Adeola Adeyemo
The Mavin Doctor of love, Dr. Sid is one of Nigeria’s very few qualified medical practitioners making great strides in the entertainment industry. A Dentist, by training, Sidney Esiri is the son of the veteran actor Justus Esiri.
Dr. Sid’s journey into music started about ten years ago while he was studying Dental Surgery at the University of Ibadan. He was signed on to Trybe Records while in the University but put his music pursuit on hold to complete his National Youth Service Corps program and Housemanship. Afterwards, he joined Mo’Hits Records where he released some hit tracks including “Pop Something” and “Something About You”. The 2011 winner of the Hip-hop World Awards Hip-hop World Revelation of the year moved on to the Mavin Camp after the group split in 2012.
In this exclusive interview with Adeola Adeyemo, Dr. Sid talks about his musical journey, the controversies that surrounded the Mo’Hits split and his plans for the future.
2012 was an interesting year for Dr. Sid. The events surrounding the Mo’Hits break up and a leaked private conversation he had regarding his former label mate, D’Banj was perhaps the very first time his name was associated with any controversy. He was very reluctant to address it but when he finally did, proved that he had moved on and was breaking new grounds.
Looking back at 2012, how was the year for you?
It had its ups and downs and I’m grateful that I came through it. I am looking forward to 2013 which happens to be my tenth anniversary as a recording artist so I’m excited about it.
Mo’Hits to Mavins
Let’s start with the ups. What were the high points of 2012?
It would be coming out of the Mo’Hits break up and being part of Mavin with people that I’ve been involved with for over 8 years – Don Jazzy, Wande Coal and D’Prince. When you’re in an industry and you have a family that you’ve worked with for a long time, if something goes wrong with that family, it would be nice to still be involved with the same people when you’re getting back on your feet so you don’t feel as if you’re in a new, unknown territory.
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