Nigerian singer, Waje has opened up that she was not paid for being the female voice behind P-Square’s 2007 hit song ‘Do Me.’
She made the revelation during an interview on the HonestBunch Podcast.
Speaking on the matter, the 45-year-old vocalist said, “I didn’t earn a dime from P-Square’s ‘Do Me’.”
Recall that Waje, whose real name is Aituaje Iruobe, sang the song’s memorable chorus but was never officially credited or featured.
She recounted the disbelief she faced when trying to claim ownership of her voice in public: “Imagine being in Onitsha market and telling people that’s my voice every time ‘Do Me’ is played, and they look at you like who are you. They didn’t believe me.”
She rose to prominence in the mid-2000s largely because of her contribution to the track, which became a nationwide hit. Waje has also explained that she was not part of the song’s video shoot because she didn’t have a passport at the time.
‘Do Me’ was one of the standout tracks from P-Square’s third album, Game Over.