The threesome
9ice refuses to clear the rumour of Ruggedman’s alleged intimate relationship with Toni Payne because he believes it sells him records.
As previously reported, 9ice’s ‘once bitten once twice’ track on his ‘Tradition‘ album had him singing about his lady giving his friend ‘nodding’ [blowjob/fellatio] which was speculated that he was referring to Toni Payne, his ex wife and his friend who largely contributed to the success he enjoys today, Ruggedman. Ruggedman and Toni Payne have been pushing for a statement from 9ice but he refuses to even after pressure from Toni Payne. Toni Payne informed he always let it pass with the pretext that he was busy.
Ruggedman during the week put a call across to him and recorded the phone call conversation.
Click Here to Listen To Phone Call Conversation Between Them
‘Such thing has never happen between by wife [Toni Payne] and Ruggedman’ 9ice said in the phone conversation.
After insistence by Ruggedman, 9ice said he won’t release a statement though ‘Release your album, sell your sh*t and don’t give a f*ck what they say about it‘.
“I called 9ice to talk about it and clear it up and he said so many things including that he will not come out and clear my name that has been dragged into a malicious rumour. I did not want to believe that 9ice has refused to clear it up because it is helping his album sales like some people have said. I did not want to believe it but I am happy i recorded the conversation and I want you all to hear for urselves what he said to me so that this rumour can stop once and for all.” Ruggedman wrote.
UPDATE: 9ice has commented and replied Ruggedman
Here’s the transcription of the phone conversion:
Ruggedman: Hello 9ice, Rugged ni.
9ice: Okay
Ruggedman: You dey Lagos abi you outside Lagos?
9ice: I dey Lagos.
Ruggedman: Abeg I just wan hear from you. This your song, Once bitten twice shy, is it actually about Toni Payne?
9ice: What kind of a question is that?
Ruggedman:…because go my Facebook wall and see wetin people dey write. Dem dey assume say na me and she you dey talk about.
9ice: Which kind talk be that? Me and you get problem? Why you sef go concede to ask me that kind question? You sef f**k up.
Ruggedman: I write for Toni Payne wall and people say I suppose call you and ask you. So that’s why I dey call you now. I no say no be me, but I wan hear from you.
9ice: Okay, that kind thing don happen between me and you before?
Ruggedman: No.
9ice: So why you dey follow public say them talk say? You don pass this level na.
Ruggedman: I need you to confirm.
9ice: Rugged, that kind thing don happen between me and you before? Or you hear say 9ice talk say? Leave all these motherf**king press people na. Why you dey follow dem talk?
Ruggedman: No be press dey talk.
9ice: Ehen, so leave them na.
Ruggedman: No be press dey talk, na people
9ice: Rugged, anybody wey talk, bring them make them come follow me talk. Whether them dey there when I talk am. All those things na bullsh**t now. Na people just dey make am up. All those things na make up.
Ruggedman: I write for facebook say as long as 9ice no talk, as long as Toni no talk…
9ice: Abi I call you say Rugged you do this thing? Which kind rubbish be that?
Ruggedman:The reason I dey call you, I been want make even if nah through your publicist, just tell them say look people, I only sang a song, I didn’t talk about Toni Payne or Rugged or anybody.
9ice: No mind them jare.
Ruggedman:If I keep quiet about this, some people say being quiet is guilty. If I talk, dem go say I dey try defend myself.
9ice: Exactly.
Ruggedman: Even my momsie (Mum) dey talk say why 9ice no just come out say no, no be so o
9ice: No mind them jare. Thi is 2010 abeg, me I no get too much things to talk abeg. For me personally, what i got to tell the public, I have told them. I am separate with my wife, and that’s it.
Ruggedman: We no dey talk about you separation…
9ice: No, why I talk about am be say that na the only thing wey I owe the public. To come dey talk say someone is sleeping with someone…
Ruggedman: Now the issue be say you song, Once Bitter Twice Shy, people dey assume say na me and a lot of people are bugging me about it. I want you to talk so that I know that I have cleared this thing.
9ice: Ok now Rugged, from me to you now, read my lips ho ha, it is not Rugged that I am talking to, and such things have never transpired between Ruggedman and my wife. Allow the public to say whatever they want to say, we are not people, we are stars and as stars, people will talk about us, do you understand? But from me to you, that thing has never happened.
Ruggedman: Thank you.
9ice: So me going out and talking about it sef is rubbish.
Ruggedman: I just need one favour so all this bullshit can stop. Your album is out, it’s out. I know what I am working on. I know the kind of calls wey I dey receive. When I heard about it, I did a press release and just said, guys shut up, leave all this alone. 9ice sang a song, he didn’t mention anybody’s name, so why are people putting me or putting his wife? So, the only favour I ask you as a friend, if na through your publicist, just say look, I sang a song about maybe past experience or something, not about Toni Payne, or Rugged, please leave them alone, finish.
9ice: I won’t do that because I no go do am. I no get time.
Ruggedman: Oh so you prefer make people dey talk about me and Toni Payne in that light?
9ice: Rugged, Rugged, at this stage of my career, me I don pass that level. Na something wey I go fit do for 2001. Me I want make you put yourself for that level. Release your album and make your money. Don’t give f**k about what anybody says. Na today dem dey talk about you? Do you understand what I am saying? So, why it is now that they talk about you that has to do with me that you are calling me? Rugged what if i know dey around? If they talk about you, the best thing you can do is go all out and clear yourself. Me I dey tell you now say nothing like that happen. What if I write another song like that again tomorrow about the same thing, I would have to clear myself again? What for? It’s just a song.
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May 12th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Rugged Man betrayed his friendship with 9ice by recording releasing there conversation, very childish of him indeed. I’m sure 9ice would be very disapointted in him
May 12th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Payne sure lookz like Mercy Johnson. Anyway i fink yall should be matured enough to settle this without the media… I fink 9ice should 9ice should say hiz mind and get it over with, u know.
May 12th, 2010 at 11:51 am
that’s not disappointing to me tho’ all these pple who call themselves artistes cum friends of each other… just make me see in them what i see in todays politicians whne it comes to credence and integrity.. what a shame Micheal stephens!… i would av thot such an act is beneath u, but see hw u played the your man?!… i vet you for councillor..berra strt prepping, elections come calling.. you are fit to be a politician…don’t waste these treacherous talent f urs for showbiz….KMNT!
May 12th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Hummm….! This is an issue,i think should be solved easily,if 9ice knws dat he wasnt talking bout ruggedman then he should jst please and please clear everythin2d people,cos that could affect ruggedman alot,i mean d name ruggedman had being building4years could go dead in jst days&if its d oda way round then he doesnt need2clear anybody.
May 12th, 2010 at 10:31 pm
I dont know what to say but if this is true abt rugged nd toni.it is nt fair.9ice is very mature,kudos to him.adigun is climbing d ladder.
May 12th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Lol!!! see waitin dey happen to men..who is to be blamed here now? Devil, woman or padi?
May 12th, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Rugged i no like you but i won tell you say 9ice they fear you ni im mean am say na you since him no fit clear am..okay..
May 13th, 2010 at 2:33 am
Nice too mature. you are a bigboy talking. rugged man dey find cheap publicity
May 13th, 2010 at 7:52 am
this is a messed up move by Rugged. recording this conversation is so girlie. and then hangin it on the web is so bitchy. but ah, who tot he was a man anyway?
May 13th, 2010 at 10:12 am
Yo! This is just another rumor. On to the next one…
I know what it feels like for a guy to bang a guy’s chick talk more of wife!
If this were actually true, Trust me, 9ice would put it to Rugged Man’s face!
Enough said!
I’m out…
May 13th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Lots of unnecessary opinions here. What rugged did was d best. Is he to keep quiet wen his career is so threatened by a rumour? If 9ice could rush to d press to talk about his divorce, like it was some good news, why can’t he clear dis too. He shud beware d ides of march. Selling a poor album wit rumours aint big-manly. I worry 4his career
May 13th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
i don’t think Ruggedman can do such thing
coz 2 me, he looks responsible
Na Tony Payne we go ask if the rumour is true or not
May 13th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
To me,itz all bull-shit……….if its true,den itz not fair….
May 14th, 2010 at 10:41 am
it is sad and ver ver unfortunate that ruggedy baba did this recording with out 9ice being aware, he has started a terrible stuff and every body need to be carefull now, guggedy baba just start d war now
May 14th, 2010 at 9:07 pm
theze a load of crap… rugged shouldnt have taken ths part. he has no business askn 9ice bout his wifey issues n’ if rugged know he didnt do anythn he shoulda cn 9ice face to face and trashed it owt…… 2 of em merely hanging out in public shlda wlda clda killed ths rumour. rugged just added insult to injury… if i was 9ice am banging a stick on rugged’s ear!!! if u knw what i mean…..
May 15th, 2010 at 6:45 am
people don’t be sentimental 9ice used a cheap publicity to sell his album, and rugged is trying to use same…and that’s why its show business….and what makes y’all think they didn’t plan ish? and if they didn’t i blame 9ice cos he is trying to play the finger that made him….
May 15th, 2010 at 8:53 am
9ice’s last statement blow me away,if sings anoda song will he have reverse it,b’cos of them say?
May 15th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
any body can sing any song, and say anything in the song, so why is rugged man worrying the whole world, about some once song and lyrics, for him to have recorded their conversation with Nice, that was sick and baby…h of him. Nice 4get about rugged man,stick 2 ur dreams and keep the public in biz. make rugged man and him people dai run their mouth. rugged man u be my guy, but u no try 4 this one, at all.
May 15th, 2010 at 10:43 pm
9ice, 2 b candid, u 4 d conversation u made it obvious ruggedy is inocent, i fnk d bst tin is 4 u 2 say it in public 2 make d press, get there eyes off u at once…..
May 16th, 2010 at 9:29 am
All those condemning Ruggedman here are just stupid. Put urselves in his shoes; wat would u have done? If 9ice is a true friend, he should clear it all. But because the rumour is helping him sell album; he choose to leave it there and dent another man’s image and affect his own career. Ruggedman did the right thing. From the conversation it is obvious Ruggedman is innocent; how come these people are still saying rubbish up here? Una no dey hear/read well? 9ice should clear Ruggedman. I have never met either of them, but I think Rugged is a more matured man; I know he helped 9ice when 9ice was coming up; this is not haw to pay back. 9ice is not nice.
May 16th, 2010 at 10:43 am
Na wa o, 9ice f**k up o. In their conversation, it shows rugged is clean. I tink if 9ice was really refering 2 rugged n he’s nt bold enough 2 confront rugged. HE IS AN HYPOCRATE. Am out, 9ice is just a mess up, wat wil he take 2 clear rugged’s name if he was nt reffering 2 him. 9ice UR OWN MESS UP IS ON D WAY.
May 16th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
pls …now we need real game,dont use fake words make fame,u guys are not ashame….rugged <<drop your wack album dont do same…nice ur wife is gone ..soo wot ur aim.??
May 17th, 2010 at 8:12 am
Omo 9ice dey f**kup o. If he really was refering to rugged in dat song n is not man enough to own up man-to-man with rugged, then he better keep denying it n not tell us “i no get time”…Sh*t
May 17th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Why is Ruggedman this concern and making mountain out of mole-hill? If you dont walk around where theives dey, how dem go call u thief? If U no steal, y u dey beg say make dem con check your house? This is so horrible, i thot a proverb says ‘eni ti ko je gbi ko le ku gbe’ Rugged u chop ‘ewo’? if u no chop abomination y u dey fear for clarity of name? U don forget wat entertainment industry and masses be? abeg, it is even more bad that u can do this, recording your converstaion with your friend and publicising it all in the name of propagating ur innocence.
May 18th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Rugged has shown with this that he really did what 9ice said he did,by this he has proven that he is a Truly a TRAITOR ,if he could reveal their conversation without telling him its a recorded conversation
May 18th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Rugged Did d rite tin, na want mak him fold dey watch him pikin sucess grow while him own crash patapata
name wey rugged build like walls of jerico
abeg he did d rite tin, make una live am make him sav him face since dis fone call don proof say he no do am.
1 more tin, wia toni dey, na she na for ask!!!
but my ? be say na who to blame?
9ice…
Ruggedman…
Toni payipayin…
Devil or Woman
LOL…So celebrities dey fear…
abeg i don go
May 19th, 2010 at 9:36 am
i ffeel its guilty conscience thats worrying ruggedy, its like hez forming the conversation self, hez like forcing 9ice to plz clear his name for friendship sake, in which 9ice doesnt want to do,I FEEL HEZ GUILTY, 9ICE DOESNT WANT TO SPOIL HIS NAME DIRECTLY ND DOESNT WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, COS OF RUGGEDY
May 19th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Have anyone thought about the recorded conversation fake? It could have been doctored by rugged. Y is he trying to clear his name and Toni Payne is not… It’s all crap. Somebody shld confess
May 21st, 2010 at 2:24 pm
ruggedyman why are u disturbn ur self?leave 9ice alone 4 GOD sake.
May 25th, 2010 at 9:54 am
Rugged wats ur prbs 9ce nva mentnd ur name bt g.conscience dy wori u.Alapomeji Abolore Adigun (3ple.A.)jst lv d beast4God 2purnish…iphe say so
June 8th, 2010 at 1:19 am
Really 1 can’t blame rugged he has to come out and clear his f**king name 9ice come out and be a man and don’t you don’t owe any1 explaination
June 10th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
I admire 9ice. He’s a mature man. Is it everytime time someone says something about him that he will be defending himself and be making press statements? It’s bullsh** like this that drive celebrities to the drink. *smh*
June 13th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
A lot of people are saying that Ruggedman is feeling guilty but let me clear the air..Ruggedman did NOT do anything. This is Nigeria and if u do not understand the music industry i will explain to you…when you release an album, you come to us at Alaba for marketing and believe me we africans attach sentiments to such rumours and invariably nobody will accept to sell any album from Ruggedman and from there his career will crash. Musicians earn a living from their image and public perception. It’s not enough to just be a star! RUGGEDMAN DID NOT DO IT period!!
July 2nd, 2010 at 1:01 pm
i think nice is not being fair although for rugged to have published their conversion is extreme, nice should have conceeded to rugged. I also saw nice on tv abusing rugged, as a fan of both i think they are taking me for granted thier responces have been disappointing in least. Two wrongs from two respected artist cannot make a right. I know that rugged man is already preparing a repraisal in his album but i think he should stand down and let peace rain
July 16th, 2010 at 9:03 am
Rugged just prove ur very desperate about the whole stuff trying to clear ur name, but along the line ur making mistake alright? hw could u publicize ur conversation? walk up to 9ice face to face nd sought things out with him man to man he’s human nd he will understand.
As 4 9ice, i will never blame u cos ur just being a man that a real man will always be, if u had not cought ur wife with whoever u would’nt talk cos u dnt blab and ur very responsible, but pls sought thing out with Rugged, let him also eat
Tony payne that was not fair of u,
July 16th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Rugged Man, rugged and stupid indeed. How could u have called someone and recorded the conversation without the person’s consent. And 9ce too should have known he was recording it because of the regular beep. Credit even finish for the guy phone sef, all these our so called celebrities they lack common sense. But 9ce u are a matured guy sha.
July 17th, 2010 at 10:15 am
you guys don’t have to put all the blame on Rugged’s head….as far as I’m concern, the guy is just trying to clear the air. I think 9ice is wise enough to have release such song and keep the public including his fans in suspense all in the name of making money for himself. 9ice baba, you are a star to be afraid of anything or anybody..if anyone is sleeping with your wife and you know him, then come out and name the person, let the world know the person and judge him. When one of your best friend is wrongly involved as you’d said in the conversation, then you have to come out and clear his name , you guys have come a long way to allow just a song of to ruin your relationship with ruggedman. Wise up man, wise up.
July 17th, 2010 at 11:49 am
oya roggedy sing ur own sef make ur money… we be una mugu na.. we go dey buy.
August 22nd, 2010 at 7:33 am
you people dont have worlk .you need to be tinking how nigeria we be forword and forget about 9ice or rugged live
August 27th, 2010 at 10:00 am
Y would rugged man think he is the person been referd to in d song.Me thinks there is more to this than we know. There is no smoke without fire even if the fire wasn’t intentional.Me thinks rugged man shouldn’t hv let people put him in a box n now he sounds desperate n guilty.watever it is its just a song.Comment
August 28th, 2010 at 2:36 am
Ruggedman’s record is an act of betrayal and it is so foolish of Rugged not to have noticed that 9ice is pissed abt something and is being diplomatic about it when he says what he owes the public is his divore news and not who is sleeping with who….. bro think…..
September 12th, 2010 at 8:01 pm
@ all of u blaming it on Ruggedman. You knw wat Naija is made of. PR is very important. He cant sit and watch his hard work go down d drain. Rugged is the one i ad,ire here. And i blv he was forced to release this conversation cos 9s wldnt say any thin to d media but he wld to him.
very smart of you Ruggedy. And pls do not ansa any of them 9 pple again. You de help them sell market. Just focus on your thing and do it as u love to do best! we de feel ur swagga for ABJ Dawg!!!
September 13th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
9ICE IS A BITCH ASS MUTHA FUCKA,HE IS NOT MAN ENOUGH TO FACE RUGGED MAN IF HE IS SUSPECTING ANYTHING FISHY BETWEEN HIS HARLOT WIFE & THE GUY.MUST IT HAS TO BE IN MUSIC CONFRONTATION?WHY CAN;T HE CALL RUGGEDMAN AND SORT OUT MATTER WITH HIM.
September 22nd, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Okay lets cut this crap. 9ice has a small dick and can’t satisfy his wife, while ruggedy baba is well endowed (d original mr. endowed). Toni Payne tasted it once, and there’s no going back. 9ice u need to beef up your skillz in bed not just on d mic….nuff said
September 28th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
you guys are more then all this you are doing, 9ice come out and tell us who u are talking too in once bitten, Baba awe koko loju loro lo ye kin o fi se nw… domocracy lawa nobody will kill any body 4 anything. that’s 4 u 9ice
Ruggedman..u should have come and meet 9ice or invite him to ur house then ask him. when u know is happy . u shouldn’t have done what u did as a man. i know u are trying to clear urself .
As for u Toni…ki lo ri lobe to fi waru sowo, don’t u know u are lucky to have someone like 9ice as ur husband what many ladies are praying for, God gave it to u and u loss it…….mmm i no bi muscian but i will sing 4 u …..babe oko won lode ooo(2ce) o ti na kere o ti pe babe boye loma ri oko mo. u need t o pray to God that he should forgive u because u are d couse of what happen betw. Rugged and Akande….and u knw the bible say’s elese ko ni lo lai jiye.
Guy’s pray to God that God should give u a wife like ur monther.
9ice and Ruggdman let peace rain….9ice ta ba ni ka di ju kin eni buburu fi koja…………….fill in d gaps……..080882039522…arise……court.
November 26th, 2010 at 7:53 am
9ice abeg 4get dat guy wey dem de col ruged.en de claim ruged but he’s actin lyk a p***y.u na en senior bt en no won admit nd as 4 toni en de pain her say she no b ur wife again bcos u na senior man..abeg alakpomeji we de ur syd
February 11th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
9ice: guy we Nigerian respected u enough so i don’t expect u to b behaving like dat, u ought 2 settle the issue between urself amicably.
rugged man:rugged baba why u too baba dey behave childish all this News or Rumor of a tin dat is allover ought nt 2 be 2 dis extend, pls we ur fans want u to reconcile nd bring out a song of togetherness . God bless u 9ice,God bless u ruggedman
August 19th, 2011 at 10:58 am
9ice u r nt helpin mattas,jst 4 u 2tel ur publicist 2say it wsnt ruggedman u wer referin 2,u say u no get tym,ur nt bin fare 2ruggedman considerin wot hes done 4 u.such an ingr8 indeed
August 19th, 2011 at 11:20 am
How many of you did owen elohor’s husband pay not to publish the story of his love child the story is all over the place. To even think that the so called husband was screwing another girl while they were married is amazing anyway people don hear sha. what goes around come around i know chalya is laughing now. The guy na wa sha baby boy elohor there is nothing you can do about this .The girl should run with her baby sha before they kill him.
August 29th, 2011 at 8:08 am
what has diz come 2 an ingrate just let him be….
December 29th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
Dat guy call 9ce want to spoil Ruggedman carer, 9ce do you remember what happen to mode9, 9ce clear the dirty rumourn you made up and get on your kneel beg Ruggedy baba, 9ce watch your tongue ruggedman is your Godfather in music industry , Ruggedy be patient God bless you
December 29th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
Dat guy call 9ce want to spoil Ruggedman carer, 9ce do you remember what happen to mode 9 9ce clear the dirty rumourn you made up and get on your kneel beg ruggedy baba, 9ce watch you tongue Ruggedman is your God father, Ruggedy be patient God bless you