Wetin dey happen for this Naija music scene? Seun Kuti and Wizkid don turn our social media like battleground! This one no be small fight o! E just be like say na ‘who be big pass?’ wey don land our generation inside wahala.
No be joke, Seun Kuti vex say dem dey compare him papa, Fela, with Wizkid. Him talk say na insult to Fela to even attempt am. And you sabi as naija boys dey run their mouth for social media, Seun no hold back. For days, him dey throw fire for Wizkid and him fans.
Wizkid too no go just sit down dey look am as Seun dey scatter ground. Him come fire back with one strong line, wey dey draw line in the sand. Na so this small beef turn public drama wey everybody dey watch like film.
Fela Kuti na legend wey heavy for Nigeria mind. E no just be musician; him be political fighter wey no gree collect jam for mouth. E dey fight for political rights through him music, and na im make am still dey relevant today. But make we no forget say even legends fit get small problem wey dem fit talk about.
As the matter dey go, everything no be ‘who sabi pass?’ but more about how we dey see greatness and legacy. Seun dey hold tight say him papa legacy na the real deal, but no matter how e take shine, we fit no use am measure current artists for today.
Na wey fresh talent like Wizkid dey bring new definition for success. He dey sell out shows for overseas, and na im dey carry Afrobeats show for global stage. Wizkid dey use streams and collaborations take define im success, no be small thing o!
But e get as dem dey look legacy for Naija. Younger generation dey read legacy through wetin dey happen now, while older ones dey look through the past wey no fit disappear. Both matter dey important, and no be say one go overshadow the other.
Even Femi Kuti, wey be Fela elder son, don come out talk say Wizkid dey support Felabration without charging anything when him dey Naija. Dis one go level the wahala wey dey grounded on social media but na only if dem go listen.
All these wahala fit come from the deeper issues wey dey happen for our society – wey people dey vex for different reasons. Some fit look music matter as how our nation dey relate to culture, power, and change.
No be say we fit continue to dey dey throw stones upandan like orange tree. Naija large, and we suppose fit hold both Seun and Wizkid matter without making am fight. Gist no go end for this one wey we dey discuss, so make you follow me for Twitter and Facebook make we continue the discussion.
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