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| Dino Melaye under fire in Nigeria for rap video with Kach | |
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| A Nigerian senator has been criticised for his appearance in a music video depicting his lavish lifestyle. | A Nigerian senator has been criticised for his appearance in a music video depicting his lavish lifestyle. |
| The song Dino, named after Dino Melaye, features lyrics like "100 cars in the parking lot like I'm Dino". | The song Dino, named after Dino Melaye, features lyrics like "100 cars in the parking lot like I'm Dino". |
| The video shows rapper Kach pretending to eat dollar bills, displaying expensive cars, a mansion, jewellery and shoes. | The video shows rapper Kach pretending to eat dollar bills, displaying expensive cars, a mansion, jewellery and shoes. |
| Mr Melaye represents the Kogi West constituency, where many local civil servants are owed months of back-pay. | Mr Melaye represents the Kogi West constituency, where many local civil servants are owed months of back-pay. |
| And many people took to social media to criticise him: | And many people took to social media to criticise him: |
| In the video, Mr Melaye, 43 is seen stepping out of a car, wearing a T-shirt labelled Legend. | |
| The senator is well known for his love of luxury cars, champagne and designer clothes, as his Instagram account shows. | The senator is well known for his love of luxury cars, champagne and designer clothes, as his Instagram account shows. |
| Other lyrics in the song include: "Popping bottles in the club is nothing like I'm Dino" and "Dino Melaiye k'oshi mi o raye", meaning "Get out, I don't have time for this," followed by the chorus "Dino, Dino, Dino". | Other lyrics in the song include: "Popping bottles in the club is nothing like I'm Dino" and "Dino Melaiye k'oshi mi o raye", meaning "Get out, I don't have time for this," followed by the chorus "Dino, Dino, Dino". |
| Kach, the son of Nigeria's petroleum minister Ibe Kachikwu, has come to the defence of the senator, saying he has done nothing wrong. | Kach, the son of Nigeria's petroleum minister Ibe Kachikwu, has come to the defence of the senator, saying he has done nothing wrong. |
| "I hate when people attach my father's position to my career. But you know people will always talk, whether good or bad it helps my music" he told the BBC. | |
| Dino Melaye at a glance: | |
| In the video, Mr Melaye also does his signature dance routine of pulling down his eye-lids and staring at the camera in defiance of his critics. | In the video, Mr Melaye also does his signature dance routine of pulling down his eye-lids and staring at the camera in defiance of his critics. |
| Last year the senator released a video of himself dancing and singing what is now known as the "ajeku iya song"- a Yoruba proverb which states that if you confront someone bigger than you, you are bound to be badly beaten up. | Last year the senator released a video of himself dancing and singing what is now known as the "ajeku iya song"- a Yoruba proverb which states that if you confront someone bigger than you, you are bound to be badly beaten up. |