Devil Is In Charge Of Nigerian Music Industry –9ice

Posted by African Examiner Entertainment News, Featured, Latest Headlines Sunday, August 3rd, 2025

(AFRICAN EXAMINER – Nigerian singer, Alexander Adegbola Akande, better known as 9ice, has alleged that the devil is in control of the music industry.

9ice stated this when he appeared in a recent episode of The Nancy Isime Show, as he tasked aspiring musicians to be ready as they are coming to the devil’s industry.

He stated that musicians smoke because they are influenced by the devil.

He said, “The devil controls music. The devil is the choirmaster. That’s why we smoke and do all the things we do.

“Music generally is controlled by the devil. If you’re coming into this industry, understand where you’re coming to.

“I’m not lying to you. He [the devil] is the most powerful angel. I’m speaking based on knowledge and what I’ve experienced spiritually.”

He also disclosed that he had battled a “spiritual attack” that almost took his life, and he vomited blood for six months after suffering the attack in 2010.

According to him, he got his healing after someone referred him to an Ifa priest.

9ice stated that he is neither a Christian nor a Muslim, but a heathen, and he regretted not becoming a traditionalist earlier on.
Isime asked: “Would you say you’ve experienced spiritual battles while doing music?”
9ice replied: “Several times.”

Isime asked: “What’s that one spiritual battle you went through that you thought you would not get out of?”

9ice replied: “When I was vomiting blood for about six months in my own house. I had to leave my house. It happened in 2009/2010. It wasn’t a medical condition.”

Isime asked: “So, how do you protect yourself?”

9ice replied: “I’m not a Christian or a Muslim, I’m a Babalawo. I’m an African. I’m a traditionalist. The first time I experienced ifa was when I was vomiting blood. Someone referred me to ifa. I just wish that I had known ifa at the beginning. Fela used to go to Ogun and people were mocking him, but now, I understand.”