Burna Boy Describes Afrobeats As ‘Nothing’, Saying It Lacks Substance.


 According to the singer, 90 percent of Afrobeats songs is devoid of real-life experiences and only portray an amazing time which life isn’t all about.

The self-styled African Giant made this known in a recent interview on Apple Music.

“Not even experience, because half of them, like 90% of them, have no real-life experience that they can understand.

“That’s why you hear most Nigerian music, African Music, or Afrobeats, as you people call it, is mostly about nothing, absolutely nothing. There is no substance to it, like nobody is talking about anything, it’s just a great time. But at the end of the day, life isn’t an amazing time.”

His statement has since sparked a range of reactions on social media with some agreeing with him, and others criticizing him for being arrogant.

DO YOU AGREE WITH HIM?

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Nigeria Music Planet

He is right to an extent

Nigeria Music Planet

Only Fela song and Burna Boy songs have substance

Abason Idox Jacobs

I hear with one ear say,na fela pikin him be o.

Augustine Anieke

The truth is afro beat have become something else.
Fela's song was substantial.
But now all they sing about is money, weed and women.

Recx Gòşpéllér Eni

And this is his own Afto-fussion lyrics that is full of substances!
May be an image of 1 person and text that says 'DANNY @AjeboDanny Is this the substance? BASITO @itzbasito J Cole's head must have ached in the studio E go take your mind, wuto, wuto, oh, no, Passa passa, oh, no, Sare sare, oh, no Mia masa, oh, no Taye taye, oh, no Jaye, jaye, oh, no, o, oh, no You go day reason am rough, rough Musicties Oh, no, Passa, passa, oh, no, Sare, sare oh, no Mia masa, oh, no Soro, soro, oh, no Laye, laye, 。 Oh, no Is this the motherfucking thanks get?'

Henry D Great

There's no call for criticism here. The guy just made his opinion known to those who cares to know, and if you care not, then forget it. Yeah, that's simple.

However, this statement of his is about to provoke a revolution that may bring the afrobeat into desolation. Because recently the WHITE are beginning to take interest in afrobeat, and I wonder what will be their response when they get to hear this.

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