Musically I don’t look up to anyone locally because I haven’t seen a proper live performance but worldwide I look up to Kirk Franklin simply because of his consistency and longevity.
P: Are you dating?
Ruff: I’m not seeing anyone at the moment but I have a crush on one of the Elani chics but I won’t say who.
P: DJs have been accused by some musicians of being biased and not playing local music unless they are bribed. Is this true?
Ruff: I can’t say that is the case with everyone. Artistes need to understand that DJs are employees and have a limited time to make their shows.
If a song isn’t that good then chances are it won’t be played. There is no way one can give their song to 20 DJs and all of them decide to give it a blackout unless there is something wrong with the song.
If one gives a song out and a DJ asks for a favour or a bribe in order to play the song then I’d advise them not to pay because you can’t pay everyone.
Pulse: Who dresses you?
Ruff: I have a guy who takes care of my clothing. His name is Boss Kid. I just call him and give him ideas of what I want to be in for example in the next TV show.
Pulse: Where do you draw your inspiration from?
Ruff: There’s a guy called Sheng Pastor who is a pastor who features in one of my shows on Ghetto Radio in the Sheng Pastor Segment.
He prepares Sheng sermons for our listeners and I get to learn a lot from him. I also draw inspiration from Joyce Meyer.
