Lord of the Ratels, VeryDarkMan(VDM), has come out with the 23rd song attacking Zazu crooner, Portable. The song is supported by a video in what looks like the Ratel manifesto. VDM is increasingly building for himself a reputation similar to some poisonous frogs, touch him and endure poison, swallow him and die of poison.
Among many others, VDM’s vicious and unrelenting series of attacks against influential media personality, NEDU, sent him hurtling down from his high horse forcing him to exit the popular online show-The Honest Bunch. Now Portable, as crass, crude, uncaring of image or reputation and shameless as he appeared to be now has chinks in his armour.
The efficiency with which VDM is able to source and deploy materials against his traducers is something that needs to be studied and if you don’t want trouble, avoided! He is fast, resourceful and endlessly mischievous in a way that can be devastating to reputations. And when he starts, he is like someone on steroids.
Additional observations to learn from:
The street has no secrets.
Don’t jump into a dragging fray thinking that your slate is clean. Or that you will be protected. You never know what people know about you. Only get into battles that will be worth the likely consequences
There is no ultimate king of madness.
Zazu crooner, Portable described himself as “Were Adugbo”, who wants to tangle with a self acknowledged madman? Well, enter VDM who has proven to him that “madness pass madness” He started by exposing a video where Portable was given the beating of his life, stripped naked. VDM concluded that he only pitied him(Portable) by not exposing the section where his manhood was exposed! Thereby placing additional pressure on poor Portable to be measured, moving forward.
The Spiritual son of Area Father?
The more I look at VDM, the more I see parallels between him and the acclaimed area father, Charlie Boy real name Charley Oputa. Although he lived in a different era and had no access to social media in his youthful days nevertheless he weilded tremendous influence among ordinary Nigerians and had a lot of street credibility. He has a strong media presence and made himself heard on behalf of the people. Now that VDM has cracked a singing dimension to his career(Charlie Boy is a notable musician) can we say he is the spiritual son of the Area Father?
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Just like that, just like that…
VDM has also displayed the anti establishment rhythms of the great Abami Eda himself, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. He is fearless, maybe even reckless as his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has complained. But his sincerity of purpose and single-minded devotion to justice is clear.
Ratel government
Likely following the footsteps of Fela and his Kalakuta republic, he has declared his Ratel crowd as the “4th arm of the government” more or less pushing the original “4th realm of the estate”, the media, now to a 5th position!!!
The Ratel Manifesto
This last video and song, which hopefully will be the last attacking the beleaguered zazu crooner looks like the real Ratel Manifesto where he took pains to outline the name and definition of the organization, its influence in the social media, its street credibility and its wide connections especially in entertainment and among the masses.
And Portable cried out…
Portable is crying out for government to stop VDM, obviously demystified. I had been hoping for a creative battle royale when VDM first hit back on him for criticising his anti government comments. The truth is that Portable fired back with a video that hit at VDM’s sensitives with liberal accusations of a bisexuality nature, supported with graphic videos. It did receive considerable attention but not enough to stop VDM. Interestingly it only strenthened VDM’s resolve. I am inclined to think VDM has very thick skin and his strategy is to overwhelm rather than trying the futile game of self defence. As in his duel with Nedu too, he never responded to accusations about his sexuality. His wider social media influence also helps.
Will Portable have the last laugh?
There is something I find strange
anyway. The opening of VDM’s song is suspiciously close to the opening of the original zazu by Portable. I hope VDM did not infringe any copyright laws there. If he did, there will be plenty to pay in court. So Portable may still have cause to wipe his tears with some naira!
(This piece has been updated based on freshly available information)
–Akin Adeoya is a fellow of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria(NIMN), he also sits on the board of The Association of Counseling, Matchmaking and Psychotherapy of Nigeria(ACMPN). He is managing director of Marketing Mix, a Lagos based Consultancy.
