Nigerian musician Yemi Alade has criticized her colleagues for constantly belittling the Afrobeat genre and urged them to respectfully declare their own. She expressed on the X platform that there is nothing wrong with an artist educating their listeners about the type of music they make. She also highlighted the hypocrisy of downplaying the impact Afrobeat has had on the development of all musicians. Furthermore, she criticized Nigerians for supporting artists who degrade themselves online instead of confronting the government about the country’s urgent issues.
Her words: “I don’t see anything wrong in informing your listeners of the genre of music an artist makes especially when you feel it doesn’t define your art.
“Just Announce your Genre in peace. Downplaying the role Afrobeats has played in every artist’s development is hypocrisy.
“Electricity Tariff& Fuel are at a 400% increase.Naira to $ is dancing alanta.
The weather is unbearably hot. People are busy being wicked 2each other with daily increase in prices. Salaries have not been increased. Afrobeat artists are making the mess& u r picking sides instead of facing ur government.”
