This week, a verbal exchange between Otile Brown and Bien (SautiSol) erupted on social media. The former Sauti Sol bandmate, Bien Alusa, accused Otile of criticizing his new song featuring Prince Indah and Adenkule.
After we had almost forgotten, Otile Brown fired a salvo in which he criticized Bien’s social media antics. He claims that the Sauti Sol lead singer always uses the same routine to make his songs popular. Bien is known to create dance routines to market his singles. This comes after he dropped his “Alusa Why Are You Topless: Deluxe” featuring Rayvanny, Prince Indah, and Adenkule Gold.
Otile gave Bien his 2 cents asking him to shun drama and focus on making great songs with a broader appeal.
“you make music for a small group of people in the city who consider themselves to be very knowledgeable about life,” he remarked, suggesting Bien’s appeal was narrow.
Otile compared their recent hits, claiming his superiority in terms of quality and impact.
“Look at your last hit song and look at mine, It’s still the biggest hit in the country in terms of comments. It’s the best music video in the country for almost a year, and I didn’t need to shake my waist on social media,” he said.
Bien returned the salvo questioning Otile Brown’s financial standing and status quo and that he is no position to offer him advice.
“Otile, you don’t have any money… who are you talking like? He released an album that didn’t go far,” Bien remarked.
Bien vs Otile Brown beef continues
The war of words continued when Otile Brown responded swiftly. Through his Instagram, he claimed he couldn’t argue with people (Bien) who think any popular song is a good song.
“I can’t argue with people who think any popular song is a good song, and that’s how you’ve ruined the game. Now you expect to shake your booty on social media to push a product that will only last for a week or two…” Otile’s IG page.
The whole Otile vs Kenyan artists beef originated from Otile’s statement that there were no international artists in Kenya.
“I find it a bit frustrating when Otile says that because there are many artists here making waves. Perhaps Otile has never ventured beyond Kenya to see this for himself,” Bien told Obinna during an interview with the YouTuber.
He cited artists like Sofia Nzau of Mwaki’s hit single, who has surpassed 100M views on Spotify and performed in South Africa’s Ultra Festival. Bien, while speaking at Obinna’s YouTube show, cited his career achievements including hit singles, an album coupled with an international tour across Europe and Australia. According to him, that demonstrates the global success of Kenyan music.
Bien Retracts Apology
It seems like the conflict between the two is far from over after Bien’s latest stunt.
Bien, on Friday, August 2, 2024, took to Instagram to withdraw his previous apology to Otile Brown.
“I’ve come to my senses. I have no business beefing with a hard-working brother. I’d like to apologize for anything offensive I’ve said or done to diminish our art. Sorry Otile,” Bien said.
A day after, Bien changed tact and withdrew his apology attributing his latest move to deep soul-searching and reflection.
“After deep soul searching and reflection; I’ve come to the realization that there is no sleep or mercy for the wicked. When people show you who they are believe them. I, therefore, withdraw yesterday’s apology. Below is my latest diss-track to whom it may concern,” Bien said.
The publicized feud has taken a new twist and a diss track by Bien is in the offing for the afro-pop singer. We are yet to know when and how Otile will respond. So far there has been no comment from Otile. Fans are also questioning whether this beef is real or it is the gimmicks artists use to push their music.
