Chai! E don happen again o! Femi Kuti don put mouth for the palava wey dey happen now between our contemporary artists and his papa, the legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Him don dey talk say all these comparisons no be wetin we need now, especially with all the wahala wey dey for Nigeria.
Femi talk am clear during interview wey dem do for Arise Television say make dem respect Fela as the real OG wey e be. Him dey reason am say rather than dey run rivalry, make everybody just respect the legacy wey Fela leave behind.
He drop this hot gist: “I dey see say na competitive talk wey no suppose for this matter. Fela na our father, and him na the foundation for all the music wey we dey enjoy today. How we wan use Fela take compare with these young artists? E no make sense!”
And you go sabi how dem dey shake table for social media. Na after Wizkid talk say him big pass Fela, the whole matter just dey trend like fire for wetin no suppose dey. Femi don talk say this kain talk no make sense, and him no wan dey enter that gbas-gbos matter.
“Wizkid na him own person, Seun na my brother, but we no need to cause wahala because of wetin no suppose be issue. Wetin we need now na to join hand take build our country and e go better for all of us,” Femi yarn. Him mention that all of us should dey focus on the real issues for Nigeria—things like tribalism, terrorism, and corruption wey don scatter everywhere.
Femi dey vex say no be small, him talk say for many years, na the same issues wey Fela dey sing about, we still dey talk am today. “29 years since him don go, and we still dey face the same wahala,” he lament. He don call on young Nigerians to ginger themselves and demand for better governance. “If we no start to take action, the country go dey in serious trouble,” him add.
Femi praise contemporary Afrobeat artistes wey don hit Grammy and show say dem dey shine for the world stage, but him dey admonish say make dem use that shine to build better Nigeria. “This Grammy recognition no be only for us to dey celebrate, e suppose be springboard for growth,” him talk. He even talk say, “How long we go dey sing about political matters and we no see change?”
As we dey continue this journey, make we remember say Fela na the king of Afrobeat and we go continue to celebrate the impact wey him get for our music and society. Femi Kuti dey call for respect and unity, no be competition and rivalry. Na so we go take make Nigeria better!
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