Rapper Ill Bliss has admitted that its Capital Hills Records’ decision not to renew Chidinma’s contract when it expired.

Chidinma Ekile parted ways with Capital Hills in 2016. The talented singer, signed a recording contract with the label co-owned by famous director, Clarence Peters and rapper, Illbliss, right after winning the 3rd edition of the West African Project Fame in 2010.
“Chidinma didn’t just wake up one morning and leave the record label,” Ill Bliss told Sunday Scoop. “Didn’t you guys see that the relationship degenerated? Her contract expired with Capital Hill and we did not want to renew it. We are the record company; so, we decide what to do with an artiste we create.”

The “Chukwu Agozigo Gi” rapper also revealed that he and Clarence “didn’t plan to keep artistes for too long from the start, as Phyno only stayed for a year too. “There is always a problem when you start to keep an artiste for too long because you want to recoup all the money you invested in him or her and make a huge profit too. We made some good money from these artistes; we made enough money to break even and cover all our expenses,” he adds.
According to him, when they started Capital Hill Records, there was no plan to keep artistes for a long time: “From the start, Clarence Peters and I didn’t plan to keep artistes for too long. Phyno stayed for a year too. There is always a problem when you start to keep an artiste for too long because you want to recoup all the money you invested in him or her and make a huge profit too. We made some good money from these artistes; we made enough money to break even and cover all our expenses,” he said. Ill Bliss and and Mz Kiss are the only signed artistes on the label at the moment.

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