‘My dad’s legacy recently earned me $120k’, Seun Kuti slams Wizkid FC over Fela comparison
Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has strongly criticised Wizkid’s fanbase, accusing some of its members of showing disrespect toward the legacy of his late father, Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti.
Speaking during an appearance on The Morayo Show, Seun explained that his grievance is not with Wizkid himself, but with certain online followers popularly known as Wizkid FC.
According to him, their actions — especially repeatedly tagging him in comparative or demeaning posts — amount to a calculated attempt to diminish Fela’s accomplishments.
The Afrobeat star expressed displeasure over what he described as a sustained effort to undermine his father’s reputation.
“During his (Fela) time, with everything said about my father, still they couldn’t bring this man’s glory down… I can sit here and confidently say Wizkid is the greatest artiste in the world,” he said.
“I can say Wizkid is the greatest of all time. It carries weight. Why must you (they) add more that Fela?”
Seun also compared how Fela’s legacy is treated in Nigeria with how other countries honour their cultural legends.
“Look at the Jamaicans, they are human beings too and they have created plenty huge stars after Bob Marley. You would not hear anybody say they are the new Bob Marley and you would not hear anybody compare themselves to Bob Marley,” he said.
“Go to South Africa, America, they would not do it to their legends. But when it comes to Nigeria and Fela sha, our father cannot rest.”
During a live interaction with fans, the singer pointed to a recent financial benefit linked to his father’s legacy.
“I just collected $120,000 based on my Papa name…my Papa don die 29 years ago now. From the grave, o tun fun mi ni $120,000. How many of una father fit send una $120,000 from the grave,” he said in a blend of pidgin English and Yoruba.
Seun, who fronts his late father’s former band, Egypt 80, continues to champion the Afrobeat movement, maintaining its distinctive rhythms, call-and-response style, and politically conscious themes while preserving and extending Fela’s enduring musical and activist legacy.