By Oyeniyi Esan
Looking alike with someone is popularly known as ‘Doppelganger’ or ‘twin stranger’ but finding one is not an easy task because of the uncanny nature of resemblance.
However, internet has made a good list of doppelgangers for celebrities from Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, Brad Pitt, and Jennifer Ariston to even Naira Marley in Nigeria as an Ibadan Born rapper claims to be his twin stranger.
Ogunsanya Boluwatife Mattew, popularly called B Dose, in an interactive session with Report Africa reveals that people have acknowledged his strikingly looking resemblance with the celebrity singer, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, professionally known as Naira Marley coupled with the fact he follows his style of musical expression.
“I never knew how much I look like Naira Marley but people’s reactions toward our resemblance give me so much joy as a rapper because I’m a die-hard fan of Naira Marley. His songs are serious expression of self without pretense or fear; making him to have a special seat in the hearts of many youths across the globe.
He also noted, “The fact that I look so much like my hero in the entertainment industry is a kind of zeal and encouragement for me as a musician.
When producers tell me that my style of rapping is in line Naira Marley’s pattern; I simply tell them that Naira Marley is someone I’ve been following and studying for a long time. These two factors are the sources of my inspiration.
“I am hopeful of that one day my dream would come true to meet Naira Marley in person as soon as possible in order to have a chance to meet my twin-stranger with a twin-talent and twin- style”, he concluded.