Kon Eme
The tragic death of the Nigerian Musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as, Mohbad, and the wake of fame that follows bring to the fore the philosophical question: ‘Why does fame come after death?’
Prior to the demise of the music star, his music did not rank no.1 but his name has suddenly become a household name post-mortem, as he was not actually that popular according to Nigerian standards. People uninterested in that particular genre of music of course had a low chance of knowing who he was, however, if you frequently listen to Naira Marley’s songs and follow up on his updates, there is a higher chance of knowing who Mohbad was. Most people knew he was under Naira Marley’s record label but unfortunately, that was just about it.
Why then is it that the tragic event of his passing shot his name into fame, causing several of his songs to top multiple charts in an unprecedented fashion, news of his death even making it across our borders? Why are people who have never heard of him suddenly wanting to know more? Why do we care for people only when they are dead?
The answer to these questions may lie simply in human nature and empathy. Regardless of whether you knew him or not, Mohbad was a person and like any other person, he had friends and family who loved him very much, following his passing, those people; including his fans grieved and mourned for him.
As a random passerby, it’s easy to feel their pain and it’s easier still to tell the difference between people who genuinely cared for him and those who are jumping on the bandwagon of ethical appropriateness, not knowing who he was or even care but who simply want to be labelled as a good person or have something to talk about.
Aside from the clout chasers however, there are passersby who see the pain people are in as a result of his death and want to know what kind of person he was to be grieved by so many people. They had to go and listen to his songs, stream his albums and watch his videos with the hope that they could catch a glimpse of who this person was when he was alive.
Hence, the inquiry into the reason people become more famous after they are dead according to the aforementioned, reveals It may be because of love, out of empathy or because showing love to the dead is easier than appreciating the living.
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