Fast-rising singer and club hype man, Medulababy, has said that he originated the “Laho” lingua, not Shallipopi. He recently revealed that he was the brain behind “Uwa Lahor,” a track released on November 8, 2024, long before Shallipopi released his own version in 2025.
Speaking during an exclusive chat with The Nation, Medulababy said that a lack of funds negatively affected the promotion of his own single, and that is the reason Nigerians are currently confused about the real owner of the song title.
According to him, he went as far as stepping up his hype man hustle to push the song on his own last year, but even that wasn’t enough, and help never came from anywhere else.
“I, Medulababy aka Parapara Presido, am the originator of ‘Uwa Lahor’. I sang and released it in November 2024, while Shallipopi released his version in February 2025. So I’m the real originator of the song’s title.
When I released ‘Lahor’, there was some delay in promotion because of financial constraints. I had to hustle as a hype man to raise money to push the song because I have no support from anyone,” he said.
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However, despite the ongoing controversy over who really owns the title, the hype man disclosed that he holds no grudge against Shallipopi, and he only had to call him out for taking advantage of his lack of resources to release a more popular version of his song title.
Medulababy noted that while they both have connections to Edo State, he originally hails from Ogun State, and they have no personal relationship.
“I don’t know him personally. I only know he is from Edo State and I’m also based in Edo, though I hail from Ogun State. But he (Shallipopi) took advantage of my lack of resources to drop his version with the same title. ‘Uwa Lahor’ and ‘Lahor’ mean the same thing in the Benin language,” the hype man said.
He further stated that he won’t mind a collaboration with Shallipopi as long as the “Laho” crooner is willing to work with him.
“Yes, of course. Music creates opportunities for collaboration as long as there’s love and unity between both artists. I’ll gladly work with him if he’s willing,” he added.
