Popular gospel artiste and entertainment entrepreneur, Kenny Saint Best (KSB), recently contested the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the ticket to represent the Ikeja 01 constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Even though she didn't win the ticket, she has been visible on the party's campaign train, both at the state and national level.
However, the sensational songstress has returned to the studio, and in this chat with spoke man, she speaks on her forthcoming singles with Monique, others Excerpts...
Many of your fans think you've abandoned music for politics, can you speak on that?
That's not true. For the past few months, I've actually been very busy on the campaign train of my party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), but the truth is that I can do politics and music together. I've expended the neccessary energy on politics when it was needed, and right now, I'm just gliding with the train as a political artiste to push the objectives of the party to the people. Now, the energy is not as intense as before so it can accommodate my own career.
That's not true. For the past few months, I've actually been very busy on the campaign train of my party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), but the truth is that I can do politics and music together. I've expended the neccessary energy on politics when it was needed, and right now, I'm just gliding with the train as a political artiste to push the objectives of the party to the people. Now, the energy is not as intense as before so it can accommodate my own career.
What are you up to now as far as music is concerned?
I'm back in the studio and I'm releasing a new single before the Easter Celebrations. It's titled, 'Ire' and I'll be collaborating with Monique. She's the first female artiste I'll be collaborating with after Essence in 15 years. Co-incidentally, Monique is also my protege, as she and Essence used to be my back-up singers way back in the days. After that, I'll also be working with Tiwa Savage and it'll be dropping for summer.
I'm back in the studio and I'm releasing a new single before the Easter Celebrations. It's titled, 'Ire' and I'll be collaborating with Monique. She's the first female artiste I'll be collaborating with after Essence in 15 years. Co-incidentally, Monique is also my protege, as she and Essence used to be my back-up singers way back in the days. After that, I'll also be working with Tiwa Savage and it'll be dropping for summer.
What influenced your decision to work with Monique?
She's more like my successor in the gospel scene. I watch her, and I hear and see myself in her. She's holding it down in all churches right now. I've left the church crowd for so long because I've been doing street gospel, and its a good thing to go back to my church base now. It's more like we're leveraging on each other. She may not get all the awards that you think everybody should get out there, but she's the one holding down the church scene now; we cannot take it away from her. I respect her energy, and it will be pride on my part not to work with her, that's why I'm humbling myself to do that. You know they say, the hallmark of a successful person is for that person to have a successor. I'm happy that Monique is my successor in the gospel scene, and since I haven't retired, it's a good thing working with her. Guess what, she used to back-up on this same song for me in those days, so when I told her it was the same song I wanted us to work on, she was excited.
She's more like my successor in the gospel scene. I watch her, and I hear and see myself in her. She's holding it down in all churches right now. I've left the church crowd for so long because I've been doing street gospel, and its a good thing to go back to my church base now. It's more like we're leveraging on each other. She may not get all the awards that you think everybody should get out there, but she's the one holding down the church scene now; we cannot take it away from her. I respect her energy, and it will be pride on my part not to work with her, that's why I'm humbling myself to do that. You know they say, the hallmark of a successful person is for that person to have a successor. I'm happy that Monique is my successor in the gospel scene, and since I haven't retired, it's a good thing working with her. Guess what, she used to back-up on this same song for me in those days, so when I told her it was the same song I wanted us to work on, she was excited.
Any plans to mentor other young female upcoming gospel artistes?
Yes, I intend to, but because I had a pull towards politics, some of my plans were put in abeyance. However, by the time I stabilise well, and because I want to work with government, I'll do a lot to develop younger artistes, especially the females. Lagos State APC guber aspirant, Akinwunmi Ambode is already making entertainment one of his priorities.
Apart from that, I also intend to have a concert later in the year called 'KSB and her sisters' which would be an all-female affair. There are so many things I have up my sleeves for female acts.
Yes, I intend to, but because I had a pull towards politics, some of my plans were put in abeyance. However, by the time I stabilise well, and because I want to work with government, I'll do a lot to develop younger artistes, especially the females. Lagos State APC guber aspirant, Akinwunmi Ambode is already making entertainment one of his priorities.
Apart from that, I also intend to have a concert later in the year called 'KSB and her sisters' which would be an all-female affair. There are so many things I have up my sleeves for female acts.
