Musical artist known as Olofin Sniper but born Olofinjana Ademola is not exactly a greenhorn in the music business. He has been doing music for the better part of three years with five singles under his belt. In this interview the artist talks about his kind of music and why he hasn’t stuck to any particular genre of music.

He asserted that his music is Afro-centric because basically he shuffles between genres and has released singles in different genres of music. But when pushed to the wall he describes himself as an Afro-pop artist without borders.

“I’m a Nigerian Afro pop artist. My music is kind of classic and different from other artists due to my sound and versatility. It is one of the many things I love. I love art and music; music is something that resonated with me from when I was very little. I guess it was inherited from my background that was filled with musical vibrations. I love music that much and that’s why I chose music.

“I’ll describe my sound as classic. I am not really fit for any genre; I produce any music that sounds good to people and to myself especially; it doesn’t matter if it’s hip-hop, Afrobeat, Afro pop, rock or country music or Afro rap as long as it sounds good, it’s music. I incorporate whatever appeals to me and my fans love. I’m not like other artists who like to stick to one sound their entire career, because if you stick to one sound, you’ll not have the ability to enter another sound. It’s like saying I’m a rapper and I’m going to rap my entire life’; you’re not doing yourself or your talent justice, so I don’t want to restrict myself, he added.

A peek into Olofin Sniper’s discography clearly shows he is a multi-faced and multi-dimensional artist with the gift to deliver in any terrain he found himself.

His first single released in 2015 titled “New Dawn” was laced with Afro Rap sound. The sophomore single “Look Into My Eyes” was delivered with trappings of Afro pop flavour, and so was “Adama” also in 2016, it was Afro pop sound as well.

Describing himself as a classic artist is exactly true to type in his third single titled “Cool Temper” released in 2017 which was purely Rhythm and Blues although with a touch of Africanism in it. And his last single dropped in 2018 was Afro-fusion.

The singer had said in a separate interview that, “Playing music has helped me become the person I am by being a release for my anger, broadening my future and making new friends. I first joined the band in the fourth grade playing the drums. I played for about two weeks then I quit because I didn’t like it, mostly because of the teacher. In the sixth grade we got a new music teacher and she told me I looked like a trumpet player, so I gave it a try. I was taking music lessons but after the first one my music teacher told me to work hard because she loved my sound.”

It thus truly appears that Olofin Sniper has learnt the rudiments of music from a schooled perspective and has been able to put together all the ingredients of music to make a special menu of different genres.