Paul Okoye, alias Rudeboy, one half of defunct music duo, P-Square, has disclosed that family issues was behind the music group’s split in 2017 and not matters that have to do with music.
P-Square, which comprised of twin brothers, Paul and Peter Okoye split in 2017, in what was believed to have been caused by a disagreement over the role of Jude Okoye, their elder brother and then manager.
The musical twin brothers reconciled in November 2021 putting an end to their years-long bitter feud.
Speaking in an interview with Joey Akan, the music journalist, Paul opened up on his controversial split from Peter.
He noted that after the split, he kept mum about the controversy that ensued because he knew it was a family-related issue.
“P-Square was just the sacrifice,” he said. “I kept silent. I never said anything. I never said anything, because I knew what the problems were. It was a family issue, and it turned out that P-square had to pay for it. P-Square was just the sacrifice.
“It was a family issue, it had nothing to do with music. And because I respect family so much, I owe nobody any explanation.”
Speaking on how the the split affected his music career, he said “For someone like me, during the period when I was in the group, I didn’t handle my social media myself. I wasn’t into the social media thing, because to me, it was more like a division,” he added.
“My own was just to go into the studio, record the songs and get them out, then ask what next. We talk about the video. Next? So, how do we do the next song? I was more like inside the box. My job was to go to the studio and record the song, write to the producer and all.
“That was what I did. So, when I became solo, I needed to understand and study the music industry, because all I knew was to go to the studio and record. Do you expect me to ask myself what was next? Because I never knew what was next then. That’s why it took me that time. I needed to study marketing, and how to relate with the media because then, I wasn’t a spokesman in the group.”