Dice Ailes Returns With Dicey Baba, Drags Sony Music Over Restriction Of His Music

AFTER what may be considered as a 24- month hiatus from music, rapper Shasha Damilola Alesh, well known as Dice Ailes, has made a vibrant comeback with a new single, titled, Dicey Baba, on which he samples Fela Kuti’s 1986 record Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense.

The single is an upbeat blend of drums, rhythms, and periodic chants of the title phrase. The self- assured track, which is one of the records that will precede the arrival of his new project expected to be released later in the year, marks the artiste’s return after over a year without new music.

In Dicey Baba, Dice Ailes takes on a bold persona, portraying himself as a saving force to rescue listeners. He uses ‘ teachers’ as a metaphor for rivals in the music industry.

Prior to his music hiatus, the rapper had established himself as a rising star.

He first broke onto the music scene as a teenager in 2014, after he signed to the renowned label, Chocolate City Music. His 2016 breakout hit Miracle catapulted him into the spotlight.

In the years that followed, he continued building his reputation with street anthems like Alakori ( 2019) and Money Dance ( 2021), blending Afro- pop, hip- hop, and R& B into a distinctive style of his own. His most recent release before his break was Ladies First ( 2022), an EP which topped the charts.

Meanwhile, the rapper has called global al record label, Sony Music, accusing it of not properly promoting moting his songs; thus, expressing his s frustration with the he label years after being ing on its books.

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TV, claimed that he had a long- - standing business arrangement angement with Sony Music, but when things didn’t move forward, both sides mutually agreed to end the contract.