Jazzman Olofin clears air over hit track Raise da Roof

Nigerian singer and songwriter Jazzman Olofin has moved to correct long-running misconceptions surrounding his hit single ‘Raise da Roof,’ stressing that the song was never a remix of Chief Adewale Ayuba’s classic single, ‘Bubble.’

In a detailed clarification shared on his social media page, the veteran artist, known for being one of those who shaped the early 2000s pop landscape, said it was important to set the record straight for the sake of music history and for younger Nigerians who were not privy to past interviews.

According to him, Ayuba only added the line “It’s bubbling ko maa bubble” from his earlier album ‘Bubble’ during his feature on ‘Raise da Roof,’ a contribution that may have fuelled the widespread assumption that the track was a remake.

Jazzman noted that he wrote the rest of the chorus as well as the first two verses, while Ayuba co-wrote his own verse.

He further revealed that their collaboration on ‘Raise da Roof’ was not their first creative partnership. Jazzman disclosed that he had earlier written a different song intended for his own project, but Ayuba loved the track so much that it ended up on the Fuji star’s album ‘Gun Shot.’

“Most of you don’t know, but I actually came into the game first and foremost as a songwriter, not a singer; the singing thing comes secondary,” he said.

“I invited Chief Adewale Ayuba to feature on my ‘Raise da Roof’ track, and he decided to add a line: “It’s bubbling ko maa bubble” from his previous album titled “Bubble” to the start of “Raise da Roof” chorus.

“The rest of the chorus was written by me. I wrote the first and second verses. Ayuba and I co-wrote his verse (third verse).

“Now, “Raise da Roof” is not the first song I wrote for Ayuba to feature in, the very first song I wrote and wanted to feature him on actually came out on his album because he said liked song didn’t mind me giving him to record on the album he was working on at that time, so I gave it to him. Not only did I give it to him but I also featured on the same track (along with my former partner Lexzy Doo of my former group X-Appeal).