Many people know Naira Marley as an artist who entertains his fans with his music. At a recent event, however, the roles were reversed: the singer was entertained by another performer, Segun Johnson, who leads a live band. In a video shared on social media, Marley can be seen dancing to Johnson’s music at a party while Johnson praises Marley as he sings. After the performance, Johnson noted that the “Soapy” singer gave him a cash gift.
In an interview with *Sunday Scoop*, Johnson explained that he was not expecting the cash gift. “Aside from Naira Marley, there were many celebrities at the event. I just entertained as usual. My style is centred on crowd engagement. The performance led me to hype Naira Marley, and I did not expect him to transfer any money to me. However, I noticed him telling his younger brother to do a transfer while we were performing. At that point, I knew my bank account would ‘smile’ the next day,” he said.
When asked how he developed his unique style of hyping people during performances, Johnson replied, “My style emerged from a sense of duty to my audience to give them a great show. I feel responsible for the client’s happiness during performances, and the hyping came from that.”
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