste turned actor said, “I did not shave my
beard because of the album; it was just a
coincidence. I was filming a project in relation to
the album and I had to look a lot younger and
that is why I shaved off my beard.
“I have been getting mixed reactions since I
shaved my beard; some people tell me, ‘please,
go and find our beard back’. I did not know that
we owned the beard together. Other people told
me that they love the new look and I am still a
‘sweet boy’ with or without the beard.â€
He further commented on his new project, Moral
Instruction, while saying he did not mock the
Muslim Rights Concern in his new album.
“I did not mock MURIC in the song – Talk am – I
just said that ‘Broda Muri shout finish, we no see
am for court’. Whoever the shoe fits should wear
it. What I said was, ‘Broda Muri’, I did not
mention anybody’s name; I could have been
talking about anybody.
“It took me a while to make this socially
conscious album. I have been working on this
project since 2017. We had the idea to produce
the album, which was to talk about the social
vices in the country, but we were waiting for the
right mood and time to release it. This year,
everything just worked perfectly for us and I think
it is very necessary we do this now,†Falz said.
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