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Veteran rapper Ruggedman has faulted the categorisation of African euphony nether 1 fit-all “genre”, Afrobeats.
Speaking successful a caller interrogation with Day Genius, Ruggedy Baba said helium had ever opposed the word but was accused of being jealous of Afrobeats singers.
He argued that Afrobeats is not a genre but a “name” talentless Nigerians fell behind.
“I don’t similar Afrobeats arsenic an umbrella genre from each euphony coming retired of Africa. That was a mistake. I didn’t liked it from the opening but erstwhile I complained radical accused maine of being jealous oregon trying to gatekeep.
“Right now, if I spell to the UK to perform, I would beryllium tagged an Afrobeats artistes. It is wrong.
“It is the radical successful the UK who started this happening of tagging each African euphony Afrobeats. Nigerians emotion classicism. They conscionable wanted to springiness it a name.
“For me, Afrobeats with an ‘S’ is simply a sanction talentless Nigerians fell behind. All you request to marque an Afrobeats deed is conscionable to get a bully bushed and a thoroughfare slang and repetition it arsenic galore times arsenic you like. Then walk a batch of wealth to beforehand it. That is the Afrobeats with an ‘S’,” helium said.
The rapper besides claimed that lone a fewer Afrobeats artists tin sing without autotone.
He added that that is why...


























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