Afrobeats artist and Grammy nominee Seun Kuti has voiced dissatisfaction with the music industry’s incorrect record crediting practices.
He brought up the fact that Burna Boy had really performed at Coachella in 2012, and that he was mistakenly listed as the first performer at the 2020 edition of the festival.
He also mentioned that before Burna Boy’s nomination for Best World Music Album, his brother Femi Kuti had been nominated for several Grammy awards.
Kuti added that the African award organisers had disregarded his album “Black Times,” which was nominated for Best World Music Album.
Despite his recent Grammy nomination for his contribution to Janelle Monae’s “Age of Pleasure”, Kuti said he was not mentioned among the Nigerian artists nominated for the 66th Grammys.
According to Kuti, the Nigerian media consistently ignores his achievements as if he is not from Nigeria.
“My brother [Femi Kuti] has been nominated at the Grammys multiple times. They’ve nominated me, I was also nominated in the last edition. It was only my name that they [Nigerian media] didn’t mention among the Nigerian artists who were nominated for the 66th Grammys. That’s what they do every time as if I’m from Togo.
“That’s how they said Burna boy was the first Nigerian artiste to play in Coachella in 2020 where I’ve played in 2012 as if I’m from Togo,” he lamented.
Recall that, Seun Kuti revealed who he believes to be the most dangerous rapper in the nation, citing Shallipopi as the artist in issue.
Seun Kuti did not hold back while outlining the rationale behind his decision, using a particularly contentious Shallipopi song as an excellent example.
Seun Kuti brought up a line from Shallipopi’s song during the video broadcast, in which the rapper hinted that women in couples might harbour urges to have personal interactions with him.
However, Shallipopi clarified in his lyrics that he is not the kind of person to entertain such advances.
The outspoken musician warned Shallipopi’s pals not to leave him alone with their ladies, voicing his concerns about the ramifications of such lyrics.
Seun Kuti emphasized that the lyric in question was alarming and could potentially stir up trouble or misunderstandings among couples.
