Olu Maintain, Kentro World in Crisis

If the news reaching Rhythm & Sounds is anything to go by, then Olu Maintain and his Kentro World crew might soon fall apart like a pack of badly arranged cards. Sources claim that they have been playing hide and seek game of recent. One of the most shocking revelations was that Olu and the Kentro Boys didn’t have any contractual agreement. This explains why some of them have been recording with Puffy T without the knowledge of Olu Maintain. The source later added that the boys are however enjoying the hype and the exposure they are getting from being members of the group. Some of them have been able to travel out of the country and appear on major televisions. At present, none of them is in the country.
Rhythm & Sounds tried to speak with Olu Maintain but to no avail. We were later informed that he travelled out of the country on Sunday January 24th, 2009. We later placed a call to Puffy T and one of his close allies confirmed the development. “I can’t confirm to you whether they have an agreement or not but I can authoritatively reveal to you that some have recorded some songs with Puffy T without Olu Maintain’s Knowledge”, he disclosed.
Puffy T produced Yahooze, the popular song that re-launched Olu Maintain into mainstream music and stamped his feet on the scene as a solo artiste. They disagreed on lots of issues later and it created a crack in their friendship. That marked the end of their working relationship.
On the sleeve of his new album, Olu revealed that his favourite producer is TY Tayo Adeyemi a.k.a Snoop. He produced 90% of the songs on Olu Maintain and Kentro Crew’s new album titled With All Due Respect. According to Olu, he will remain his best producer ever. “TY Tayo Adeyemi a. k. a Snoop, we owe this album to you. You are my best producer”. These are the words on the jacket of his new album.
The new album contains 21 tracks with numbers like Arab Money, Tomato, Mama, Speechless, Takerewa, Legends, Keeping Faith and others. After the Yahooze album, lots of people had wondered if he would be able to replicate the success and mileage he got from the Yahooze album with his sophomore but he failed to replicate that feat. The album has been widely criticised across the broad spectrum of the media,
Olu introduced the Kentro world to the media in 2008.