Apass Reveals Bebe Cool’s Attempt to Sign Him to Gagamel

Outspoken artist Apass has revealed that Gagamel Boss Bebe Cool wanted to sign him to his record label.

Apass, whose real name is Alex Bagonza, made this revelation while appearing on a podcast talk show, 256.

The day he [Bebe Cool] listened to my music, he was literally begging the person handling me for my signature.

Apass

Apass acknowledged that the self-proclaimed Big Size was the first established artist to welcome him into the industry. This led to the Gamululu hitmaker inking three songs for Bebe Cool’s album of 2014.

The biggest of the songs was “Love You Everyday,” and Apass says the Kiwatule-based singer has since borrowed his pen on a number of occasions.

Apass was addressing a question about the situation of his relationship with Bebe Cool. Over the years, Apass has been largely critical of Bebe Cool.

This has led many to believe that there could be animosity between the two artists, who have known each other since 2014 when Bagonza broke into the music industry.

However, Bagonza was quick to silence a conversation of animosity with Bebe Cool, saying his statements are usually frivolous banter.

“When I am dealing with someone, I deal with them on a real thing. This means when we have an exchange, it’s also a real thing,” said Bagonza.

Apass says Ugandans enjoy mediocrity

During the same podcast, Apass took a jibe at Ugandans for pushing down anyone trying to do anything iconic. This was in response to the feedback he’s received since releasing his 42-track album, Bagonza, at the start of the year.

He said that many in the music industry are afraid of breaking the conventional traditions of releasing music.

According to him, this is why they haven’t understood his thought process behind his latest album.

He implored music consumers to stop accepting mediocre content and raise their bars high.

Majority of the music we enjoy as a country is mediocre. It beats my understanding why we then complain about reaching the level of Nigerians.

Bagonza

He also tasked music stakeholders, including DJs and entertainment journalists, to benchmark with their counterparts in Nigeria.